Javascript display the "day" instead of the "number"

Question

I have this javascript that will determine the day of the week:

<script>
 function myFunction() {
   var d = new Date();
   var n = d.getDay()
   document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = n;
 }
</script>

<p id="demo"></p>

Running this code, it'll display 4. Is there anyway I can convert this to an actual string/word like thursday?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9677757/how-to-get-the-day-of-the-week-from-the-day-number-in-javascript — barbsan, Apr 06 '17 at 06:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 06 '17 at 06:32

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you should use an array

 var days = ['Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday'];
 var day = days[ now.getDay() ];

answered Apr 06 '17 at 06:32

ScaisEdge

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moment.js is a good library for managing dates in js – Dale Corns Apr 06 '17 at 06:40
@DaleCorns .. yes is useful too this the link https://momentjs.com – ScaisEdge Apr 06 '17 at 06:42
No, no ,no ,no. Just use the standard javascript Date class. No need for arrays or an extra library. See my answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50293232/760777 – RWC May 11 '18 at 13:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 06 '17 at 06:32

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You can use that number as an index to an array of actual day names:

var days = ['sun', 'mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri', 'sat'];
var date = new Date();
var day = days[date.getDay()];

answered Apr 06 '17 at 06:32

Arnelle Balane

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Javascript display the "day" instead of the "number"

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