getUTCDay Method
Returns the day of the week value in a Date object using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
function getUTCDay() : Number
To get the day of the week using local time, use the getDate method.
The value returned by the getUTCDay method is an integer between 0 and 6 representing the day of the week and corresponds to a day of the week as follows:
| Value | Day of the Week |
|---|---|
| 0 | Sunday |
| 1 | Monday |
| 2 | Tuesday |
| 3 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Thursday |
| 5 | Friday |
| 6 | Saturday |
The following example illustrates the use of the getUTCDay method.
function DateDemo(){
var d, day, x, s = "Today is ";
var x = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday");
x = x.concat("Wednesday","Thursday", "Friday");
x = x.concat("Saturday");
d = new Date();
day = d.getUTCDay();
return(s += x[day] + " in UTC");
}
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