VBScript » Functions » Weekday
- Syntax:
- Weekday(Date, FirstDayofWeek)
- Date
- The Date argument is any valid date expression and you may use the Date and Now functions.
- FirstDayofWeek
- The optional FirstDayofWeek argument must only use the constants or values defined above in the Date And Time Constants.
The Weekday function returns the number of the day of the
week.
The output is defined by the value in the Date And Time
Constants.
Date and Time Constants
CONSTANT
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
VBSunday
1
Sunday
VBMonday
2
Monday
VBTuesday
3
Tuesday
VBWednesday
4
Wednesday
VBThursday
5
Thursday
VBFriday
6
Friday
VBSaturday
7
Saturday
VBFirstJan1
1
Week of January 1
VBFirstFourDays
2
First week of the year that has at least
four days
VBFirstFullWeek
3
First full week of the year
VBUseSystem
0
Use
the date format of the computer's regional settings
VBUseSystemDayOfWeek
0
Use
the first full day of the week as defined by the system
settings
Examples
Code:
<% =WeekDay(Date) %>Output:
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Code:
<% =WeekDay(Now) %>Output:
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Code:
<% =WeekDay("6/26/1943") %>Output:
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Code:
<% =WeekDay("6/26/1943", VBMonday) %>Output:
6Explanation:
In this example, Monday is defined to be the first day of the week. Therefore, Saturday becomes 6.
Language(s): VBScript
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