VBScript WeekDayName Function

The WeekDayName function returns the name of the Weekday for the specified day.

Syntax

WeekdayName(weekday[,abbreviate[,firstdayofweek]])

Parameter Description

weekday, a Required Parameter. The number of the weekday.
toabbreviate, an Optional Parameter. A Boolean value Boolean value that indicates if the month name is to be abbreviated. If left blank, the default value would be taken as False.
firstdayofweek, an Optional Parameter. Specifies the first day of the week.
- 0 = vbUseSystemDayOfWeek - Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting
- 1 = vbSunday - Sunday
- 2 = vbMonday - Monday
- 3 = vbTuesday - Tuesday
- 4 = vbWednesday - Wednesday
- 5 = vbThursday - Thursday
- 6 = vbFriday - Friday
- 7 = vbSaturday - Saturday

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <script language = "vbscript" type = "text/vbscript">
         document.write("Line 1 : " &WeekdayName(3) & "<br />")
         document.write("Line 2 : " &WeekdayName(2,True)& "<br />")
         document.write("Line 3 : " &WeekdayName(1,False)& "<br />")
         document.write("Line 4 : " &WeekdayName(2,True,0)& "<br />")
         document.write("Line 5 : " &WeekdayName(1,False,1)& "<br />")

      </script>
   </body>
</html>

When you save it as .html and execute it in Internet Explorer, then the above script will produce the following result −

Line 1 : Tuesday
Line 2 : Mon
Line 3 : Sunday
Line 4 : Tue
Line 5 : Sunday

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