Function Reference

_DateDayOfWeek

Returns the name of the weekday, based on the specified day.

#include <Date.au3>
_DateDayOfWeek ( $iDayNum [, $iFormat] )

 

Parameters

$iDayNum Day number (1 = Sunday, 7 = Saturday).
$iFormat Optional - Format:
0 = Long name of the weekday.
1 = Abbreviated name of the weekday.

 

Return Value

Success: Returns the name of the given weekday.
Failure: Returns an empty string.
@Error: 0 = No error.
1 = Invalid day number or format.

 

Remarks

This function returns English day names only.

 

Related

_DateDaysInMonth

 

Example


#include <Date.au3>

; Retrieve the long name
$sLongDayName = _DateDayOfWeek( @WDAY )

; Retrieve the abbreviated name
$sShortDayName = _DateDayOfWeek( @WDAY, 1 )

MsgBox( 4096, "Day of Week", "Today is: " & $sLongDayName & " (" & $sShortDayName & ")" )