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Date prototype

Syntax Date.prototype.property     Date.prototype.method The prototype property allows you to add new properties and methods to the Date object that can be used throughout your code. <html>     <script>     <!--     function getDayString()     {       var day       switch(this.getDay())       {         case 0:           day="Sunday";           break;         case 1:           day="Monday";           break;         case 2:           day="Tuesday";           break;         case 3:           day="Wednesday";           break;         case 4:           day="Thursday";           break;         case 5:           day="Friday";          break;         case 6:           day="Saturday";           break;         default:           day="Invalid day";       }       return(day);     }     //Make the getDayString function available to all Date objects     Date.prototype.getDayString = getDayString;     var currentDate = new Date();     document.write("<h2>Today is ",currentDate.getDayString(),"</h2>");     -->     </script>     </html>