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Translate the Date() getDay() to a string day name

The getDay() method returns the day of the week expressed as an integer from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday). The following example uses the getDate() Method to Return the Day of the Week <html> <head> <title>Convert Day of the Week</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- var weekdays = new Array(7); weekdays[0] = "Sunday"; weekdays[1] = "Monday"; weekdays[2] = "Tuesday"; weekdays[3] = "Wednesday"; weekdays[4] = "Thursday"; weekdays[5] = "Friday"; weekdays[6] = "Saturday"; var current_date = new Date(); weekday_value = current_date.getDay(); document.write("Today is " + weekdays[weekday_value]); //--> </script> </body> </html>