Using js, how can I get name of the day from date?

Question

I am trying to get day name from date.Suppose I have date like 2014-04-02.The name of the day should be Wednesday.How can I get this day name from the given date.I am giving my js give where I am getting numeric day like 02...

$(".datepicker").datepicker(
  {
    dateFormat: "yy-mm-dd",
    onSelect: function (date) 
    { 
      var date = $("#dateNew"+i).val();alert(date);
      var res = date.split("-"); 
      alert("Value"+res[1]);
    }
});

Any idea about this?

Getting day from date using jquery/javascript – Shekhar Pankaj Apr 02 '14 at 12:45 — Shekhar Pankaj, Apr 02 '14 at 12:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 02 '14 at 11:30

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try so:

var today = new Date();
var dayArray = ['Sunday','Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];

var day = dayArray[today.getDay()];

console.log(day);

answered Apr 02 '14 at 11:30

TheGr8_Nik

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No, no ,no ,no. Just use the standard javascript Date class. No need for arrays or an extra library. See my answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50293232/760777 – RWC May 11 '18 at 13:39

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 02 '14 at 11:30

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Someting like this will work i guess

var arrDaysName= new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");
var curDay = new Date();
alert(arrDaysName[curDay.getDay()]);

answered Apr 02 '14 at 11:30

Richa

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No, no ,no ,no. Just use the standard javascript Date class. No need for arrays or an extra library. See my answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50293232/760777 – RWC May 11 '18 at 13:41

Using js, how can I get name of the day from date?

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