dayNumber

dayNumber ( aDate : date ) : integer

Parameter	Type		Description
aDate	date	→	Date for which to return the number
Result	integer	←	Number representing the weekday on which date falls

Description

The dayNumber command returns a number representing the weekday on which aDate falls.

note

dayNumber returns 2 for null dates.

Qodly provides the following predefined constants:

Constant	Type	Value
Sunday	integer	1
Monday	integer	2
Tuesday	integer	3
Wednesday	integer	4
Thursday	integer	5
Friday	integer	6
Saturday	integer	7

note

dayNumber returns a value between 1 and 7. To get the day number within the month for a date, use the command dayOf.

Example

The following example is a function that returns the current day as a string:

 var viDay : integer
 var myResult: string
 viDay = dayNumber(currentDate) // viDay gets the current day number
 switch
    :(viDay == 1)
       myResult = "Sunday"
    :(viDay == 2)
       myResult = "Monday"
    :(viDay == 3)
       myResult = "Tuesday"
    :(viDay == 4)
       myResult = "Wednesday"
    :(viDay == 5)
       myResult = "Thursday"
    :(viDay == 6)
       myResult = "Friday"
    :(viDay == 7)
       myResult = "Saturday"
 end

See also

dayOf