JavaScript Dates

HackerRank javascript new Date() .getDay()

by trentHarlem

JavaScript

//The date 10/11/2009 was a Sunday, so we return Sunday.
//The date 11/10/2010 was a Wednesday, so we return Wednesday.


function getDayName(dateString) {
		const calendarDay = new Date(dateString)
    const dayName = calendarDay.getDay()
    const weekDays = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday']
    return weekDays[dayName];
}
console.log(getDayName('10/11/2009'))// returns 0 'Sunday'
console.log(getDayName('11/10/2010'))// returns 3 'Wednesday'