Description
Determines the day of the week, in a date, as a string function.
Returns
The day of the week, as a string in the current locale, that corresponds to day_of_week.
Category
Date and time functions, String functions
Function syntax
DayOfWeekAsString(dayofweek [, locale])
See also
Day, DayOfWeek, DayOfYear, DaysInMonth, DaysInYear, FirstDayOfMonth
History
ColdFusion (2018 release): Renamed parameter day_of_week to dayofweek.
ColdFusion 8: Added the locale parameter.
ColdFusion MX 7: Changed behavior. The returned string is now in the language of the current locale.
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
dayofweek |
Integer, in the range 1 (Sunday) - 7 (Saturday). |
locale |
Locale to use instead of the locale of the page when processing the function |
Example
The following example shows the use of the DayOfWeekAsString function. It is the action page for a form that submits year, month, and day fields.
<cfscript>
dayArray=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
dayOfWeekArray=dayArray.map(function(item){
return DayOfWeekAsString(dayArray[item])
})
writeDump(dayOfWeekArray)
</cfscript>
Output
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