From 5407e6f36ac1f0514a568325c54b8a835259bc4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Byju John Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 22:31:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add dayName --- snippets/dayName.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 snippets/dayName.md diff --git a/snippets/dayName.md b/snippets/dayName.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2c1a32732 --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/dayName.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +title: dayName +tags: date,beginner +--- + +Gets the name of the weekday from a `Date` object, optionally for a given locale. + +- Use `new Date()` or `new Date('mm/dd/yyyy')` to find the weekday. +- Use `Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString()` with the `{ weekday: 'long' }` option to retrieve the weekday. +- Use the optional second parameter for language specific name. If not used, returns the default locale. + +```js +const dayName = ( date, locale ) => + date.toLocaleDateString(locale, { weekday: 'long' }) +``` + +```js +dayName(new Date()); // 'Saturday' +dayName(new Date('09/23/2020'), 'de-DE'); // 'Samstag' +``` From 0e3d752c228e65b0353939c4807a367078fe63fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Angelos Chalaris Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 00:59:36 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update dayName.md --- snippets/dayName.md | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/snippets/dayName.md b/snippets/dayName.md index 2c1a32732..cbda0bd8d 100644 --- a/snippets/dayName.md +++ b/snippets/dayName.md @@ -3,15 +3,13 @@ title: dayName tags: date,beginner --- -Gets the name of the weekday from a `Date` object, optionally for a given locale. +Gets the name of the weekday from a `Date` object. -- Use `new Date()` or `new Date('mm/dd/yyyy')` to find the weekday. - Use `Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString()` with the `{ weekday: 'long' }` option to retrieve the weekday. -- Use the optional second parameter for language specific name. If not used, returns the default locale. +- Use the optional second parameter to get a language-specific name or omit it to use the default locale. ```js -const dayName = ( date, locale ) => - date.toLocaleDateString(locale, { weekday: 'long' }) +const dayName = (date, locale) => date.toLocaleDateString(locale, { weekday: 'long' }); ``` ```js