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title: isWeekend
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tags: date,beginner
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---
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Results in a boolean representation of a specific date.
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- Pass the specific date object firstly.
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- Use `Date.getDay()` to check weekend based on the day being returned as 0 - 6 using a modulo operation then return a boolean.
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```js
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const isWeekend = (d = new Date()) => {
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return d.getDay() % 6 === 0;
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};
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```
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```js
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isWeekend(); // 2018-10-19 (if current date is 2018-10-18)
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```
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