weekdayNames
Type
function
Summary
Returns a list of names of the days of the week used by the date function.
Syntax
the [{ long | abbreviated | short }] [{ english | system }] weekdayNames
weekdayNames()
Description
Use the weekdayNames function to let the user choose from a list of weekday names, or to display a list of days in the language of the user's system preferences.
For each form of the weekdayNames, if the useSystemDate property is set to true, or if you specify the system weekdayNames, the list of names is provided in the language specified by the user's system preferences. If the useSystemDate is false or you specify the english weekdayNames, the list of names is provided in English.
Examples
put the weekdayNames into field "Weekdays"
if it is not among the lines of the system weekdayNames then beep
Value
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
return | The weekdayNames function returns a set of seven day names, one per line. The weekdayNames form returns the full name of each day, as used in the long date. The long weekdayNames form returns the same result as the weekdayNames form. The abbreviated weekdayNames form returns the first three letters of the name of each day, as used in the abbreviated date. The short weekdayNames form returns the number of each day, as used in the short date. |
Related
control structure: function
function: dateFormat, date
glossary: function, property, return
property: useSystemDate
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 1.1
OS
mac
windows
linux
ios
android
Platforms
desktop
server
mobile