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# WeekDay Function

This function returns the number corresponding to the weekday represented by a serial date number that is generated by the DateSerial or the DateValue functions.

This help page describes the WeekDay function used in Basic scripts. If you are interested in the WeekDay function used in LibreOffice Calc, refer to this help page.

### Syntaksi:

      WeekDay (SerialDate, [FirstDayOfWeek])

### Parametrit:

SerialDate: Integer expression that contains the serial date number that is used to calculate the day of the week.

FirstDayOfWeek: Integer value indicating which weekday should be considered as the first day of the week. The default value is 0, meaning that the system locale settings are used to determine the first day of the week.

The parameter FirstDayOfWeek accepts values ranging from 0 to 7. The table below describes the meaning of each possible value:

Value | VBA Constant | Description
--- | --- | ---
0 | vbUseSystemDayOfWeek | Use system locale settings
1 | vbSunday | Sunday (default)
2 | vbMonday | Monday
3 | vbTuesday | Tuesday
4 | vbWednesday | Wednesday
5 | vbThursday | Thursday
6 | vbFriday | Friday
7 | vbSaturday | Saturday

The VBA constants listed above are only available if VBA support has been enabled. For more information, read the VBASupport Statement help page.

### Paluuarvo:

Integer-tyypin kokonaisluku

### Virhekoodit:

5 Virheellinen proseduurikutsu

### Esimerkki:

The following example uses the function Now() to determine the current weekday.

    Sub ExampleWeekDay
        Dim sDay As String
        ' palautetaan ja esitetään viikonpäivä
        Select Case WeekDay( Now )
                Case 1: sDay="Sunday"
                Case 2: sDay="Monday"
                Case 3: sDay="Tuesday"
                Case 4: sDay="Wednesday"
                Case 5: sDay="Thursday"
                Case 6: sDay="Friday"
                Case 7: sDay="Saturday"
        End Select
        msgbox "" + sDay,64,"Tänään on"
    End Sub

The following example illustrates the use FirstDayOfWeek parameter, assuming that Tuesday is the first day of the week.

      Dim someDay As Long
      ' The date January 1st 2021 was a Friday
      someDay = DateSerial(2021, 01, 01)
      ' Prints "6" assuming Sunday is the first day of the week
      MsgBox WeekDay(someDay)
      ' Prints "4" assuming Tuesday is the first day of the week
      MsgBox WeekDay(someDay, 3)

Aiheeseen liittyvää

DateSerial Function

DateValue Function

Now Function

WEEKDAY