number = weekday(D)
[number, name] = weekday(D)
[number, name] = weekday(D, form)
[number, name] = weekday(D, language)
[number, name] = weekday(D, form, language)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| D | Serial date numbers or text representing dates and times (vector, matrix, character vector, cell array of character vectors, string array or character array). |
| form | a string: 'short' (default) or 'long'. |
| language | a string: 'en_US' (default) or 'local'. |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| number | array of integers values in the range [1, 7]. |
| name | character array. if 'local' output uses current local if day name is available as translation. |
dayweek returns the day of the week as a number in number and as a string in name.
[DayNumber, DayName] = weekday(datenum('12-21-2012'), 'long', 'en_US')
[DayNumber, DayName] = weekday(datenum('12-21-2012'), 'long', 'local')| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | initial version |