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The WeekDayName function returns the name of the weekday for the specified day.

Syntax

WeekdayName(weekday[,abbreviate[,firstdayofweek]]) 

Parameter Description

• Weekday − A required parameter. The number of the weekday.
• Toabbreviate − An optional parameter. A Boolean value that indicates if the month name is to be abbreviated. If left blank, the default value would be taken as False.
• Firstdayofweek − An optional parameter. Specifies the first day of the week.
  • 0 = vbUseSystemDayOfWeek – Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting
  • 1 = vbSunday – Sunday
  • 2 = vbMonday – Monday
  • 3 = vbTuesday – Tuesday
  • 4 = vbWednesday – Wednesday
  • 5 = vbThursday – Thursday
  • 6 = vbFriday – Friday
  • 7 = vbSaturday – Saturday

Example

Add a button and add the following function.

Private Sub Constant_demo_Click()
   msgbox("Line 1 : " &WeekdayName(3))
   msgbox("Line 2 : " &WeekdayName(2,True))
   msgbox("Line 3 : " &WeekdayName(1,False))
   msgbox("Line 4 : " &WeekdayName(2,True,0))
   msgbox("Line 5 : " &WeekdayName(1,False,1))
End Sub

When you execute the above function, it produces the following output.

Line 1 : Tuesday
Line 2 : Mon
Line 3 : Sunday
Line 4 : Tue
Line 5 : Sunday

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