function DateHelper::dayOfWeekName

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateHelper.php \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateHelper::dayOfWeekName()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateHelper.php \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateHelper::dayOfWeekName()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateHelper.php \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateHelper::dayOfWeekName()

Returns translated name of the day of week for a given date.

Parameters

mixed $date: (optional) A DrupalDateTime object or a date string. Defaults to NULL, which means use the current date.

string $abbr: (optional) Whether to return the abbreviated name for that day. Defaults to TRUE.

Return value

string|null The name of the day in the week for that date, or null if the $date has errors.

1 call to DateHelper::dayOfWeekName()
DateHelperTest::testDayOfWeekName in core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Datetime/DateHelperTest.php
@covers ::dayOfWeekName

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateHelper.php, line 527

Class

DateHelper
Defines Gregorian Calendar date values.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Datetime

Code

public static function dayOfWeekName($date = NULL, $abbr = TRUE) {
    $date = $date ?? 'now';
    if (!$date instanceof DrupalDateTime) {
        $date = new DrupalDateTime($date);
    }
    if (!$date->hasErrors()) {
        $dow = self::dayOfWeek($date);
        $days = $abbr ? self::weekDaysAbbr() : self::weekDays();
        return $days[$dow]->getUntranslatedString();
    }
    return NULL;
}

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