JapaneseCalendar.GetDayOfWeek(DateTime) Method

Definition

Returns the day of the week in the specified DateTime.

public override DayOfWeek GetDayOfWeek (DateTime time);

Parameters

time
DateTime

The DateTime to read.

Returns

A DayOfWeek value that represents the day of the week in the specified DateTime.

Examples

The following code example displays the values of several components of a DateTime in terms of the Japanese calendar.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesJapaneseCalendar  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Sets a DateTime to April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar.
      DateTime myDT = new DateTime( 2002, 4, 3, new GregorianCalendar() );

      // Creates an instance of the JapaneseCalendar.
      JapaneseCalendar myCal = new JapaneseCalendar();

      // Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine( "April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Japanese calendar:" );
      DisplayValues( myCal, myDT );

      // Adds two years and ten months.
      myDT = myCal.AddYears( myDT, 2 );
      myDT = myCal.AddMonths( myDT, 10 );

      // Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine( "After adding two years and ten months:" );
      DisplayValues( myCal, myDT );
   }

   public static void DisplayValues( Calendar myCal, DateTime myDT )  {
      Console.WriteLine( "   Era:        {0}", myCal.GetEra( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   Year:       {0}", myCal.GetYear( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   Month:      {0}", myCal.GetMonth( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DayOfYear:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfYear( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DayOfMonth: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfMonth( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DayOfWeek:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfWeek( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Japanese calendar:
   Era:        4
   Year:       14
   Month:      4
   DayOfYear:  93
   DayOfMonth: 3
   DayOfWeek:  Wednesday

After adding two years and ten months:
   Era:        4
   Year:       17
   Month:      2
   DayOfYear:  34
   DayOfMonth: 3
   DayOfWeek:  Thursday

*/

Remarks

The DayOfWeek values are as follows:

DayOfWeek value which indicates
Sunday 日曜日 (Nichiyoubi)
Monday 月曜日 (Getsuyoubi)
Tuesday 火曜日 (Kayoubi)
Wednesday 水曜日 (Suiyoubi)
Thursday 木曜日 (Mokuyoubi)
Friday 金曜日 (Kinyoubi)
Saturday 土曜日 (Doyoubi)

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also