HijriCalendar.GetDayOfWeek(DateTime) Method

Definition

Returns the day of the week in the specified DateTime.

C#
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 Hijri calendar.

C#
using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesHijriCalendar  {

   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 HijriCalendar.
      HijriCalendar myCal = new HijriCalendar();

      // Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine( "April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hijri 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 Hijri calendar:
   Era:        1
   Year:       1423
   Month:      1
   DayOfYear:  21
   DayOfMonth: 21
   DayOfWeek:  Wednesday

After adding two years and ten months:
   Era:        1
   Year:       1425
   Month:      11
   DayOfYear:  316
   DayOfMonth: 21
   DayOfWeek:  Saturday

*/

Remarks

The DayOfWeek values are as follows:

DayOfWeek value which indicates
Sunday الاحد (Al-Ahad)
Monday الاثنين (Al-Ithnayn)
Tuesday الثلاثاء (At-Thulaathaa')
Wednesday الاربعاء (Al-Arbi'aa')
Thursday الخميس (Al-Khamiis)
Friday الجمعة (Al-Jumu'ah)
Saturday السبت (As-Sabt)

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, 10
.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