# DayOfWeekStr (Date dateTime)

| **Name**    | ***DayOfWeekStr***                                                     |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | DayOfWeekStr (Date dateTime)                                           |
| Purpose     | To get the name of the day of week for the specified date.             |
| Description | Returns the name of the day of week for the specified date time value. |
| Return Type | String                                                                 |
| Parameter   | dateTime \[System.DateTime] – Date for which the day will be returned  |

**Example**

![](https://3083465318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsR50Wa7EwZGlmPSAMkkf%2Fuploads%2F91v6pxMQpdPhu57Odczz%2F0.png?alt=media)

In this example, we will pass a date time value to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*dateTime* = 07/16/2022

![](https://3083465318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsR50Wa7EwZGlmPSAMkkf%2Fuploads%2F176qEToeQEG3jkVbu5js%2F1.png?alt=media)

In the output window you can see that the day of the week, Saturday, has been returned.

![](https://3083465318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsR50Wa7EwZGlmPSAMkkf%2Fuploads%2FNMGzM7Me7uvCHABJTj6I%2F2.png?alt=media)