# 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://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(227\).png)

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://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(227\).png)

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

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(225\).png)