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Days Array in JS and jQuery

You can create an array that holds the names of the days, which then allows you to retrieve individual days using their corresponding list positions.

Using Javascript

Here’s an example of how you can do this in Javascript:

javascript code snippet:
const days = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"];
// or short names
const days2 = ["Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"];

// Accessing days
const test1Day = days[0];  // Monday
const test2Day = days[5];  // Saturday


Using jQuery

The code snippet below shows how to do it in jQuery:

jquery code snippet:
<!-- Include jQuery -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.0.min.js"></script>
<script>

  $(document).ready(function() {
    const days = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"];

    // Accessing days
    const test1Day = days[0];  // Monday
    const test2Day = days[5];  // Saturday

    console.log(test1Day);
    console.log(test2Day);
  });
</script>