# Date Fuctions in Flash 5

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-fuctions-in-flash-5/2193>\
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**Created:** [May 13, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-fuctions-in-flash-5/2193 "2002-05-13T17:06:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-fuctions-in-flash-5/2193/1 "2002-05-13T17:06:11Z")

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Hi,\rIs there an easiest/more efficent way to display the day of the week onscreen then this? Thank you very much.\r\rmytime = new Date();\rday = (mytime.getDay())\r\rif (day ==0) {\rday = “SUN”\r}else{\r\rif (day ==1) {\rday = “MON”\r}else{\r\rif (day ==2) {\rday = “TUE”\r}else{\r\rif (day ==3) {\rday = “WED”\r}else{\r\rif (day ==4) {\rday = “THU”\r}else{\r\r\rif (day ==5) {\rday = “FRI”\r}else{\r\rif (day ==6) {\rday = “SAT”\r\r\r}}}}}}}

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-fuctions-in-flash-5/2193/2 "2002-05-13T17:40:46Z")

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Use an array, its explained in my tutorial…did you ever check that out?