Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Karich <jetwick_@_pannous_._info> * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { private static final String weekDayString = "EEE"; public static String getWeekDay(Date date) { DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(weekDayString, Locale.UK); df.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); return df.format(date); } }