JavaDayAsString.java

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * @author: bazlur
 * @since: 2/4/14 6:31 PM
 */
public class JavaDayAsString {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Pick # 1
        String weekDay = "";

        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
        int dayOfWeek = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);

        switch (dayOfWeek) {
            case Calendar.MONDAY:
                weekDay = "MONDAY";
                break;
            case Calendar.TUESDAY:
                weekDay = "TUESDAY";
                break;
            case Calendar.WEDNESDAY:
                weekDay = "WEDNESDAY";
                break;
            case Calendar.THURSDAY:
                weekDay = "THURSDAY";
                break;
            case Calendar.FRIDAY:
                weekDay = "FRIDAY";
                break;
            case Calendar.SATURDAY:
                weekDay = "SATURDAY";
                break;
            case Calendar.SUNDAY:
                weekDay = "SUNDAY";
                break;
        }

        System.out.println(weekDay);


        // Pick # 2

        Date now = new Date();

        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE", Locale.US);
        String asWeek = dateFormat.format(now);
        System.out.println(asWeek);


        // Pick # 3

        String[] weekdays = new DateFormatSymbols().getWeekdays();
        System.out.println(weekdays[now.getDay() + 1]) ;



        // Pick # 4
        Map<String, Integer> displayNames = Calendar.getInstance().getDisplayNames(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK,
                Calendar.LONG, new Locale("en"));

        System.out.println(displayNames);

    }
}