Get Weekday from Date - Swift 3

Question

I have looked around a bit, but didnt find a quick answer for this in swift 3. I get todays weekday like this:

let weekday = Calendar.current.component(.week         


        

Answer 1

If you want dayNumber component in TimeZone

func dayNumberOfWeek() -> Int? {
    let timeZone = TimeZone(abbreviation: "EDT")
    let component =  Calendar.current.dateComponents(in: timeZone!, from: self)
    return  component.day
}