ch5_example6.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Chapter 5, Example 6</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
	var months = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
	var dateNow = new Date();
	var yearNow = dateNow.getFullYear();
	var monthNow = months[dateNow.getMonth()];
	var dayNow = dateNow.getDate();
	var daySuffix;

	switch (dayNow) {
		case 1:
		case 21:
		case 31:
			daySuffix = "st";
			break;
		case 2:
		case 22:
			daySuffix = "nd";
			break;
		case 3:
		case 23:
			daySuffix = "rd";
		default:
			daySuffix = "th";
			break;
		}

		document.write("It is the " + dayNow + daySuffix + " day ");
		document.write("in the month of " + monthNow);
		document.write(" in the year " + yearNow);
</script>
</body>
</html>