date.getWeeksInMonth()

The getWeeksInMonth method computes the total number of seven day week rows required to display the entire month in a standard calendar grid. Depending on which weekday the month starts on and how many days it contains, the returned count is usually five or six rows.

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import { NepaliDate } from "nepali-date-library";

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getWeeksInMonth(): number;

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This method does not take any parameters.

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• Type: number
• The number of calendar week rows needed (typically 5 or 6).

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The calculation evaluates the weekday offset of the 1st of the month added to the month's total days, divided by 7:

Math.ceil((firstDayOfWeek + totalDays) / 7)

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import { NepaliDate } from "nepali-date-library";

const date = new NepaliDate("2081-01-15");
const rowCount = date.getWeeksInMonth();

console.log(`Calendar requires ${rowCount} week rows.`);

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• NepaliDate.getCalendarDays(): Generate calendar matrix with leading and trailing days.
• date.daysInMonth(): Total number of days in the month.