from http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_string.asp
String Object
The String object is used to manipulate a stored piece of text.
String objects are created with new String().
Syntax
var txt = new String("
string");
or more simply:
var txt = " string";For a tutorial about the String object, read our JavaScript String Object tutorial.
String Object Properties
Property | Description |
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constructor | Returns the function that created the String object's prototype |
length | Returns the length of a string |
prototype | Allows you to add properties and methods to an object |
String Object Methods
Method | Description |
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charAt() | Returns the character at the specified index |
charCodeAt() | Returns the Unicode of the character at the specified index |
concat() | Joins two or more strings, and returns a copy of the joined strings |
fromCharCode() | Converts Unicode values to characters |
indexOf() | Returns the position of the first found occurrence of a specified value in a string |
lastIndexOf() | Returns the position of the last found occurrence of a specified value in a string |
localeCompare() | Compares two strings in the current locale |
match() | Searches for a match between a regular expression and a string, and returns the matches |
replace() | Searches for a match between a substring (or regular expression) and a string, and replaces the matched substring with a new substring |
search() | Searches for a match between a regular expression and a string, and returns the position of the match |
slice() | Extracts a part of a string and returns a new string |
split() | Splits a string into an array of substrings |
substr() | Extracts the characters from a string, beginning at a specified start position, and through the specified number of character |
substring() | Extracts the characters from a string, between two specified indices |
toLocaleLowerCase() | Converts a string to lowercase letters, according to the host's locale |
toLocaleUpperCase() | Converts a string to uppercase letters, according to the host's locale |
toLowerCase() | Converts a string to lowercase letters |
toString() | Returns the value of a String object |
toUpperCase() | Converts a string to uppercase letters |
trim() | Removes whitespace from both ends of a string |
valueOf() | Returns the primitive value of a String object |
String HTML Wrapper Methods
The HTML wrapper methods return the string wrapped inside the appropriate HTML tag.
These are not standard methods, and may not work as expected in all browsers.
Method | Description |
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anchor() | Creates an anchor |
big() | Displays a string using a big font |
blink() | Displays a blinking string |
bold() | Displays a string in bold |
fixed() | Displays a string using a fixed-pitch font |
fontcolor() | Displays a string using a specified color |
fontsize() | Displays a string using a specified size |
italics() | Displays a string in italic |
link() | Displays a string as a hyperlink |
small() | Displays a string using a small font |
strike() | Displays a string with a strikethrough |
sub() | Displays a string as subscript text |
sup() | Displays a string as superscript text |