Hello guys! good morning to you all and welcome to my new tutorial on JavaScript. In my previous tutorial i talked about exploring JavaScript Boolean methods with simple and clear examples.
Like i told you guys in the previous tutorial we had, we are going to be discussing about JavaScript Strings Object in this tutorial post. Like i always say, feel free to ask your questions via the comment box below or you can use the chat box for those reading through a desktop or a laptop.
The String object lets you work with a series of characters; it wraps JavaScript's string primitive data type with a number of helper methods.
As JavaScript automatically converts between string primitives and String objects, you can call any of the helper methods of the String object on a string primitive.
Like i told you guys in the previous tutorial we had, we are going to be discussing about JavaScript Strings Object in this tutorial post. Like i always say, feel free to ask your questions via the comment box below or you can use the chat box for those reading through a desktop or a laptop.
The String object lets you work with a series of characters; it wraps JavaScript's string primitive data type with a number of helper methods.
As JavaScript automatically converts between string primitives and String objects, you can call any of the helper methods of the String object on a string primitive.
Syntax
Below is the syntax that can be used to create a String object -
var val = new String(string);
The String parameter is a series of characters that has been properly encoded.
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String Properties
Below is a list of the properties of String object and their description.
| Sr.No. | Property & Description |
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| 1 | constructor
Returns a reference to the String function that created the object.
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| 2 | length
Returns the length of the string.
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| 3 | prototype
The prototype property allows you to add properties and methods to an object.
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In the up coming tutorials, we will have a few examples to illustrate how JavaScript String properties can be used.
String Methods
Below is a list of the methods available in String object along with their description.
| Sr.No. | Method & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | charAt()
Returns the character at the specified index.
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| 2 | charCodeAt()
Returns a number indicating the Unicode value of the character at the given index.
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| 3 | concat()
Combines the text of two strings and returns a new string.
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| 4 | indexOf()
Returns the index within the calling String object of the first occurrence of the specified value, or -1 if not found.
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| 5 | lastIndexOf()
Returns the index within the calling String object of the last occurrence of the specified value, or -1 if not found.
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| 6 | localeCompare()
Returns a number indicating whether a reference string comes before or after or is the same as the given string in sort order.
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| 7 | match()
Used to match a regular expression against a string.
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| 8 | replace()
Used to find a match between a regular expression and a string, and to replace the matched substring with a new substring.
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| 9 | search()
Executes the search for a match between a regular expression and a specified string.
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| 10 | slice()
Extracts a section of a string and returns a new string.
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| 11 | split()
Splits a String object into an array of strings by separating the string into substrings.
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| 12 | substr()
Returns the characters in a string beginning at the specified location through the specified number of characters.
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| 13 | substring()
Returns the characters in a string between two indexes into the string.
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| 14 | toLocaleLowerCase()
The characters within a string are converted to lower case while respecting the current locale.
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| 15 | toLocaleUpperCase()
The characters within a string are converted to upper case while respecting the current locale.
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| 16 | toLowerCase()
Returns the calling string value converted to lower case.
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| 17 | toString()
Returns a string representing the specified object.
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| 18 | toUpperCase()
Returns the calling string value converted to uppercase.
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| 19 | valueOf()
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
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String HTML Wrappers
Here is a list of the methods that return a copy of the string wrapped inside an appropriate HTML tag.
| Sr.No. | Method & Description |
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| 1 | anchor()
Creates an HTML anchor that is used as a hypertext target.
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| 2 | big()
Creates a string to be displayed in a big font as if it were in a <big> tag.
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| 3 | blink()
Creates a string to blink as if it were in a <blink> tag.
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| 4 | bold()
Creates a string to be displayed as bold as if it were in a <b> tag.
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| 5 | fixed()
Causes a string to be displayed in fixed-pitch font as if it were in a <tt> tag
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| 6 | fontcolor()
Causes a string to be displayed in the specified color as if it were in a <font color="color"> tag.
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| 7 | fontsize()
Causes a string to be displayed in the specified font size as if it were in a <font size="size"> tag.
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| 8 | italics()
Causes a string to be italic, as if it were in an <i> tag.
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| 9 | link()
Creates an HTML hypertext link that requests another URL.
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| 10 | small()
Causes a string to be displayed in a small font, as if it were in a <small> tag.
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| 11 | strike()
Causes a string to be displayed as struck-out text, as if it were in a <strike> tag.
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| 12 | sub()
Causes a string to be displayed as a subscript, as if it were in a <sub> tag
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| 13 | sup()
Causes a string to be displayed as a superscript, as if it were in a <sup> tag
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In the following tutorials, we will have a few examples to demonstrate the usage of String methods.
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Alright guys, we have come to the end of this wonderful tutorial post on JavaScript. Stay tuned because i will be dropping my next tutorial very soon. In my next tutorial i will make use of few examples to illustrate how JavaScript String properties can be used.
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