String Function - substring
how to get a portion of the string in javascript?
Explanation
Object: String
Method or Function: substring(integer, integer)
Description: Takes two integer arguments. The first argument is the start index and the second argument is the end index. This method returns a part or portion of the main string beginning from begin index to last index.
Example Code:
<script language=javascript>
var ss = " string test ";
var result = ss.substring(3,6);
document.write(result);
</script>
Explanation:
In the above example,
Method or Function: substring(integer, integer)
Description: Takes two integer arguments. The first argument is the start index and the second argument is the end index. This method returns a part or portion of the main string beginning from begin index to last index.
Example Code:
<script language=javascript>
var ss = " string test ";
var result = ss.substring(3,6);
document.write(result);
</script>
Result:
Explanation:
In the above example,
- the main string is stored in a variable ss.
- the method substring takes two arguments 3 and 6.
- this method takes a portion of the string from the position 3 up to 6 and forms a new string. i.e "rin"
- the result is of variable type string.
