Introduction
In my previous article, I explained the underlying concepts and methods, and properties. In this article, we learned about String objects and String methods and Properties in JavaScript.
Definition
A String is a collection of characters (or) sequence of characters, which is always enclosed with a single (‘’) or double quote (“”). A JavaScript string stores a series of
characters like “c sharp corner”.
Uses of string
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It is used to store single characters, and
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It stores an array of characters
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It is used to manipulate text – search a particular letter and replace text
We can see one small example:
Example
Try it yourself,
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>String</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>String </h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
var str = "vijayakumar S"; //string double quotes
var str1 = 'C sharp corner'; // single quotes
document.write (str+"<br>" );
document.write (str1+"<br>" );
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
Note
It is immutable, the string cannot be changed in JavaScript. It is impossible to change a particular character.
Creation of string
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By string literal
var string name = “string value”;zero or more characters written inside single or double quotes or backticks. The string indexes are zero-based, the first character is in position 0 and the second in 1.
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By string object using ‘new’ keyword
var string name = new string (“string value”);
In this, a new keyword is used to create an instance of a string. The string object has some disadvantages, for example, the execution speed is slow.
Now, we can see an example of string creation.
String as Literals
Try it yourself,
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>String</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>String </h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
var name ="wlcome vijayakumar"; //literal
var dept ="CSE"
document.write(name);
document.write("He is "+dept+"department");
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
String as Object
JavaScript String Object is a universal object that is used to store strings. A string is a combination of letters, numbers, special characters (single or double quotations), and arithmetic values.
Try it yourself,
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>String</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>String Object </h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
var msg = new String("Welcome to JavaScript"); //String object
document.write(msg);
//comparisons of literal and objects
document.write("<br>");
var str1 ="String"; //literal way
var str2 = new String("String"); //object
var str3 = new String("String"); //object
(str1==str2)?document.write("Equal"):document.write("Not equal"); // comparisions value
document.write("<br>");
(str1===str2)?document.write("Equal"):document.write("Not equal"); // comparisoons type
document.write("<br>");
//The comparision of two object
(str2==str3)?document.write("Equal"):document.write("Not equal");// comparisions value
document.write("<br>");
(str2===str3)?document.write("Equal"):document.write("Not equal");// comparisions type
document.write("<br>");
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
String Object Properties and Methods
String property
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Length property – returns the length of the string.
String Methods
| String Methods | Description |
| 1.charAt() | It returns a character at the specified position. |
| 2.charCodeAt () | It returns the Unicode of a specific character. |
| 3.concat () | Concatenation joining one or more strings. |
| 4.indexOf () | The given string or word to find the position of the specified value in a string. |
| 5.lastindexOf () | To find the last position of the specified value in a string. |
| 6.LocaleCompare () | Comparing the two words, which is equal means returns 1; it is greater means returns 0, and lesser means returns -1. |
| 7.Match () | The given string matches the sentence means and returns the position. |
| 8.Replace () | The specified string will be converted to a new string. |
| 9.Search () | Search the specific value or string in a given paragraph, and return the position of the match. |
| 10.Slice () | The given particular index in the index is indexed with a particular index and returns the position of the match. |
| 11.Split () | It will split a string into an array of substrings. |
| 12.Substr () | Returns the characters in a string starting at the specified location by a specified number of characters. |
| 13.subString () | It returns characters from a string between two specified indexes. |
| 14.tostring () | Returns the value of the specified string object. |
| 15.Trim () | Eliminates the space between the two ends of a string. |
| 16.toUpperCase () | It converts a string to uppercase (capitalize) letters. |
| 17.toLowerCase () | It converts a string to Lowercase letters. |
| 18.valueOf () | it will display the total string value or primitive value of a string object. |
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