JavaScript String Properties & Methods
Properties
Feature Description Example
length Returns number of characters in a string. "Hello".length // 5
prototype Allows adding new properties/methods to all stringString.prototype.sayHi
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Common String Methods
Method Description Example
charAt(index) Returns the character at a given index. "Hello".charAt(1) // "e"
charCodeAt(index) Returns Unicode of the character at index. "A".charCodeAt(0) // 65
concat() Joins two or more strings. "Hello".concat(" ", "World") // "Hello World"
indexOf(value) Returns index of first occurrence. "hello world".indexOf("o") // 4
lastIndexOf(value) Returns index of last occurrence. "hello world".lastIndexOf("o") // 7
localeCompare(str) Compares two strings by locale. "a".localeCompare("b") // -1
match(regex) Matches string with regex. "abc123".match(/\d+/) // ["123"]
replace(search, value) Replaces part of a string. "hello".replace("l","x") // "hexlo"
search(regex) Searches and returns index. "abc123".search(/\d/) // 3
slice(start,end) Extracts part of a string. "Hello".slice(1,4) // "ell"
split(separator) Splits string into array. "a,b,c".split(",") // ["a","b","c"]
substr(start,len) Extracts part of string (deprecated). "Hello".substr(1,3) // "ell"
substring(start,end) Extracts chars between indexes. "Hello".substring(1,4) // "ell"
toLocaleLowerCase() Converts string to lowercase by locale. "TÜRK".toLocaleLowerCase("tr") // "türk"
toLocaleUpperCase() Converts string to uppercase by locale. "i".toLocaleUpperCase("tr") // "■"
toLowerCase() Converts to lowercase. "Hello".toLowerCase() // "hello"
toUpperCase() Converts to uppercase. "Hello".toUpperCase() // "HELLO"
toString() Returns string representation. (123).toString() // "123"
valueOf() Returns primitive value of string. new String("Hi").valueOf() // "Hi"
String HTML Wrappers
Method Description Example
anchor(name) Creates an <a name> anchor. "link".anchor("myAnchor") // '<a name="myAnchor">link</a
big() Displays string in big text. "Hello".big() // '<big>Hello</big>'
blink() Makes text blink (deprecated). "Hi".blink() // '<blink>Hi</blink>'
bold() Makes text bold. "Hello".bold() // '<b>Hello</b>'
fixed() Fixed-width font text. "Hi".fixed() // '<tt>Hi</tt>'
fontcolor(color) Sets font color. "Hi".fontcolor("red") // '<font color="red">Hi</font>'
fontsize(size) Sets font size. "Hi".fontsize(5) // '<font size="5">Hi</font>'
italics() Makes text italic. "Hi".italics() // '<i>Hi</i>'
link(url) Creates hyperlink. "Google".link("https://google.com") // '<a href="https://goog
small() Displays string in small text. "Hi".small() // '<small>Hi</small>'
strike() Strikethrough text. "Hi".strike() // '<strike>Hi</strike>'
sub() Displays as subscript. "H2O".sub() // '<sub>H2O</sub>'
sup() Displays as superscript. "x2".sup() // '<sup>x2</sup>'
