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A String object represents a text string in a DataWeb web. The String prototype object contains methods for convenient comparison and manipulation of primitive string values.
Constructor
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String([initValue]) |
Constructs and returns a new String object instance, initialized with the data and length of the initValue
argument. |
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Instance Properties
| length |
Returns the number of characters in the string object instance. Read only. |
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Instance Methods
| charAt |
Returns
the character at a specified position in a string |
| charCodeAt |
Returns
the ASCII code of the character at a specified position in a string. |
| indexOf |
Returns the position of a specified part of a string.
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| lastIndexOf |
Returns the position of a specified part of a string.
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| replace |
Finds and
replaces substrings within a string.
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| split |
Returns an Array object whose elements are substrings of a specified string.
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| substring |
Returns
a substring of a specified string.
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| toLowerCase |
Converts the characters in a string to lower case.
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| toString |
Returns a string value containing the instance's string data. |
| toUpperCase |
Coverts the characters in a string to upper case.
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| trim |
Removes any leading and trailing white space characters from a string.
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| valueOf |
Returns a string value containing the instance's string data. |
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Prototype Methods
| beginsWith |
Checks to see if a specified string begins with a specified substring.
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| beginsWithIgnoreCase |
Checks to see if a specified string begins with a specified substring. This check is case insensitive. |
| equal |
Checks to see if two strings are equal. |
| equalIgnoreCase |
Checks to see if two strings are equal. This check is case insensitive. |
| fromCharCode |
Returns
a string value based on the ASCII characters
entered as arguments.
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Example
var str = new String("Welcome to the Help site.");
return str.length;
//output: 25
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