Sunday, 21 August 2016

JavaScript String Object

JavaScript String Object
It is a built-in or standard object in javascript.
JavaScript support different built in object.
1.  String
2.  RegExp
3.  Boolean
4.  Number
5.  Array
6.  Math
7.  Date
The String Object
A string is a sequence of characters. All strings are represented as an instances of the string object. It is used to perform operation on stored text. String object is wrapper class and a member of the global objects.
Properties of string object
Property
Description
constructor
Returns the function which creates the prototype of a string object
Length
Returns the length of a string
prototype
Adds properties and methods to an object

Methods of the String Object
Method
Description
charAt()
Returns the character in the specified index
charCodeAt()
Returns the Unicode equivalence of the character in the specified index
concat()
Joins two strings and returns the joint string
fromCharCode()
Coverts the Unicode to character
indexof()
Returns the position of the first occurrence of the specified character in a string
lastindexof()
Returns the position of the last occurrence of the specified character in a string
match()
Looks for the match between a regular expression and a string and returns the matches
quote()
Writes quotes in javaScript
replace()
Searches for the match between a regular expression and a string, and replace the match substring with a new substring.
search()
Searches for the match between a regular expression and a string and returns the position of the match
slice()
Returns a part of a string as new string
substr()
Splits a string into substrings
substring()
Returns characters in a string between two specified indices
toLowerCase()
Converts a string into lowercase
toUpperCase()
Converts a string into uppercase
toSource()
Returns an object literal representing the specified object
toString()
Returns a string representing the specified object
valueOf()
Returns the primitive value of a string object.


Wrapper methods that returns a string object
Method
Description
anchor()
Creates an anchor
big()
Shows string with a big font
blink()
Makes the string to blink
bold()
Makes the string bold
fixed()
Displays the string using fixed pitch font, such as courier new or book antique
fontcolor()
Shows string with specified color
fontsize()
Shows string with specified size
italics()
Shows the string in italics
link()
Shows the string as a hyperlink
small()
Shows a string with small font
strike()
Shows the string with the struck out text
sub()
Shows the string as a subscript text
sup()
Shows the string as a superscript text


Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>JavaScript String Objects</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>JavaScript String Objects</h1>
    <script>
        var var_string = 'Once upon a time';
        document.write('string: ' + var_string + '<br/>');
        document.write('lenght: ' + var_string.length + '<br/>');
        document.write('uppercase: ' + var_string.toUpperCase() + '<br/>');
        document.write('lowercase: ' + var_string.toLowerCase() + '<br/>');
        document.write('strike text: ' + var_string.strike() + '<br/>');
        document.write('bold text: ' + var_string.bold() + '<br/>');
        document.write('big text: ' + var_string.big() + '<br/>');
        document.write('small text: ' + var_string.small() + '<br/>');
        document.write('blinking text: ' + var_string.blink() + '<br/>');
        document.write('substring after 5 character: ' + var_string.substring(5) + '<br/>');
        document.write('character at 5 position ' + var_string.charAt(5) + '<br/>');
        document.write('Index of text: ' + var_string.indexOf('upon') + '<br/>');
        document.write('splitted text: ' + var_string.split('upon') + '<br/>');
    </script>
</body>
</html>



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