Name
String.slice( ) — extract a substring
Availability
JavaScript 1.2; JScript 3.0; ECMAScript v3
Synopsis
string
.slice(start
,end
)
Arguments
-
start
The string index where the slice is to begin. If negative, this argument specifies a position measured from the end of the string. That is, -1 indicates the last character, -2 indicates the second from last character, and so on.
-
end
The string index immediately after the end of the slice. If not specified, the slice includes all characters from
start
to the end of the string. If this argument is negative, it specifies a position measured from the end of the string.
Returns
A new string that contains all the characters of
string
from and including
start
and up to but not including
end
.
Description
slice( )
returns a string containing a slice, or
substring, of string
. It does not modify
string
.
The String methods slice( )
, substring( )
, and the deprecated substr( )
all
return specified portions of a string. slice( )
is
more flexible than substring( )
because it allows
negative argument values. slice( )
differs from
substr( )
in that it specifies a substring with
two character positions, while substr( )
uses one
position and a length. Note also that String.slice( )
is an analog of Array.slice( )
.
Example
var s = "abcdefg"; s.slice(0,4) // Returns "abcd" s.slice(2,4) // Returns "cd" s.slice(4) // Returns "efg" s.slice(3,-1) // Returns "def" s.slice(3,-2) // Returns "de" s.slice(-3,-1) // Should return "ef"; returns "abcdef" in IE 4
Bugs
Negative ...
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