Webmaster in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

String — support for strings

Availability

Core JavaScript 1.0; enhanced in Navigator 3

Constructor

new String(value)   // JavaScript 1.1

Properties

length

The length of a string. JavaScript 1.0; ECMA-262.

Methods

anchor(name)

Add an HTML anchor to a string.

big()

Make a string <BIG>.

blink()

Make a string <BLINK>.

bold()

Make a string bold with <B>.

charAt(n)

Get the nth character from a string. JavaScript 1.0; ECMA-262.

charCodeAt(n)

Get the nth character code from a string. JavaScript 1.2; ECMA-262.

concat(value, . . . )

Concatenate strings. JavaScript 1.2.

fixed()

Make a string fixed-width with <TT>.

fontcolor(color)

Set a string’s color with <FONT>.

fontsize(size)

Set a string’s font size with <FONT>.

indexOf(substring, start)

Search a string. JavaScript 1.0; ECMA-262.

italics()

Make a string italic with <I>.

lastIndexOf(substring, start)

Search a string backward. JavaScript 1.0; ECMA-262.

link(href)

Add a hypertext link to a string.

match(regexp)

Find one or more regular expression matches. JavaScript 1.2.

replaceregexp (replacement)

Replace substring(s) matching a regular expression. JavaScript 1.2.

search(regexp)

Search for a regular expression. JavaScript 1.2.

slice(start, end)

Extract a substring. JavaScript 1.2.

small()

Make a string <SMALL>.

split(delimiter)

Break a string into an array of strings. JavaScript 1.1; ECMA-262.

strike()

Strike out a string with <STRIKE>.

sub()

Make a string a subscript with <SUB>.

substring(from, to)

Return a substring of a string. JavaScript 1.0; ECMA-262.

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