JavaScript Class
The String object
The String object is used to work with text.
The String object's properties and methods are described below:
NN: Netscape, IE: Internet Explorer, ECMA: Web Standard
| Properties | Explanation | NN | IE | ECMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| length | Returns the number of characters in a string | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Methods | Explanation | NN | IE | ECMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anchor() | Returns a string as an anchor | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| big() | Returns a string in big text | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| blink() | Returns a string blinking | 2.0 | ||
| bold() | Returns a string in bold | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| charAt() | Returns the character at a specified position | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| concat() | Returns two concatenated strings | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| fixed() | Returns a string as teletype | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| fontcolor() | Returns a string in a specified color | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| indexOf() | Returns the position of the first occurrence of a specified string inside another string. Returns -1 if it never occurs | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| italics() | Returns a string in italic | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| lastIndexOf() | Returns the position of the first occurrence of a specified string inside another string. Returns -1 if it never occurs. Note: This method starts from the right and moves left! | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| link() | Returns a string as a hyperlink | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| replace() | Replaces some specified characters with some new specified characters | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| search() | Returns an integer if the string contains some specified characters, if not it returns -1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| slice() | Returns a string containing a specified character index | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| small() | Returns a string as small text | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| split() | Replaces a string with a comma | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| strike() | Returns a string strikethrough | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| sub() | Returns a string as subscript | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| substring() | Returns the specified characters. 7,14 returns all characters from the 7th up to but not including the 14th (starts at 0) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| sup() | Returns a string as superscript | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| toLowerCase() | Converts a string to lower case | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| toUpperCase() | Converts a string to upper case | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |