The slice method returns a section of a string.
Syntax
stringObj.slice(start, [end])
The slice method syntax has these parts:
Part |
Description |
stringObj |
Required. A String object or literal. |
start |
Required. The zero-based index of the beginning of the specified portion of stringObj. |
end |
Optional. The zero-based index of the end of the specified portion of stringObj. |
Return value
The slice method returns a section of a string.
Example
The slice method returns a String object containing the specified portion of stringObj.
If negative, end indicates an offset from the end of stringObj. In addition, it is not zero-based. If omitted, extraction continues to the end of stringObj.
//the code below show how the slice function work
document.writeln("I want to slice an apple".slice(0));
document.writeln("I want to slice an apple".slice(10,24));
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See also: slice method (Array), String Object methods |
