Here, in this article we will learn how to get the first 10 character from any string using JavaScript. Here we will be using JavaScript’s String method substring.
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What is substring() method in javascript?
The substring()
method in javascript extracts characters between two parameters from a given string and then returns its substring.
The substring methods extracts the characters between the first param(start) and second param(last), but does not include the last.
Syntax:
string.substring(start, end)
Start
: the first position from where the extraction begins. The first position is at index 0.
end
: it up to (but not including) where the extraction ends.
Extract first 10 characters from a String using JavaScript substring()
To extract the first 10 character from a string, the syntax will be string.substring(0,10).
let str = "abcdefghijkl"
let tenChar = str.substring(0,10)
console.log(tenChar)
//abcdefghij <- FIRST 10 CHARACTER FROM THE STRING
The extraction of the character starts with the position 0 (the position is index 0 ) and ends with 10 (the position is index 9).
Note:
- If the start position is greater then the end position, the
substring()
will swap the two arguments. Example (5,1) will be swap to (1,5). - If the start or the end argument is less the 0, the will be treated as 0
- The
substring()
method will not bring as changes to the original string.
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