JavaScript indexOf() Method
JavaScript String Object
Definition and Usage
The indexOf() method returns the position of the first occurrence of a specified value in a string.
This method returns -1 if the value to search for never occurs.
Syntax
| string.indexOf(searchstring, start) |
| Parameter |
Description |
| searchstring |
Required. The string to search for |
| start |
Optional. The start position in the string to start the search. If omitted, the search starts from
position 0 |
Browser Support

The indexOf() method is supported in all major browsers.
Tips and Notes
Note: The indexOf() method is case sensitive!
Example
Example
Do different searches within a string:
<script type="text/javascript">
var str="Hello world!";
document.write(str.indexOf("Hello") + "<br />");
document.write(str.indexOf("WORLD") + "<br />");
document.write(str.indexOf("world"));
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
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JavaScript String Object

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