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JavaScript substring() Method

String Object Reference JavaScript String Object

Definition and Usage

The substring() method extracts the characters from a string, between two specified indices, and returns the new sub string.

This method extracts the characters in a string between "from" and "to", not including "to" itself.

Syntax

string.substring(from, to)

Parameter Description
from Required. The index where to start the extraction. First character is at index 0
to Optional. The index where to stop the extraction. If omitted, it extracts the rest of the string


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The substring() method is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Extract characters from a string:

<script type="text/javascript">

var str="Hello world!";
document.write(str.substring(3)+"<br />");
document.write(str.substring(3,7));

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

lo world!
lo w

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String Object Reference JavaScript String Object
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