JavaScript substring() Method
 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
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>
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The output of the code above will be:
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JavaScript String Object
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