The String charAt() method
The JavaScript String charAt()
method returns the character at a specified index (position) in a string
Syntax
str.charAt(index)
- Here
str
is a String
Parameters
The charAt()
method takes in
index
– (Required) – A Number – The index (position) of the character.- If number is not provided, the default value is used.
Return Value
- A string – The character at the specified index.
Note:
charAt()
returns an empty string if index is out of range.
Examples
Get First character in the String
const text = "Hello World"; const letter = text.charAt(0); // If Number is not provided , default used const letter2 = text.charAt(); console.log(letter) console.log(letter2)
Output
H H
Get Third character in the String
const text = "Hello World"; const letter = text.charAt(2); console.log(letter)
Output
l
Get Last character in the String
const text = "Hello World"; const letter = text.charAt(text.length - 1); console.log(letter)
Output
d