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Javascript String - indexOf() Method
Description:
This method returns the index within the calling String object of the first occurrence of the specified value, starting the search at fromIndex or -1 if the value is not found.
Syntax:
string.indexOf(searchValue[, fromIndex])
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Here is the detail of parameters:
searchValue : A string representing the value to search for.
fromIndex : The location within the calling string to start the search from. It can be any integer between 0 and the length of the string. The default value is 0.
Return Value:
Returns the index of the found occurrence otherwise -1 if not found.
Example:
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript String indexOf() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var str1 = new String( "This is string one" );
var index = str1.indexOf( "string" );
document.write("indexOf found String :" + index );
document.write("<br />");
var index = str1.indexOf( "one" );
document.write("indexOf found String :" + index );
</script>
</body>
</html>
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This will produce following result:
indexOf found String :8
indexOf found String :15
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To understand it in better way you can Try it yourself.
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