Being able to concatenate (join) two or more strings together is pretty useful – you may be combining user input for storage in a single database column or doing the reverse – combining data from multiple database columns into a single string for display or output. There are several ways to concatenate strings in Javascript, and we’ll cover these methods below, along with some useful examples. The string.concat() Method The string.concat() method will join any number of strings to a given initial string. Syntax string.concat(string1, string2, string3…) Note that: string is … Read more

Here’s a guide on checking whether a string contains another string in the JavaScript programming language using the includes() method. includes() Syntax string.includes(search, start) Note that: string should be a string value or variable search should be the string you are checking for start is the index (position) you want to start searching at. It’s optional Indexes start counting at 0 – The first character of the string is at index 0 returns bool Examples var string = “Linux all over the world”; var result = string.includes(“over”); // Will … Read more

This tutorial explains how to use the try/catch/finally statements in Javascript to handle errors, with some useful examples. Sometimes an error is expected – and rather than wanting the application to halt execution on the error; you want to do something else. Other times, an error is unexpected or detrimental to the running of an application, and you want to make sure that it is reported. try/catch statements in JavaScript let you do this. try/catch will attempt to run a block of code and take a specified action … Read more

We have covered removing items from arrays in JavaScript, as well as checking whether an item is present in an array. This article will look at copying or returning a subsection of arrays using the slice() method in Javascript. slice() Syntax arr.slice([start[, end]]) Where: arr is an array or existing array variable start is the index to start the slice at If it is undefined, it will default to 0 The index is the position of the item within the array. Remember, they start at 0! end is the index to end the slice at If it … Read more