Mar 7, 2016 · What does $ {} (dollar sign and curly braces) mean in a string in JavaScript? Asked 9 years, 9 months ago Modified 2 years ago Viewed 426k times

Jul 20, 2014 · 217 Douglas Crockford's Remedial JavaScript includes a String.prototype.supplant function. It is short, familiar, and easy to use:

Is there a string.Empty in JavaScript, or is it just a case of checking for ""?

In JavaScript, the backslash has special meaning both in string literals and in regular expressions. If you want an actual backslash in the string or regex, you have to write two: \\.

In JavaScript you can have variable type of string or type of object which is class of String (same thing - both are strings - but defined differently) thats why is double checked.

Be aware that String.prototype.{ split, slice, substr, substring } operate on UTF-16 encoded strings None of the previous answers are Unicode-aware. Strings are encoded as UTF-16 in most …

The whole "array" thing is cute and shows off casting strings to arrays and such but the question is, literally, "how do I get a one-character substring from the start of the string"; the obvious …

In all other cases, you're safe to use ==. Not only is it safe, but in many cases it simplifies your code in a way that improves readability. I still recommend Crockford's talk for developers who …

Jan 31, 2009 · 166 Although there are a bunch of correct answers above, it should be noted that the String object in JavaScript has a native .trim() method as of . Thus ideally any attempt to …

I'm working on a JavaScript project, and as it's getting bigger, keeping strings in good shape is getting a lot harder. I'm wondering what's the easiest and most conventional way to construct …