Description

The slice() method extracts a part of a string and returns the extracted part in a new string. Otherwise it returns -1.

This method has the form:

string.slice(begin,end)

Parameter	Description
begin	(required) The index where to begin the extraction. First character is at index 0
end	(optional) Where to end the extraction. If omitted, slice() selects all characters from the begin position to the end of the string

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this method.

<script>
var s = "Hello from JavaScript";
// extract all chars from pos 11
document.write(s.slice(11));
</script>

This produces the following result:

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