How to use String.prototype.split() In Javascript
This method involves splitting the string into an array of characters using the split() method, then removing the first character by slicing the array from index 1 onwards, and finally joining the array back into a string.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Delete first character of a string in JavaScript</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Delete first character of a string</h3>
<p>Click the button to display the extracted part of the string</p>
<button onclick="deleteFirstCharacter()">
Click Here!
</button>
<p id="output"></p>
<script>
function deleteFirstCharacter() {
let str = "example";
let newStr = str.split('').slice(1).join('');
console.log(newStr); // Output: "xample"
document.getElementById("output").innerHTML = newStr;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Delete first character of a string in JavaScript
In this article, we will delete the first character of a string in Javascript. There are many ways to delete the first character of a string in JavaScript.
Below are the methods used to delete the first character of a string in JavaScript:
Table of Content
- Using slice() Method
- Using substr() Method
- Using replace() method
- Using the substring() method
- Using String.prototype.split()
- Using Array shift()