Javascript: Find string in first few letters

Question

I would like to find the first a string in a string. I know it is not clear, so i decided to give an example.

For example, i got a string:

helloworld,hello

In "helloworld,hello", i want the system to find "hello" and ignore "world,hello". Is that possible?

If my question is unclear, do not refrain from asking me.

Thank you.

Please show me an example on how it works on jsfiddle.

Lets say the string is "hellogooddayhello". I want the machine to check if hello is found in the first few letters of the string. — leonneo
– leonneo, Commented Nov 29, 2013 at 2:38

Tjs · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 02:44:34Z

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Not without knowing what the content of the string will be. If you do know it, you could parse it with regex, like this: var patt1=/hello/;. This would find the first occurrence of hello.

jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/x7WVP/

edited Nov 29, 2013 at 2:44

answered Nov 29, 2013 at 2:33

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leonneo Over a year ago

can you please share it on jsfiddle?

leonneo Over a year ago

Yours is clearly explained and with an example, you deserved it.

Cisum Inas · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-29 02:34:53Z

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Do Try this:

"helloworld,hello".match(/hello/).toString();

edited Nov 29, 2013 at 2:34

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