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String 1129

Returns

String - The character at the specified index. Or an empty String if the specified index is

outside the range of this

String's indeces.

Example

In the following example, this method is called on the first letter of the string "

Chris":

var my_str:String = "Chris";

var firstChar_str:String = my_str.charAt(0);

trace(firstChar_str); // output: C

See also

charCodeAt (String.charCodeAt method)

public charCodeAt(index:Number) : Number

Returns a 16-bit integer from 0 to 65535 that represents the character specified by index. If

index is not a number from 0 to string.length - 1, NaN is returned.

This method is similar to

String.charAt() except that the returned value is a 16-bit integer

character code, not a character.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Parameters

index:Number - An integer that specifies the position of a character in the string. The first

character is indicated by

0, and the last character is indicated by my_str.length - 1.

Returns

Number - An integer that represents the character specified by index.

Example

In the following example, this method is called on the first letter of the string "Chris":

var my_str:String = "Chris";

var firstChar_num:Number = my_str.charCodeAt(0);

trace(firstChar_num); // output: 67