pxt-calliope/docs/reference/js/string-functions.md
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# String Functions
string-related functions.
### @parent js/language
The following string related functions are available in Touch Develop for the BBC micro:bit:
* **equals** - find out if two strings are the same
* **at** - get a character within a string
* **concat** - combine two strings
* **count** - get the number of characters in a string
* **substring** - get a portion of a string
* **to character code** - converts a character into a character code
* **to number** - converts a string into a number
Select a string variable in the [Touch Develop editor](/js/editor) to see the following string functions:
```
/* placeholder */
```
### ~hide
```
let str = "hi"
```
### ~
### equals
find out if two strings are the same
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **equals** (other : [String](/reference/types/string)) *returns* [Boolean](/reference/types/boolean)
#### Parameters
* other - [String](/reference/types/string); a string
#### Example
the following code does something if `str` = "Hi":
```
if (str == "Hi") {
// add code to do something here
}
```
### at
get a character within a string, using the specified index
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **at** (index: [Number](/reference/types/number)) *returns* [String](/reference/types/string)
#### Parameters
* index- [Number](/reference/types/number); the character number within a string (0 returns the first character)
#### Example
The following code gets the first character from the `str` string and stores it in the `first char` variable:
```
let firstChar = str[0]
```
### The `||` operator
To combine two strings you can use the string concatenation operation `||` as shown below:
```
let s = "abc" + "def"
let evaluatesToTrue = s == "abcdef"
```
NOTE: position the cursor outside of the string quotes, right after the string, for the || operator to appear in the keyboard.
### concat
combine two strings; like the concat operator (`||`)
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **concat** (other : [String](/reference/types/string)) *returns* [String](/reference/types/string)
#### Parameters
* other- [String](/reference/types/string); a string
#### Example
The following code combines two strings and displays the string on screen:
```
str = "Hi "
str = str.concat("there")
basic.showString(str, 100)
```
### count
get the number of characters in a string
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **count** *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)
#### Example
The following example gets the length of the `str` variable and stores it in the `x` variable:
```
let x = str.length
```
### Substring
get a portion of a string, using a starting point and length
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **substring** (start : [Number](/reference/types/number), length : [Number](/reference/types/number)) *returns* [String](/reference/types/string)
#### Parameters
* start - [Number](/reference/types/number); the starting character number (0 is the first character number in a string)
* length - [Number](/reference/types/number); the string length
#### Example
The following code gets characters 6, 7, and 8 from the `str` string:
```
let asubstring = str.substr(5, 3)
```
### to character code
converts the first character of a string into a character code number (unicode)
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **to character code** *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)
#### Example
The following code converts the first character of `str` into a character code and stores the code in `x`:
```
x = str.toCharacterCode()
```
### to number
converts a string into a number
#### Syntax
[String](/reference/types/string) `->` **to number** *returns* [Number](/reference/types/number)
#### Example
The following code converts `str` into a number and stores it in `x`:
```
x = parseFloat(str)
```
### See also
[string](/reference/types/string), [number](/reference/types/number), [show string](/reference/basic/show-string)