lets suppose i have string
var string = "$-20455.00"
I am trying to swap first two characters of a string. I was thinking to split it and make an array and then replacing it, but is there any other way? Also, I am not clear how can I achieve it using arrays? if I have to use arrays.
var string = "-$20455.00"
How can I achieve this?
You can use the replace function in Javascript.
var string = "$-20455.00"
string = string.replace(/^.{2}/g, 'rr');
Here is jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/aoytdh7m/33/
You dont have to use arrays. Just do this
string[1] + string[0] + string.slice(2)
You can split to an array, and then reverse the first two characters and join the pieces together again
var string = "$-20455.00";
var arr = string.split('');
var result = arr.slice(0,2).reverse().concat(arr.slice(2)).join('');
document.body.innerHTML = result;try using the "slice" method and string concatenation:
stringpart1 = '' //fill in whatever you want to replace the first two characters of the first string with here
string2 = stringpart1 + string.slice(1)
edit: I now see what you meant by "swap". I thought you meant "swap in something else". Vlad's answer is best to just switch the first and the second character.
Note that string[0] refers to the first character in the string, and string[1] to the second character, and so on, because code starts counting at 0.
var string = "$-20455.00";
// Reverse first two characters
var reverse = string.slice(0,2).split('').reverse().join('');
// Concat again with renaming string
var result= reverse.concat(string.slice(2));
document.body.innerHTML = result;
let finalStr = string[1] + string[0] + string.slice(2); //this will give you the result
