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String manipulation related coding questions

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Asked 1 year ago in JavaScript by Anastasiia

what is .toLowerCase()

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.toLowerCase() is a method in JavaScript that converts a string to all lowercase characters. It is used to change the case of the characters in a string to lowercase. Here is an example of how it can be used:

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let string = "Hello, World!"; let lowerCaseString = string.toLowerCase(); console.log(lowerCaseString); // Output: hello, world!

In this example, the toLowerCase() method is called on the string variable, which contains the string "Hello, World!". The method converts the string to lowercase, and the result is stored in the lowerCaseString variable. The output of console.log(lowerCaseString) will be "hello, world!".

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how to capitalize first letter in javascript

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To capitalize the first letter of a string in JavaScript, you can use the charAt() and toUpperCase() methods. Here's an example:

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let str = "hello world"; let capitalizedStr = str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1); console.log(capitalizedStr); // Output: "Hello world"

In this example, we first use the charAt(0) method to get the first character of the string. Then, we use the toUpperCase() method to convert that character to uppercase. We then concatenate the uppercase character with the rest of the string (obtained using slice(1)) using the + operator.

Please note that this example assumes that the string starts with an alphabetical character. If the first character is not alphabetic, you may need to modify the code accordingly.

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Remove the spaces found in a string and print

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// Define a string with spaces const str = " Hello World "; // Use the replace method with a regular expression to remove spaces const newStr = str.replace(/\s+/g, ""); // Print the new string without spaces console.log(newStr); // Output: "HelloWorld"

👩‍💻 Technical question

how to make an alert responsive regardless of the case

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Assuming this is a question about JavaScript:

To make an alert case-insensitive, you can convert the string to lowercase or uppercase before checking it. Here's an example using the toLowerCase() method:

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let userInput = prompt("Enter a word:"); if (userInput.toLowerCase() === "hello") { alert("You entered 'hello'!"); } else { alert("You entered something else."); }

In this example, the toLowerCase() method is used to convert the userInput string to lowercase before checking if it is equal to the string "hello". This means that even if the user enters "HELLO" or "Hello", the alert will still trigger.

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how to code current hour and minutes showing with double digits?

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To code the current hour and minutes with double digits in JavaScript, you can use the built-in Date object and some string manipulation methods. Here's an example:

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// create a new Date object const now = new Date(); // get the current hour and pad with a leading zero if necessary const hours = now.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0'); // get the current minutes and pad with a leading zero if necessary const minutes = now.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0'); // combine the hours and minutes in a formatted string const currentTime = `${hours}:${minutes}`; // log the current time console.log(currentTime);

In this example, we first create a new Date object which contains the current date and time. We then use the getHours() and getMinutes() methods to extract the current hour and minutes, respectively. Since we want these values to always be two digits, we use the toString() method to convert them to strings and the padStart() method to add a leading zero if necessary. Finally, we concatenate the hours and minutes into a formatted string and log it to the console. Here's an example output:

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09:05

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