# Numbers and strings — String object

> You can call methods directly on a string value The following methods are available on {{jsxref("String")}} values Query: get the character or character code at a particular string index.

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You can call methods directly on a string value

The following methods are available on {{jsxref("String")}} values

Query: get the character or character code at a particular string index. Methods include {{jsxref("String/at", "at()")}}, {{jsxref("String/charAt", "charAt()")}}, {{jsxref("String/charCodeAt", "charCodeAt()")}}, and {{jsxref("String/codePointAt", "codePointAt()")}}. Search: get information about a substring that conforms to a pattern, or test if a particular substring exists. Methods include {{jsxref("String/indexOf", "indexOf()")}}, {{jsxref("String/lastIndexOf", "lastIndexOf()")}}, {{jsxref("String/startsWith", "startsWith()")}}, {{jsxref("String/endsWith", "endsWith()")}}, {{jsxref("String/includes", "includes()")}}, {{jsxref("String/match", "match()")}}, {{jsxref("String/matchAll", "matchAll()")}}, and {{jsxref("String/search", "search()")}} Composition: combine strings into a longer string. Methods include {{jsxref("String/padStart", "padStart()")}}, {{jsxref("String/padEnd", "padEnd()")}}, {{jsxref("String/concat", "concat()")}}, and {{jsxref("String/repeat", "repeat()")}}. Decomposition: break a string into smaller strings. Methods include {{jsxref("String/split", "split()")}}, {{jsxref("String/slice", "slice()")}}, {{jsxref("String/substring", "substring()")}}, {{jsxref("String/substr", "substr()")}}, {{jsxref("String/trim", "trim()")}}, {{jsxref("String/trimStart", "trimStart()")}}, and {{jsxref("String/trimEnd", "trimEnd()")}}. Transformation: return a new string based on the current string's content. Methods include {{jsxref("String/toLowerCase", "toLowerCase()")}}, {{jsxref("String/toUpperCase", "toUpperCase()")}}, {{jsxref("String/toLocaleLowerCase", "toLocaleLowerCase()")}}, {{jsxref("String/toLocaleUpperCase", "toLocaleUpperCase()")}}, {{jsxref("String/normalize", "normalize()")}}, and {{jsxref("String/toWellFormed", "toWellFormed()")}}.

When working with strings, there are two other objects that provide important functionality for string manipulation: {{jsxref("RegExp")}} and {{jsxref("Intl")}}. They are introduced in regular expressions and internationalization respectively.

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