JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/indexOf
"indexOf()" Example
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<html> <body> <button onclick="var myS = new String("Sample String"); alert(myS.indexOf("String"));"> call string indexOf method </button> </body> </html>
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"indexOf()" is applied to
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+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Applied_To |String | +----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
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"indexOf()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
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Note: This method performs a search for the specified string and returns the character number in the string at which the match starts. If no match is found, it returns -1.
Syntax:
stringName.indexOf(param1, param2) Parameters:
param1 Required; the string to search for. param2 Optional; the character number in the string at which to start the search. </source>