Array Object

The Array object is used to store multiple values in a single variable. For a tutorial about Arrays, read our JavaScript Array Object tutorial.

Array Object Properties

Property constructor length prototype Description Returns the function that created the Array object's prototype Sets or returns the number of elements in an array Allows you to add properties and methods to an Array object

Array Object Methods

Method concat() indexOf() join() lastIndexOf() pop() push() reverse() shift() slice() sort() splice() toString() unshift() valueOf() Description Joins two or more arrays, and returns a copy of the joined arrays Search the array for an element and returns its position Joins all elements of an array into a string Search the array for an element, starting at the end, and returns its position Removes the last element of an array, and returns that element Adds new elements to the end of an array, and returns the new length Reverses the order of the elements in an array Removes the first element of an array, and returns that element Selects a part of an array, and returns the new array Sorts the elements of an array Adds/Removes elements from an array Converts an array to a string, and returns the result Adds new elements to the beginning of an array, and returns the new length Returns the primitive value of an array

Boolean Object
The Boolean object is used to convert a non-Boolean value to a Boolean value (true or false). For a tutorial about the Boolean object, read our JavaScript Boolean Object tutorial.

Boolean Object Properties

Property constructor prototype Description Returns the function that created the Boolean object's prototype Allows you to add properties and methods to a Boolean object

Boolean Object Methods

Method toString() valueOf() Description Converts a Boolean value to a string, and returns the result Returns the primitive value of a Boolean object

Date Object
The Date object is used to work with dates and times. Date objects are created with new Date(). There are four ways of instantiating a date: var d = new Date(); var d = new Date(milliseconds); var d = new Date(dateString); var d = new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds); For a tutorial about date and times, read our JavaScript Date Object tutorial.

Date Object Properties

Property constructor prototype Description Returns the function that created the Date object's prototype Allows you to add properties and methods to an object

Date Object Methods

Method getDate() Description Returns the day of the month (from 1-31)

getDay() getFullYear() getHours() getMilliseconds() getMinutes() getMonth() getSeconds() getTime()

Returns the day of the week (from 0-6) Returns the year (four digits) Returns the hour (from 0-23) Returns the milliseconds (from 0-999) Returns the minutes (from 0-59) Returns the month (from 0-11) Returns the seconds (from 0-59) Returns the number of milliseconds since midnight Jan 1, 1970 Returns the time difference between UTC time and local time, in getTimezoneOffset() minutes getUTCDate() Returns the day of the month, according to universal time (from 1-31) getUTCDay() Returns the day of the week, according to universal time (from 0-6) getUTCFullYear() Returns the year, according to universal time (four digits) getUTCHours() Returns the hour, according to universal time (from 0-23) getUTCMilliseconds() Returns the milliseconds, according to universal time (from 0-999) getUTCMinutes() Returns the minutes, according to universal time (from 0-59) getUTCMonth() Returns the month, according to universal time (from 0-11) getUTCSeconds() Returns the seconds, according to universal time (from 0-59) getYear() Deprecated. Use the getFullYear() method instead Parses a date string and returns the number of milliseconds since parse() midnight of January 1, 1970 setDate() Sets the day of the month of a date object setFullYear() Sets the year (four digits) of a date object setHours() Sets the hour of a date object setMilliseconds() Sets the milliseconds of a date object setMinutes() Set the minutes of a date object setMonth() Sets the month of a date object setSeconds() Sets the seconds of a date object Sets a date and time by adding or subtracting a specified number of setTime() milliseconds to/from midnight January 1, 1970 setUTCDate() Sets the day of the month of a date object, according to universal time setUTCFullYear() Sets the year of a date object, according to universal time (four digits) setUTCHours() Sets the hour of a date object, according to universal time setUTCMilliseconds() Sets the milliseconds of a date object, according to universal time setUTCMinutes() Set the minutes of a date object, according to universal time setUTCMonth() Sets the month of a date object, according to universal time setUTCSeconds() Set the seconds of a date object, according to universal time setYear() Deprecated. Use the setFullYear() method instead toDateString() Converts the date portion of a Date object into a readable string

toGMTString() toISOString() toJSON() toLocaleDateString() toLocaleTimeString() toLocaleString() toString() toTimeString() toUTCString() UTC() valueOf()

Deprecated. Use the toUTCString() method instead Returns the date as a string, using the ISO standard Returns the date as a string, formated as a JSON date Returns the date portion of a Date object as a string, using locale conventions Returns the time portion of a Date object as a string, using locale conventions Converts a Date object to a string, using locale conventions Converts a Date object to a string Converts the time portion of a Date object to a string Converts a Date object to a string, according to universal time Returns the number of milliseconds in a date string since midnight of January 1, 1970, according to universal time Returns the primitive value of a Date object

Math Object
The Math object allows you to perform mathematical tasks. Math is not a constructor. All properties/methods of Math can be called by using Math as an object, without creating it.

Syntax
var x = Math.PI; // Returns PI var y = Math.sqrt(16); // Returns the square root of 16 For a tutorial about the Math object, read our JavaScript Math Object tutorial.

Math Object Properties

Property E LN2 LN10 LOG2E LOG10E PI SQRT1_2 Description Returns Euler's number (approx. 2.718) Returns the natural logarithm of 2 (approx. 0.693) Returns the natural logarithm of 10 (approx. 2.302) Returns the base-2 logarithm of E (approx. 1.442) Returns the base-10 logarithm of E (approx. 0.434) Returns PI (approx. 3.14) Returns the square root of 1/2 (approx. 0.707)

SQRT2

Returns the square root of 2 (approx. 1.414)

Math Object Methods

Method abs(x) acos(x) asin(x) atan(x) atan2(y,x) ceil(x) cos(x) exp(x) floor(x) log(x) max(x,y,z,...,n) min(x,y,z,...,n) pow(x,y) random() round(x) sin(x) sqrt(x) tan(x) Description Returns the absolute value of x Returns the arccosine of x, in radians Returns the arcsine of x, in radians Returns the arctangent of x as a numeric value between -PI/2 and PI/2 radians Returns the arctangent of the quotient of its arguments Returns x, rounded upwards to the nearest integer Returns the cosine of x (x is in radians) Returns the value of Ex Returns x, rounded downwards to the nearest integer Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of x Returns the number with the highest value Returns the number with the lowest value Returns the value of x to the power of y Returns a random number between 0 and 1 Rounds x to the nearest integer Returns the sine of x (x is in radians) Returns the square root of x Returns the tangent of an angle

Number Object
The Number object is an object wrapper for primitive numeric values. Number objects are created with new Number().

Syntax
var num = new Number(value); Note: If the value parameter cannot be converted into a number, it returns NaN (Not-a-Number).

Number Object Properties

Property Description constructor Returns the function that created the Number object's prototype MAX_VALUE Returns the largest number possible in JavaScript MIN_VALUE Returns the smallest number possible in JavaScript NEGATIVE_INFINITY Represents negative infinity (returned on overflow) NaN Represents a "Not-a-Number" value POSITIVE_INFINITY Represents infinity (returned on overflow) prototype Allows you to add properties and methods to an object

Number Object Methods

Method toExponential(x) toFixed(x) toPrecision(x) toString() valueOf() Description Converts a number into an exponential notation Formats a number with x numbers of digits after the decimal point Formats a number to x length Converts a Number object to a string Returns the primitive value of a Number object

String Object
The String object is used to manipulate a stored piece of text. String objects are created with new String().

Syntax
var txt = new String("string"); or more simply: var txt = "string"; For a tutorial about the String object, read our JavaScript String Object tutorial.

String Object Properties

Property constructor length prototype

Description Returns the function that created the String object's prototype Returns the length of a string Allows you to add properties and methods to an object

String Object Methods

Method charAt() charCodeAt() concat() fromCharCode() indexOf() lastIndexOf() match() replace() search() slice() split() substr() substring() toLowerCase() toUpperCase() valueOf() Description Returns the character at the specified index Returns the Unicode of the character at the specified index Joins two or more strings, and returns a copy of the joined strings Converts Unicode values to characters Returns the position of the first found occurrence of a specified value in a string Returns the position of the last found occurrence of a specified value in a string Searches for a match between a regular expression and a string, and returns the matches Searches for a match between a substring (or regular expression) and a string, and replaces the matched substring with a new substring Searches for a match between a regular expression and a string, and returns the position of the match Extracts a part of a string and returns a new string Splits a string into an array of substrings Extracts the characters from a string, beginning at a specified start position, and through the specified number of character Extracts the characters from a string, between two specified indices Converts a string to lowercase letters Converts a string to uppercase letters Returns the primitive value of a String object

String HTML Wrapper Methods

The HTML wrapper methods return the string wrapped inside the appropriate HTML tag. Method anchor() big() blink() Description Creates an anchor Displays a string using a big font Displays a blinking string

bold() Displays a string in bold fixed() Displays a string using a fixed-pitch font fontcolor() Displays a string using a specified color fontsize() Displays a string using a specified size italics() Displays a string in italic link() Displays a string as a hyperlink small() Displays a string using a small font strike() Displays a string with a strikethrough sub() Displays a string as subscript text sup() Displays a string as superscript text

RegExp Object
A regular expression is an object that describes a pattern of characters. Regular expressions are used to perform pattern-matching and "search-and-replace" functions on text.

Syntax
var patt=new RegExp(pattern,modifiers); or more simply: var patt=/pattern/modifiers;

pattern specifies the pattern of an expression modifiers specify if a search should be global, case-sensitive, etc.

For a tutorial about the RegExp object, read our JavaScript RegExp Object tutorial.

Modifiers
Modifiers are used to perform case-insensitive and global searches: Modifier i g m Description Perform case-insensitive matching Perform a global match (find all matches rather than stopping after the first match) Perform multiline matching

Brackets
Brackets are used to find a range of characters: Expression Description [abc] Find any character between the brackets [^abc] Find any character not between the brackets [0-9] Find any digit from 0 to 9 [A-Z] Find any character from uppercase A to uppercase Z [a-z] Find any character from lowercase a to lowercase z [A-z] Find any character from uppercase A to lowercase z [adgk] Find any character in the given set [^adgk] Find any character outside the given set (red|blue|green) Find any of the alternatives specified

Metacharacters
Metacharacters are characters with a special meaning: Metacharacter . \w \W \d \D \s \S \b \B \0 \n \f \r \t \v \xxx \xdd \uxxxx Description Find a single character, except newline or line terminator Find a word character Find a non-word character Find a digit Find a non-digit character Find a whitespace character Find a non-whitespace character Find a match at the beginning/end of a word Find a match not at the beginning/end of a word Find a NUL character Find a new line character Find a form feed character Find a carriage return character Find a tab character Find a vertical tab character Find the character specified by an octal number xxx Find the character specified by a hexadecimal number dd Find the Unicode character specified by a hexadecimal number xxxx

Quantifiers
Quantifier n+ n* n? n{X} n{X,Y} n{X,} n$ ^n ?=n ?!n Description Matches any string that contains at least one n Matches any string that contains zero or more occurrences of n Matches any string that contains zero or one occurrences of n Matches any string that contains a sequence of X n's Matches any string that contains a sequence of X to Y n's Matches any string that contains a sequence of at least X n's Matches any string with n at the end of it Matches any string with n at the beginning of it Matches any string that is followed by a specific string n Matches any string that is not followed by a specific string n

RegExp Object Properties

Property global ignoreCase lastIndex multiline source Description Specifies if the "g" modifier is set Specifies if the "i" modifier is set The index at which to start the next match Specifies if the "m" modifier is set The text of the RegExp pattern

RegExp Object Methods

Method compile() exec() test() Description Compiles a regular expression Tests for a match in a string. Returns the first match Tests for a match in a string. Returns true or false

JavaScript Global Properties

Property Infinity NaN undefined Description A numeric value that represents positive/negative infinity "Not-a-Number" value Indicates that a variable has not been assigned a value

JavaScript Global Functions

Function decodeURI() decodeURIComponent() encodeURI() encodeURIComponent() escape() eval() isFinite() isNaN() Number() parseFloat() parseInt() String() unescape() Description Decodes a URI Decodes a URI component Encodes a URI Encodes a URI component Encodes a string Evaluates a string and executes it as if it was script code Determines whether a value is a finite, legal number Determines whether a value is an illegal number Converts an object's value to a number Parses a string and returns a floating point number Parses a string and returns an integer Converts an object's value to a string Decodes an encoded string

Window Object
The window object represents an open window in a browser. If a document contain frames (<frame> or <iframe> tags), the browser creates one window object for the HTML document, and one additional window object for each frame. Note: There is no public standard that applies to the Window object, but all major browsers support it.

Window Object Properties

Property closed defaultStatus document frames history Description Returns a Boolean value indicating whether a window has been closed or not Sets or returns the default text in the statusbar of a window Returns the Document object for the window (See Document object) Returns an array of all the frames (including iframes) in the current window Returns the History object for the window (See History object)

innerHeight innerWidth length location name navigator opener outerHeight outerWidth pageXOffset pageYOffset parent screen screenLeft screenTop screenX screenY self status top

Sets or returns the inner height of a window's content area Sets or returns the inner width of a window's content area Returns the number of frames (including iframes) in a window Returns the Location object for the window (See Location object) Sets or returns the name of a window Returns the Navigator object for the window (See Navigator object) Returns a reference to the window that created the window Sets or returns the outer height of a window, including toolbars/scrollbars Sets or returns the outer width of a window, including toolbars/scrollbars Returns the pixels the current document has been scrolled (horizontally) from the upper left corner of the window Returns the pixels the current document has been scrolled (vertically) from the upper left corner of the window Returns the parent window of the current window Returns the Screen object for the window (See Screen object) Returns the x coordinate of the window relative to the screen Returns the y coordinate of the window relative to the screen Returns the x coordinate of the window relative to the screen Returns the y coordinate of the window relative to the screen Returns the current window Sets the text in the statusbar of a window Returns the topmost browser window

Window Object Methods

Method alert() blur() clearInterval() clearTimeout() close() confirm() createPopup() focus() moveBy() moveTo() open() print() Description Displays an alert box with a message and an OK button Removes focus from the current window Clears a timer set with setInterval() Clears a timer set with setTimeout() Closes the current window Displays a dialog box with a message and an OK and a Cancel button Creates a pop-up window Sets focus to the current window Moves a window relative to its current position Moves a window to the specified position Opens a new browser window Prints the content of the current window

prompt() resizeBy() resizeTo() scroll() scrollBy() scrollTo() setInterval() setTimeout()

Displays a dialog box that prompts the visitor for input Resizes the window by the specified pixels Resizes the window to the specified width and height Scrolls the content by the specified number of pixels Scrolls the content to the specified coordinates Calls a function or evaluates an expression at specified intervals (in milliseconds) Calls a function or evaluates an expression after a specified number of milliseconds

Navigator Object
The navigator object contains information about the browser. Note: There is no public standard that applies to the navigator object, but all major browsers support it.

Navigator Object Properties

Property appCodeName appName appVersion cookieEnabled onLine platform userAgent Description Returns the code name of the browser Returns the name of the browser Returns the version information of the browser Determines whether cookies are enabled in the browser Boolean, returns true if the browser is on line, otherwise false. Returns for which platform the browser is compiled Returns the user-agent header sent by the browser to the server

Navigator Object Methods

Method javaEnabled() taintEnabled() Description Specifies whether or not the browser has Java enabled Specifies whether or not the browser has data tainting enabled

History Object
The history object contains the URLs visited by the user (within a browser window).

The history object is part of the window object and is accessed through the window.history property. Note: There is no public standard that applies to the history object, but all major browsers support it.

History Object Properties

Property Description length Returns the number of URLs in the history list

History Object Methods

Method back() forward() go() Description Loads the previous URL in the history list Loads the next URL in the history list Loads a specific URL from the history list

Location Object
The location object contains information about the current URL. The location object is part of the window object and is accessed through the window.location property. Note: There is no public standard that applies to the location object, but all major browsers support it.

Location Object Properties

Property hash host hostname href pathname port Description Returns the anchor portion of a URL Returns the hostname and port of a URL Returns the hostname of a URL Returns the entire URL Returns the path name of a URL Returns the port number the server uses for a URL

protocol search

Returns the protocol of a URL Returns the query portion of a URL

Location Object Methods

Method assign() reload() replace() Description Loads a new document Reloads the current document Replaces the current document with a new one