<script id="jsbin-javascript">
/*
 * Strings: Character Data
 *
 * Strings create words, phrases, etc
 * (a string of characters)
*/

var myString = "Hello!"

// to access the specific characters in a string:
// value:  H e l l o
// index:  0 1 2 3 4

// use brackets [] -> aString[index]
var h = myString[0];
console.log(h);

/** OR **/

// use the method charAt() -> aString.charAt(index)
var e = myString.charAt(1);
console.log(e);

/** OR **/

// use the method slice() -> aString.slice(index, index)
var l = myString.slice(2,3); // starts at index 2 and ends before 3
console.log(l);

var loEx = myString.slice(3);  // starts at index 3 and goes until the end of the string
console.log(loEx);


// note: can access the last character of a string by using .length
var loEx = myString.charAt(aString.length-1);
console.log(loEx);
</script>


<script id="jsbin-source-javascript" type="text/javascript">/*
 * Strings: Character Data
 *
 * Strings create words, phrases, etc
 * (a string of characters)
*/

var myString = "Hello!"

// to access the specific characters in a string:
// value:  H e l l o
// index:  0 1 2 3 4

// use brackets [] -> aString[index]
var h = myString[0];
console.log(h);

/** OR **/

// use the method charAt() -> aString.charAt(index)
var e = myString.charAt(1);
console.log(e);

/** OR **/

// use the method slice() -> aString.slice(index, index)
var l = myString.slice(2,3); // starts at index 2 and ends before 3
console.log(l);

var loEx = myString.slice(3);  // starts at index 3 and goes until the end of the string
console.log(loEx);


// note: can access the last character of a string by using .length
var loEx = myString.charAt(aString.length-1);
console.log(loEx);</script>