7C-EX1PatteringInStrings

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    // ex1 find length of string
    var phraseOne = "this is a simple phrase.";
    document.write("\"this simple phrase\" is "+ phraseOne.length + " chraracters long<br>");
    // backslash beofore means just to read as a character
    // the length method returns number of characters in a string

    //ex 2 converts strings to up uppercase
    var phraseTwo = "hello world!";
    document.write(phraseTwo.toUpperCase()+ "<br>");

    //se3 converts to lowercase
    var str1 ="hello";
    var str2 ="Hello";
    if (str1.toLowerCase() == str2.toLowerCase() )
    {
        document.write("yes, they are the same<br>")
    }
    else
    {
        document.write("no they are NOT the same")
    }

    // ex4 finding characters in a string
    var phraseThree = "strings are cool";
    var position = phraseThree.charAt(2)
    document.write(position);
    // first position is actualy zero so S=0 T=1 R=2 I=3 N=4 G=5
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