instr function in javascript??

[Smirre]

Is there any function i javascript that is equal to instr in vb. Is that the subString function?? This can not be used on a variant variable?? how do i declare and convert the variant to a string??

is it String() variablename = toString(variant variable) or ???

/Smirre

[sail3005]

there is only one datadype in JS. so why would you have to convert it to a string?

[Smirre]

To be able to use the substring method of the string object?!?!?!?!
Or is there any other way???
Because when I try use the substring method on a variant variable it doesn't work because the object does not support the specified method.....

/Smirre

[filburt1]

It's the indexOf method of a string object (test.indexOf("something") returns the index of "something" in test).

[Psyrus]

To create a String object you can use this syntax:

var myNewString = new String(myOldVariant);

[sail3005]

Originally posted by Smirre
To be able to use the substring method of the string object?!?!?!?!
Or is there any other way???
Because when I try use the substring method on a variant variable it doesn't work because the object does not support the specified method.....

/Smirre

yeah, everything is just var...which covers string, int, long, char, double, float etc..