JavaScript: Create a new string without the first and last character of a given string

JavaScript Basic: Exercise-60 with Solution

Remove First and Last Characters in String

Write a JavaScript program to create a new string without the first and last characters of a given string.

This JavaScript program takes an input string and returns a new string with the first and last characters removed. The length of the input string should be at least 2.

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Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function named without_first_end with parameter str
function without_first_end(str) {
  // Use substring to get a portion of the string excluding the first and last characters
  return str.substring(1, str.length - 1);
}

// Call the function with sample arguments and log the results to the console
console.log(without_first_end('JavaScript'));
console.log(without_first_end('JS'));
console.log(without_first_end('PHP')); 

Output:

avaScrip

H

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Flowchart:

ES6 Version:

// Define a function named without_first_end with parameter str
const without_first_end = (str) => {
    // Use substring to get a substring excluding the first and last characters
    return str.substring(1, str.length - 1);
};

// Call the function with sample arguments and log the results to the console
console.log(without_first_end('JavaScript'));
console.log(without_first_end('JS'));
console.log(without_first_end('PHP'));

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript program that removes the first and last characters from a string if its length is greater than 2.
• Write a JavaScript function that uses the slice() method to return a new string without the first and last characters.
• Write a JavaScript program that checks for edge cases before removing the first and last characters from a given string.

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