How to get the first word from a string in JavaScript

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const s = "javascript php c c++ python"; 
 
console.log(s.substring(0, s.indexOf(' ')));

  
/*
run:
  
javascript
  
*/

 



answered Sep 6, 2019 by avibootz
edited Sep 19, 2024 by avibootz
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function get_first_word(s) {
    const arr = s.split(" ");
     
    return arr[0];
}
 
const s = "javascript php c c++ python"; 
 
console.log(get_first_word(s));

  
/*
run:
  
javascript
  
*/

 



answered Sep 7, 2019 by avibootz
edited Sep 19, 2024 by avibootz
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const str = 'javascript node.js typescript php';
 
const first_word = str.split(' ')[0]
 
console.log(first_word); 

 



answered Sep 19, 2024 by avibootz
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