HTML CSS and JavaScript for Beginners - A Web Design Course - JavaScript String Methods

The video tutorial covers string methods in programming, focusing on creating strings, determining their length, and finding specific content within them using methods like indexOf, lastIndexOf, and search. It explains how spaces are counted as characters and demonstrates how to locate the first and last occurrences of a substring. An exercise is provided to practice checking if a word exists in a string, using functions and conditions to output results. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding string manipulation for effective programming.

What is the purpose of the 'length' method when applied to a string?

How does adding spaces to a string affect its length?

What is the difference between 'indexOf' and 'lastIndexOf' methods?

How can you specify a starting position when using 'indexOf'?

What does the 'search' method do when applied to a string?

What will be returned if a searched value does not exist in the string?

Explain how to check if a word exists in a string using a function.