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## Getting a substring

There are 3 methods in JavaScript to get a substring: `substring`, `substr` and `slice`.
There are 3 methods in JavaScript to get a substring: `slice`, `substring` and `substr`.

`str.slice(start [, end])`
: Returns the part of the string from `start` to (but not including) `end`.
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`str.substring(start [, end])`
: Returns the part of the string *between* `start` and `end` (not including `end`).

This is almost the same as `slice`, but it allows `start` to be greater than `end` (in this case it simply swaps `start` and `end` values).
: Like `slice`, returns the part of the string from `start` to (but not including) `end`; however, it allows `start` to be greater than `end` (in this case it simply swaps `start` and `end` values).

For instance:

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| method | selects... | negatives |
|--------|-----------|-----------|
| `slice(start, end)` | from `start` to `end` (not including `end`) | allows negatives |
| `substring(start, end)` | between `start` and `end` (not including `end`)| negative values mean `0` |
| `slice(start, end)` | from `start` to (but not including) `end` | allows negatives |
| `substring(start, end)` | from `start` to (but not including) `end` | negative values mean `0` |
| `substr(start, length)` | from `start` get `length` characters | allows negative `start` |

```smart header="Which one to choose?"
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