# String functions **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 21, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/146455 "2008-08-21T10:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/146455/1 "2008-08-21T10:48:02Z")
I have string. In that i need to display the first element from String means Which Function Should I use? I Am Unable To Figure Out… ---
**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/146455/2 "2008-08-21T10:52:57Z")
Newb N. wrote: > I have string. > In that i need to display the first element from String means Which > Function Should I use? > I Am Unable To Figure Out… If you mean first letter : name[0] #shows code name[0].chr #shows letter ---
**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/146455/3 "2008-08-21T10:56:04Z")
On Thursday 21 August 2008, Newb N. wrote: > I have string. > In that i need to display the first element from String means Which > Function Should I use? > I Am Unable To Figure Out… Try String#[] or String#slice, but since they return a number (the code of the first character) if you only specify an index, you’ll need to pass the index and a length of 1, like this: “test string”[0,1] =\> “t” For more information, see the documentation for the String#slice method (ri String#slice). Stefano ---
**Author:** ![newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/146455/4 "2008-08-21T11:10:07Z")
Newb N. schrieb: > I have string. > In that i need to display the first element from String means Which > Function Should I use? > I Am Unable To Figure Out… “ASDASDAS”[0] → 65 “ASDASDAS”[0].chr → “A” Please add [RDoc Documentation](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/) to your Favorites, look at Class “String” and you will find everything you need. – Otto Software Partner GmbH Jan P. (e-mail: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid) Tel. 0351/49723202, Fax: 0351/49723119 01067 Dresden, Freiberger Straße 35 - AG Dresden, HRB 2475 Geschäftsführer: Burkhard Arrenberg, Heinz A. Bade, Jens Gruhl