javascript first 2 characters of string code example

Example 1: how to get the first character of a string in javascript

let str = 'John Wick'
let firstChar = str.charAt(0) 
console.log(firstChar); // "J"

Example 2: js substring first 4 numbwe

mystring = "9862 ....... -pack size 1 - SST Unspun Label (Roll) CAT#: 9862";

mystring = mystring.substring(0, 4);

alert(mystring.trim());