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ES spec-compliant `String.prototype.substr` shim/polyfill/replacement that works as far down as ES3
An ES-spec-compliant String.prototype.substrshim/polyfill/replacement that works as far down as ES3.
This package implements the es-shim API interface. It works in an ES3-supported environment and complies with the spec.
npm install --save string.prototype.substr
var assert = require('assert');
var substr = require('string.prototype.substr');
assert(substr('abc', 1) === 'bc');
substr.shim(); // will be a no-op if not needed
assert(substr(' \t\na \t\n') === ' \t\na \t\n'.substr());
Clone the repo, npm install, and run npm test
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ES spec-compliant `String.prototype.substr` shim/polyfill/replacement that works as far down as ES3
The npm package string.prototype.substr receives a total of 7 weekly downloads. As such, string.prototype.substr popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that string.prototype.substr demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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