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# string.delete

> ⚠️ **Not a string method.** `.delete()` works only on arrays and objects. See [arrays/.delete.md](https://github.com/Mistium/OSL-Docs/blob/main/methods/arrays/.delete.md) and [objects/.delete.md](https://github.com/Mistium/OSL-Docs/blob/main/methods/objects/.delete.md).

## Description

Delete is a method that deletes an index from a string

## Parameters

Delete takes the index to delete as a parameter.

## Usage On Strings

```javascript
str = "helllo world"
// setup the string

log str.delete(4)
// returns the string but with the 4th character deleted: "hello world"
```