function fearNotLetter(str) { //return str; var arr = str.split(''); var temp = []; var start = str.charCodeAt(0); var end = str.charAt(str.length - 1).charCodeAt(0); for(var i = start; i < end + 1; i++){ var item = String.fromCharCode(i); if(arr[0] !== item){ temp.push(item); }else{ arr.shift(); } } if(temp.length === 0){ return undefined; }else{ return temp.join(''); } } fearNotLetter("abce");