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Monday, October 16, 2023

Shorthand Tips & Tricks of JavaScript

1. Assigning values to multiple variables

We can assign values to multiple variables in one line with array destructuring.

//Longhandlet a, b, c;​a = 5;b = 8;c = 12;​//Shorthandlet [a, b, c] = [5, 8, 12];

2. The Ternary operator

We can save 5 lines of code here with the ternary (conditional) operator.

//Longhand let marks = 26; let result; if (marks >= 30) {   result = 'Pass'; } else {    result = 'Fail'; } ​//Shorthand let result = marks >= 30 ? 'Pass' : 'Fail';

3. Assigning a default value

We can use OR(||) short circuit evaluation to assign a default value to a variable in case the expected value is found falsy.

//Longhandlet imagePath;​let path = getImagePath();​if (path !== null && path !== undefined && path !== '') {    imagePath = path;} else {    imagePath = 'default.jpg';}​//Shorthandlet imagePath = getImagePath() || 'default.jpg';

4. Remove duplicates from an Array

The Set object stores only unique elements. Therefore, we can create a Set from the given array of elements and then, convert the Set back to an array to get all unique elements.

const arr = [10, 5, 20, 10, 6, 5, 8, 5, 20];const unique = [...new Set(arr)];console.log(unique); // [10, 5, 20, 6, 8]

5. AND(&&) Short circuit evaluation

If you are calling a function only if a variable is true, then you can use the AND(&&) short circuit as an alternative for this.

//Longhandif (isLoggedin) {    goToHomepage(); }​//ShorthandisLoggedin && goToHomepage();

The AND(&&) short circuit shorthand is more useful in React when you want to conditionally render a component. For example:

<div> { this.state.isLoading && <Loading /> } </div>

6. Swap two variables

To swap two variables, we often use a third variable. We can swap two variables easily with array destructuring assignment.

let x = 'Hello', y = 55;​//Longhandconst temp = x;x = y;y = temp;​//Shorthand[x, y] = [y, x];

7. Arrow Function

//Longhandfunction add(num1, num2) {  return num1 + num2;}​//Shorthandconst add = (num1, num2) => num1 + num2;

8. Template Literals

We normally use the + operator to concatenate string values with variables. With ES6 template literals, we can do it in a more simple way.

//Longhandconsole.log('You got a missed call from ' + number + ' at ' + time);​//Shorthandconsole.log(`You got a missed call from ${number} at ${time}`);

9. Multi-line String

For multiline strings, we normally use + operator with a new line escape sequence (\n). We can do it in an easier way by using backticks ( ` ).

//Longhandconsole.log('JavaScript, often abbreviated as JS, is a\n' +             'programming language that conforms to the \n' +             'ECMAScript specification. JavaScript is high-level,\n' +             'often just-in-time compiled, and multi-paradigm.'            );​​//Shorthandconsole.log(`JavaScript, often abbreviated as JS, is a            programming language that conforms to the            ECMAScript specification. JavaScript is high-level,            often just-in-time compiled, and multi-paradigm.`            );

10. Multiple condition checking

For multiple value matching, we can put all values in an array and use indexOf() method.

//Longhandif (value === 1 || value === 'one' || value === 2 || value === 'two') {  // Execute some code}​// Shorthand 1if ([1, 'one', 2, 'two'].indexOf(value) >= 0) {   // Execute some code}​// Shorthand 2if ([1, 'one', 2, 'two'].includes(value)) {     // Execute some code }

11. Object Property Assignment

If the variable name and object key name are the same then we can just mention the variable name in object literals instead of both key and value. JavaScript will automatically set the key same as the variable name and assign the value as the variable value.

let firstname = 'Amitav';let lastname = 'Mishra';​//Longhandlet obj = {firstname: firstname, lastname: lastname};​//Shorthandlet obj = {firstname, lastname};

12. String into a Number

There are built-in methods like parseInt and parseFloat available to convert a string to a number. We can also do this by simply providing a unary operator (+) in front of the string value.

//Longhandlet total = parseInt('453', 10);let average = parseFloat('42.6', 10);​//Shorthandlet total = +'453';let average = +'42.6';

13. Repeat a string multiple times

To repeat a string a specific number of times you can use a for loop. But using the repeat() method we can do it in a single line.

//Longhandlet str = '';for(let i = 0; i < 5; i ++) {  str += 'Hello ';}console.log(str); // Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello​// Shorthand'Hello '.repeat(5);

14. Exponent Power

We can use Math.pow() method to find the power of a number. There is a shorter syntax to do it with a double asterisk (**).

//Longhandconst power = Math.pow(4, 3); // 64​// Shorthandconst power = 4**3; // 64

15. Double NOT bitwise operator (~~)

The double NOT bitwise operator is a substitute for Math.floor() method.

//Longhandconst floor = Math.floor(6.8); // 6​// Shorthandconst floor = ~~6.8; // 6

The double NOT bitwise operator approach only works for 32 bit integers i.e (2**31)-1 = 2147483647. So for any number higher than 2147483647 and less than 0, bitwise operator (~~) will give wrong results, so recommended to use Math.floor() in such case.

16. Find the max and min numbers in an array

We can use for loop to loop through each value of the array and find the max or min value. We can also use the Array.reduce() method to find the max and min number in the array.

But using the spread operator we can do it in a single line.

// Shorthandconst arr = [2, 8, 15, 4];Math.max(...arr); // 15Math.min(...arr); // 2

17. For loop

To loop through an array we normally use the traditional for loop. We can make use of the for…of loop to iterate through arrays. To access the index of each value we can use for…in loop.

let arr = [10, 20, 30, 40];​//Longhandfor (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {  console.log(arr[i]);}​//Shorthand//for of loopfor (const val of arr) {  console.log(val);}​//for in loopfor (const index in arr) {  console.log(arr[index]);}

We can also loop through object properties using for…in loop.

let obj = {x: 20, y: 50};​for (const key in obj) {  console.log(obj[key]);}

18. Merging of arrays

let arr1 = [20, 30];​//Longhandlet arr2 = arr1.concat([60, 80]); // [20, 30, 60, 80]​//Shorthandlet arr2 = [...arr1, 60, 80]; // [20, 30, 60, 80]

19. Remove properties from an object

To remove a property from an object we can use the delete operator, but to remove multiple properties at a time, we can use the Rest parameter with destructuring assignment.

let obj = {x: 45, y: 72, z: 68, p: 98};​// Longhanddelete obj.x;delete obj.p;console.log(obj); // {y: 72, z: 68}​// Shorthandlet {x, p, ...newObj} = obj;console.log(newObj); // {y: 72, z: 68}​

20. Get character from string

let str = 'jscurious.com';​//Longhandstr.charAt(2); // c​//Shorthandstr[2]; // c

21. Remove falsy values from Array

let arr = [12, null, 0, 'xyz', null, -25, NaN, '', undefined, 0.5, false];​//Longhandlet filterArray = arr.filter(function(value) {    if(value) return value;});// filterArray = [12, "xyz", -25, 0.5]​// Shorthandlet filterArray = arr.filter(Boolean);// filterArray = [12, "xyz", -25, 0.5]

Zero (0) is considered to be a falsy value so it will be removed in both the cases. You can add an extra check for zero to keep it.

22. Create a random string token

const token = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);

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