Cheetsheet

JavaScript: Cheetsheet

Console

// => Hello world!
console.log('Hello world!');

// => Hello QuickRef.ME
console.warn('hello %s', 'QuickRef.ME');

// Prints error message to stderr
console.error(new Error('Oops!'));

String Interpolation

let age = 7;

// String concatenation
'Tommy is ' + age + ' years old.';

// String interpolation
`Tommy is ${age} years old.`;

const Keyword

const numberOfColumns = 4;

// TypeError: Assignment to constant...
numberOfColumns = 8;

Ternary Operator

var x=1;

// => true
result = (x == 1) ? true : false;

Nullish coalescing operator ??

null ?? 'I win';           //  'I win'
undefined ?? 'Me too';     //  'Me too'

false ?? 'I lose'          //  false
0 ?? 'I lose again'        //  0
'' ?? 'Damn it'            //  ''

== vs ===

0 == false   // true
0 === false  // false, different type
1 == "1"     // true,  automatic type conversion 
1 === "1"    // false, different type
null == undefined  // true
null === undefined // false
'0' == false       // true
'0' === false      // false

Arrow Functions (ES6)

Arrow function available starting ES2015

With two arguments

const sum = (param1, param2) => { 
  return param1 + param2; 
}; 
console.log(sum(2,5)); // => 7 

With no arguments

const printHello = () => { 
  console.log('hello'); 
}; 
printHello(); // => hello

With a single argument

const checkWeight = weight => { 
  console.log(`Weight : ${weight}`); 
}; 
checkWeight(25); // => Weight : 25 

Concise arrow functions

const multiply = (a, b) => a * b; 
// => 60 
console.log(multiply(2, 30)); 

JavaScript Scope

Scope

function myFunction() {
  
  var pizzaName = "Margarita";
  // Code here can use pizzaName
  
}

// Code here can't use pizzaName

Block Scoped Variables

const isLoggedIn = true;

if (isLoggedIn == true) {
  const statusMessage = 'Logged in.';
}

// Uncaught ReferenceError...
console.log(statusMessage);

Global Variables

// Variable declared globally
const color = 'blue';

function printColor() {
  console.log(color);
}

printColor(); // => blue

let vs var

  • var is scoped to the nearest function block
  • let is scoped to the nearest enclosing block
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  // This is the Max Scope for 'let'
  // i accessible ✔️
}
// i not accessible ❌
for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  // i accessible ✔️
}
// i accessible ✔️

Loops with closures

The variable has its own copy using let, and the variable has shared copy using var.

// Prints 3 thrice, not what we meant.
for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  setTimeout(_ => console.log(i), 10);
}
// Prints 0, 1 and 2, as expected.
for (let j = 0; j < 3; j++) { 
  setTimeout(_ => console.log(j), 10);
}

Mutable chart

Function \ Result add remove start end
push
pop
unshift
shift

Method .push()

// Adding a single element:
const cart = ['apple', 'orange'];
cart.push('pear'); 

// Adding multiple elements:
const numbers = [1, 2];
numbers.push(3, 4, 5);

Method .pop()

const fruits = ["apple", "orange", "banana"];

const fruit = fruits.pop(); // 'banana'
console.log(fruits); // ["apple", "orange"]

Method .shift()

let cats = ['Bob', 'Willy', 'Mini'];

cats.shift(); // ['Willy', 'Mini']

Method .unshift()

let cats = ['Bob'];

// => ['Willy', 'Bob']
cats.unshift('Willy');

// => ['Puff', 'George', 'Willy', 'Bob']
cats.unshift('Puff', 'George');

Method .concat()

const numbers = [3, 2, 1]
const newFirstNumber = 4
    
// => [ 4, 3, 2, 1 ]
[newFirstNumber].concat(numbers)
    
// => [ 3, 2, 1, 4 ]
numbers.concat(newFirstNumber)

Loop

for…in loop

const fruits = ["apple", "orange", "banana"];

for (let index in fruits) {
  console.log(index);
}
// => 0
// => 1
// => 2

for…of loop

const fruits = ["apple", "orange", "banana"];

for (let fruit of fruits) {
  console.log(fruit);
}
// => apple
// => orange
// => banana

JavaScript Iterators

Array Method .reduce()

const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4];

const sum = numbers.reduce((accumulator, curVal) => {  
  return accumulator + curVal;
});

console.log(sum); // 10

Array Method .map()

const members = ["Taylor", "Donald", "Don", "Natasha", "Bobby"];

const announcements = members.map((member) => {
  return member + " joined the contest.";
});

console.log(announcements);

Array Method .forEach()

const numbers = [28, 77, 45, 99, 27];

numbers.forEach(number => {  
  console.log(number);
}); 

Array Method .filter()

const randomNumbers = [4, 11, 42, 14, 39];
const filteredArray = randomNumbers.filter(n => {  
  return n > 5;
});

JavaScript Objects

Naming Properties

// Example of invalid key names
const trainSchedule = {
  // Invalid because of the space between words.
  platform num: 10, 
  // Expressions cannot be keys.
  40 - 10 + 2: 30,
  // A + sign is invalid unless it is enclosed in quotations.
  +compartment: 'C'
}

Assignment shorthand syntax

const person = {
  name: 'Tom',
  age: '22',
};
const {name, age} = person;
console.log(name); // 'Tom'
console.log(age);  // '22'

Delete operator

const person = {
  firstName: "Matilda",
  age: 27,
  hobby: "knitting",
  goal: "learning JavaScript"
};

delete person.hobby; // or delete person[hobby];

console.log(person);
/*
{
  firstName: "Matilda"
  age: 27
  goal: "learning JavaScript"
}
*/

Shorthand object creation

const activity = 'Surfing';
const beach = { activity };
console.log(beach); // { activity: 'Surfing' }

this Keyword

const cat = {
  name: 'Pipey',
  age: 8,
  whatName() {
    return this.name  
  }
};
console.log(cat.whatName()); // => Pipey

Factory functions

// A factory function that accepts 'name', 
// 'age', and 'breed' parameters to return 
// a customized dog object. 
const dogFactory = (name, age, breed) => {
  return {
    name: name,
    age: age,
    breed: breed,
    bark() {
      console.log('Woof!');  
    }
  };
};

Methods

const engine = {
  // method shorthand, with one argument
  start(adverb) {
    console.log(`The engine starts up ${adverb}...`);
  },  
  // anonymous arrow function expression with no arguments
  sputter: () => {
    console.log('The engine sputters...');
  },
};

engine.start('noisily');
engine.sputter();

Getters and setters

const myCat = {
  _name: 'Dottie',
  get name() {
    return this._name;  
  },
  set name(newName) {
    this._name = newName;  
  }
};

// Reference invokes the getter
console.log(myCat.name);

// Assignment invokes the setter
myCat.name = 'Yankee';

JavaScript Classes

Static Methods

class Dog {
  constructor(name) {
    this._name = name;  
  }
  
  introduce() { 
    console.log('This is ' + this._name + ' !');  
  }
  
  // A static method
  static bark() {
    console.log('Woof!');  
  }
}

const myDog = new Dog('Buster');
myDog.introduce();

// Calling the static method
Dog.bark();

extends

// Parent class
class Media {
  constructor(info) {
    this.publishDate = info.publishDate;
    this.name = info.name;
  }
}

// Child class
class Song extends Media {
  constructor(songData) {
    super(songData);
    this.artist = songData.artist;
  }
}

const mySong = new Song({ 
  artist: 'Queen', 
  name: 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 
  publishDate: 1975
});

JavaScript Modules

Export

// myMath.js

// Default export
export default function add(x,y){
    return x + y
}

// Normal export
export function subtract(x,y){
    return x - y
}

// Multiple exports
function multiply(x,y){
    return x * y
}
function duplicate(x){
    return x * 2
}
export {
    multiply,
    duplicate
}

Import

// main.js
import add, { subtract, multiply, duplicate } from './myMath.js';

console.log(add(6, 2)); // 8 
console.log(subtract(6, 2)) // 4
console.log(multiply(6, 2)); // 12
console.log(duplicate(5)) // 10

// index.html
<script type="module" src="main.js"></script>

Export Module

// myMath.js

function add(x,y){
    return x + y
}
function subtract(x,y){
    return x - y
}
function multiply(x,y){
    return x * y
}
function duplicate(x){
    return x * 2
}

// Multiple exports in node.js
module.exports = {
    add,
    subtract,
    multiply,
    duplicate
}

Require Module

// main.js
const myMath = require('./myMath.js')

console.log(myMath.add(6, 2)); // 8 
console.log(myMath.subtract(6, 2)) // 4
console.log(myMath.multiply(6, 2)); // 12
console.log(myMath.duplicate(5)) // 10

JavaScript Promises

Promise states

const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  const res = true;
  // An asynchronous operation.
  if (res) {
    resolve('Resolved!');
  }
  else {
    reject(Error('Error'));
  }
});

promise.then(
  (res) => console.log(res), 
  (err) => console.error(err)
);

Executor function

const executorFn = (resolve, reject) => {
  resolve('Resolved!');
};

const promise = new Promise(executorFn);

.then() method

const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {    
  setTimeout(() => {
    resolve('Result');
  }, 200);
});

promise.then((res) => {
  console.log(res);
}, (err) => {
  console.error(err);
});

.catch() method

const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {  
  setTimeout(() => {
    reject(Error('Promise Rejected Unconditionally.'));
  }, 1000);
});

promise.then((res) => {
  console.log(value);
});

promise.catch((err) => {
  console.error(err);
});

Promise.all()

const promise1 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    resolve(3);
  }, 300);
});
const promise2 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    resolve(2);
  }, 200);
});

Promise.all([promise1, promise2]).then((res) => {
  console.log(res[0]);
  console.log(res[1]);
});

Avoiding nested Promise and .then()

const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {  
  setTimeout(() => {
    resolve('*');
  }, 1000);
});

const twoStars = (star) => {  
  return (star + star);
};

const oneDot = (star) => {  
  return (star + '.');
};

const print = (val) => {
  console.log(val);
};

// Chaining them all together
promise.then(twoStars).then(oneDot).then(print);

Creating

const executorFn = (resolve, reject) => {
  console.log('The executor function of the promise!');
};

const promise = new Promise(executorFn);

Chaining multiple .then()

const promise = new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve('dAlan'), 100));

promise.then(res => {
  return res === 'Alan' ? Promise.resolve('Hey Alan!') : Promise.reject('Who are you?')
}).then((res) => {
  console.log(res)
}, (err) => {
  console.error(err)
});

JavaScript Async-Await

Asynchronous

function helloWorld() {
  return new Promise(resolve => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      resolve('Hello World!');
    }, 2000);
  });
}

const msg = async function() { //Async Function Expression
  const msg = await helloWorld();
  console.log('Message:', msg);
}

const msg1 = async () => { //Async Arrow Function
  const msg = await helloWorld();
  console.log('Message:', msg);
}

msg(); // Message: Hello World! <-- after 2 seconds
msg1(); // Message: Hello World! <-- after 2 seconds

Resolving Promises

let pro1 = Promise.resolve(5);
let pro2 = 44;
let pro3 = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
  setTimeout(resolve, 100, 'foo');
});

Promise.all([pro1, pro2, pro3]).then(function(values) {
  console.log(values);
});
// expected => Array [5, 44, "foo"]

Async Await Promises

function helloWorld() {
  return new Promise(resolve => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      resolve('Hello World!');
    }, 2000);
  });
}

async function msg() {
  const msg = await helloWorld();
  console.log('Message:', msg);
}

msg(); // Message: Hello World! <-- after 2 seconds

Aysnc await operator

function helloWorld() {
  return new Promise(resolve => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      resolve('Hello World!');
    }, 2000);
  });
}

async function msg() {
  const msg = await helloWorld();
  console.log('Message:', msg);
}

msg(); // Message: Hello World! <-- after 2 seconds

Error Handling

let json = '{ "age": 30 }'; // incomplete data

try {
  let user = JSON.parse(json); // <-- no errors
  console.log( user.name ); // no name!
} catch (e) {
  console.error( "Invalid JSON data!" );
}

JavaScript Requests

fetch api

fetch(url, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-type': 'application/json',
      'apikey': apiKey
    },
    body: data
  }).then(response => {
    if (response.ok) {
      return response.json();
    }
    throw new Error('Request failed!');
  }, networkError => {
    console.log(networkError.message)
  })

JSON Formatted

fetch('url-that-returns-JSON')
.then(response => response.json())
.then(jsonResponse => {
  console.log(jsonResponse);
});

promise url parameter fetch api

fetch('url')
.then(
  response  => {
    console.log(response);
  },
  rejection => {
    console.error(rejection.message);
  }
);

Fetch API Function

fetch('https://api-xxx.com/endpoint', {
  method: 'POST',
 body: JSON.stringify({id: "200"})
}).then(response => {
  if(response.ok){
	  return response.json();  
  }
	throw new Error('Request failed!');
}, networkError => {
  console.log(networkError.message);
}).then(jsonResponse => {
  console.log(jsonResponse);
})

async await syntax

const getSuggestions = async () => {
  const wordQuery = inputField.value;
  const endpoint = `${url}${queryParams}${wordQuery}`;
  try{
    const response = await fetch(endpoint, {cache: 'no-cache'});
    if(response.ok){
      const jsonResponse = await response.json()
    }
  }
  catch(error){
    console.log(error)
  }
}

Reference


ES6

JavaScript ES6: Cheetsheet

AKA (also known as)

JavaScript ES6 Cheetsheet: AKA (also known as)

Destructuring

JavaScript ES6 Cheetsheet: Destructuring

Number

JavaScript Number: Cheetsheet

Http Code

JavaScript Http Code: Cheetsheet