JavaScript Basics

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Table of Contents


# 1. Introduction


Q 1.1. List out important features of JavaScript ES6?

1. Template Strings:

Template literals are string literals allowing embedded expressions.

Benefits:

// String Substitution
let name = `Abhinav Sharma`;
console.log(`Hi, ${name}`); // Output: "Hi, Abhinav Sharma"

// Multiline String
let msg = `Hello \n
World`;
console.log(`${msg}`); // Output: "Hello World"

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2. Spread Operator:

Spread operator allows iterables( arrays / objects / strings ) to be expanded into single arguments/elements.

function sum(x, y, z) {
  return x + y + z;
}
const numbers = [10, 20, 30];

// Using Apply (ES5)
console.log(sum.apply(null, numbers)); // 60

// Using Spread Operator
console.log(sum(...numbers)); // 60

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2.1. Copying an array:

const fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Banana"];
const newFruitArray = [...fruits];

console.log(newFruitArray);

Output:

['Apple', 'Orange', 'Banana']

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2.2. Concatenating arrays:

const arr1 = ["A", "B", "C"];
const arr2 = ["X", "Y", "Z"];

const result = [...arr1, ...arr2];

console.log(result);

Output:

['A', 'B', 'C', 'X', 'Y', 'Z']

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2.3. Spreading elements together with an individual element:

const fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Banana"];
const newFruits = ["Cherry", ...fruits];

console.log(newFruits);

Output:

['Cherry', 'Apple', 'Orange', 'Banana']

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2.4. Spreading elements on function calls:

const fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Banana"];

const getFruits = (f1, f2, f3) => {
  console.log(`Fruits: ${f1}, ${f2} and ${f3}`);
};

getFruits(...fruits);

Output:

Fruits: Apple, Orange and Banana

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2.5. Spread syntax for object literals:

const obj1 = { id: 101, name: 'Rajiv Sandal' }
const obj2 = { age: 35, country: 'INDIA' }

const employee = { ...obj1, ...obj2 }

console.log(employee);

Output:

{
  "id": 101,
  "name": "Rajiv Sandal",
  "age": 35,
  "country": "INDIA"
}
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3. Sets:

Sets are a new object type with ES6 (ES2015) that allow to create collections of unique values. The values in a set can be either simple primitives like strings or integers, but more complex object types like object literals or arrays can also be part of a set.

const numbers = new Set([10, 20, 20, 30, 40, 50]);

console.log(numbers); Set(5) { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 }
console.log(typeof numbers); // Object

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4. Default Parametrs:

function add(x = 10, y = 20) {
  console.log(x + y);
}

add(10, 30); // Output: 10 + 30 = 40
add(15); // Output: 15 + 20 = 35
add(); // Output: 10 + 20 = 30

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5. repeat():

The repeat() method constructs and returns a new string which contains the specified number of copies of the string on which it was called, concatenated together.

const msg = "Hello World \n";

console.log(`${msg.repeat(3)}`);

Output:

Hello World
Hello World
Hello World

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6. Arrow Function (=>):

const add = (x, y) => x + y;

console.log(add(10, 20)); // 30

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7. Arrow function with this

/**
 * Using Arrow function
 */
const person = {
  name: "Diksha",
  actions: ["bike", "hike", "ski"],
  printActions() {
    this.actions.forEach((action) => {
      console.log(this.name + " likes to " + action);
    });
  },
};

person.printActions();

Output:

Diksha likes to bike 
Diksha likes to hike 
Diksha likes to ski

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8. Destructing Assignment:

// Destructing Assignment
const { title, price, description } = {
  title: "iPhone",
  price: 999,
  description: "The iPhone is a smartphone developed by Apple"
};

console.log(title); // iPhone
console.log(price); // 999
console.log(description); // The iPhone is a smartphone developed by Apple

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9. Generators:

A generator is a function that can stop midway and then continue from where it stopped. In short, a generator appears to be a function but it behaves like an iterator.

function* generator(num) {
  yield num + 10;
  yield num + 20;
  yield num + 30;
}
const gen = generator(10);

console.log(gen.next().value); // 20
console.log(gen.next().value); // 30
console.log(gen.next().value); // 40

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10. Symbols:

They are tokens that serve as unique IDs. We create symbols via the factory function Symbol(). Symbols primary use case is for making private object properties, which can be only of type String or Symbol (Numbers are automatically converted to Strings).

const symbol1 = Symbol();
const symbol2 = Symbol(42);
const symbol3 = Symbol("Hi");

console.log(typeof symbol1); // symbol
console.log(symbol3.toString()); // Symbol(Hi)
console.log(Symbol("Hi") === Symbol("Hi")); // false

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11. Iterator:

The iterable is a interface that specifies that an object can be accessible if it implements a method who is key is [symbol.iterator].

const title = "ES6";
const iterateIt = title[Symbol.iterator]();

console.log(iterateIt.next().value); //output: E
console.log(iterateIt.next().value); //output: S
console.log(iterateIt.next().value); //output: 6

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# 2. VARIABLES


Q 2.1. What are global variables?

Global variables are declared outside of a function or declared with a window object for accessibility throughout the program (unless shadowed by locals). If you declare a variable without using var, even if it's inside a function, it will still be seen as global.

The var statement declares a function-scoped or globally-scoped variable, optionally initializing it to a value.

Example:

var x = 10;

if (x === 10) {
  var x = 20;

  console.log(x); // expected output: 20
}

console.log(x); // expected output: 20

Example: Declaring global variable within function

window.value = 90;

// Declaring global variable by window object
function setValue() {
  window.value = 100;
}

// Accessing global variable from other function
function getValue() {
  setValue();
  return window.value;
}

console.log(getValue()); // 100

Using Undeclared Variables:

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Q 2.2. What are template literals in es6?

Template literals help make it simple to do string interpolation, or to include variables in a string.

const person = { name: 'Tyler', age: 28 };

console.log(`Hi, my name is ${person.name} and I am ${person.age} years old!`);
// 'Hi, my name is Tyler and I am 28 years old!'

Template literals, however, preserve whatever spacing you add to them. For example, to create that same multi-line output that we created above, you can simply do:

console.log(`This is line one.
This is line two.`);
// This is line one.
// This is line two.

Another use case of template literals would be to use as a substitute for templating libraries for simple variable interpolations:

const person = { name: 'Tyler', age: 28 };

document.body.innerHTML = `
  <div>
    <p>Name: ${person.name}</p>
    <p>Name: ${person.age}</p>
  </div>
`
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Q 2.3. What are the differences between variables created using let, var or const?

Variables declared using the var keyword are scoped to the function in which they are created, or if created outside of any function, to the global object. let and const are block scoped, meaning they are only accessible within the nearest set of curly braces (function, if-else block, or for-loop).

/**
 * All variables are accessible within functions.
 */
function variableScope() {

  var x = 10;
  let y = 20;
  const z = 30;

  console.log(x); // 10
  console.log(y); // 20
  console.log(z); // 30
}

console.log(x); // ReferenceError: x is not defined
console.log(y); // ReferenceError: y is not defined
console.log(z); // ReferenceError: z is not defined

variableScope();

/**
 * var declared variables are accessible anywhere in the function scope.
 */
if (true) {
  var a = 10;
  let b = 20;
  const c = 30;
}

console.log(a); // 10
console.log(b); // ReferenceError: b is not defined
console.log(c); // ReferenceError: c is not defined

var allows variables to be hoisted, meaning they can be referenced in code before they are declared. let and const will not allow this, instead throwing an error.

console.log(a); // undefined
var a = 'foo';

console.log(b); // ReferenceError: can't access lexical declaration 'b' before initialization
let b = 'baz';

console.log(c); // ReferenceError: can't access lexical declaration 'c' before initialization
const c = 'bar';

Redeclaring a variable with var will not throw an error, but ‘let’ and ‘const’ will.

var a = 'foo';
var a = 'bar';
console.log(a); // "bar"

let b = 'baz';
let b = 'qux'; // Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier 'b' has already been declared

let and const differ in that let allows reassigning the variable’s value while const does not.

// This is ok.
let a = 'foo';
a = 'bar';
console.log(a); // bar

// This causes an exception.
const b = 'baz';
b = 'qux';
console.log(b) // TypeError: Assignment to constant variable.

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Q 2.4. What is Hoisting in JavaScript?

JavaScript Hoisting refers to the process whereby the interpreter appears to move the declaration of functions, variables or classes to the top of their scope, prior to execution of the code.

Hoisting allows functions to be safely used in code before they are declared.

Example 01: Function Hoisting

One of the advantages of hoisting is that it lets you use a function before you declare it in your code.

getName("Sadhika Sandal");

function getName(name) {
  console.log("Hello " + name);
}

Output:

Hello Sadhika Sandal

Example 02: Variable Hoisting

console.log(message); // output: undefined
var message = "The variable Has been hoisted";

The above code looks like as below to the interpreter,

var message;
console.log(message);
message = "The variable Has been hoisted";

Example 03: let and const hoisting

All declarations (function, var, let, const and class) are hoisted in JavaScript, while the var declarations are initialized with undefined, but let and const declarations remain uninitialized.

console.log(x);
let x = 10;

// Output: ReferenceError: x is not defined

They will only get initialized when their lexical binding (assignment) is evaluated during runtime by the JavaScript engine. This means we can't access the variable before the engine evaluates its value at the place it was declared in the source code. This is what we call Temporal Dead Zone, A time span between variable creation and its initialization where they can't be accessed.

Note: JavaScript only hoists declarations, not initialisation

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Q 2.5. In which case the function definition is not hoisted in JavaScript?

Let us take the following function expression

var foo = function foo() {
  return 12;
}

In JavaScript var-declared variables and functions are hoisted. Let us take function hoisting first. Basically, the JavaScript interpreter looks ahead to find all the variable declaration and hoists them to the top of the function where It is declared. For example:

foo(); // Here foo is still undefined
var foo = function foo() {
  return 12;
};

The code above behind the scene look something like this:

var foo = undefined;
foo(); // Here foo is undefined
foo = function foo() {
  // Some code stuff
}

var foo = undefined;
foo = function foo() {
  // Some code stuff
}
foo(); // Now foo is defined here
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Q 2.6. What is the Temporal Dead Zone in ES6?

In ES6, let bindings are not subject to “variable hoisting”, which means that let declarations do not move to the top of the current execution context.

Referencing the variable in the block before the initialization results in a ReferenceError (contrary to a variable declared with var, which will just have the undefined value). The variable is in a “temporal dead zone” from the start of the block until the initialization is processed.

console.log(aVar); // undefined
console.log(aLet); // causes ReferenceError: aLet is not defined

var aVar = 1;
let aLet = 2;
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Q 2.7. What is the purpose of double exclamation?

The double exclamation or negation(!!) ensures the resulting type is a boolean. If it was falsey (e.g. 0, null, undefined, etc.), it will be false, otherwise, true.

For example, you can test IE version using this expression as below,

let isIE11 = false;
isIE11 = !!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv[ :]*11\./);
console.log(isIE11); // returns true or false

If you do not use this expression then it returns the original value.

console.log(navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv[ :]*11\./));  // returns either an Array or null

Note: The expression !! is not an operator, but it is just twice of ! operator.

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Q 2.8. In JavaScript, what is the difference between var x = 1 and x = 1?

var x = 1:

var x = 1;

if (x === 1) {
  var x = 2;

  console.log(x); // expected output: 2
}

console.log(x); // expected output: 2

var x = 5; // global
function someThing(y) {
  var x = 3; // local
  var z = x + y;
  console.log(z);
}
someThing(4); // 7
console.log(x); // 5

x = 1:

var x = 5; // global
function someThing(y) {
  x = 1; // still global!
  var z = x + y;
  console.log(z);
}
someThing(4) // 5
console.log(x) // 1

Example:

{
  console.log(x + y); // NaN
  var x = 1;
  var y = 2;
}

{
  console.log(x + y); // Uncaught ReferenceError: x is not defined
   x = 1;
   y = 2;
}


  var x = 1 x = 1
Strict mode ✔ ❌
Block scope ❌ ✔
Function scope ✔ ✔
Global scope ✔ ✔
Hoisting ✔ ❌
Reassigning ✔ ✔
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Q 2.9. How do you assign default values to variables?

You can use the logical or operator || in an assignment expression to provide a default value.

Syntax:

var a = b || c;

As per the above expression, variable ‘a ‘will get the value of ‘c’ only if ‘b’ is falsy (if is null, false, undefined, 0, empty string, or NaN), otherwise ‘a’ will get the value of ‘b’.

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Q 2.10. What is the precedence order between local and global variables?

A local variable takes precedence over a global variable with the same name.

var msg = "Good morning";

function greeting() {
  msg = "Good Evening";
  console.log(msg);
}
greeting();

Output:

Good Evening

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Q 2.11. What is variable shadowing in javascript?

Variable shadowing occurs when a variable declared within a certain scope (decision block, method, or inner class) has the same name as a variable declared in an outer scope. This outer variable is said to be shadowed.

If there is a variable in the global scope, and you’d like to create a variable with the same name in a function. The variable in the inner scope will temporarily shadow the variable in the outer scope.

Example:

/**
 * Variable Shadowing
 */
var val = 10;

function Hoist(val) {
  console.log(val);
}
Hoist(20); // 20

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Q 2.12. Explain var self = this in JavaScript?

The self is being used to maintain a reference to the original this even as the context is changing. It is a technique often used in event handlers ( especially in closures ).

this is a JavaScript keyword which refers to the current context. Unlike other programming languages, JavaScript does not have block scoping ( in C open/close {} curly braces refers to a block ). JavaScript has two scopes namely, global and local scope.

Example:

/**
 * this Context
 */
const context = {
  prop: 10,
  getCurrentContext: function () {
    return this.prop;
  }
};

console.log(context.getCurrentContext()); // 10

Note: ‘self’ should not be used this way anymore, since modern browsers provide a global variable self pointing to the global object of either a normal window or a WebWorker.

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Q 2.13. How do you swap variables using destructuring assignment?

var x = 10, y = 20;

[x, y] = [y, x];

console.log(x); // 20
console.log(y); // 10

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Q 2.14. What is scope chain in javascript?

The scope chain in JavaScript refers to the chain of nested scopes that a JavaScript program uses to look up variable and function references. When a variable or function is referenced in JavaScript code, the interpreter first looks for it in the current scope. If it’s not found there, it moves up the scope chain to the next outer scope and looks for it there. It continues doing this until the variable or function is found or until it reaches the global scope.

Example::

let globalVar = "I'm a global variable";

function outer() {
  let outerVar = "I'm an outer variable";

  function inner() {
    let innerVar = "I'm an inner variable";
    console.log(innerVar); // "I'm an inner variable"
    console.log(outerVar); // "I'm an outer variable"
    console.log(globalVar); // "I'm a global variable"
  }

  inner();
}

outer();
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# 3. DATA TYPES


Q 3.1. What are data types in javascript?

There are eight basic data types in JavaScript.

Data Types Description Example
String Represents textual data let str = ‘Hi’, let str2 = “Hello”, let str3 = `Hello World`
Number An integer or a floating-point number let num = 3, let num2 = 3.234, let num3 = 3e-2
BigInt An integer with arbitrary precision let num = 900719925124740999n, let num = 1n
Boolean Any of two values: true or false let flag = true
undefined A data type whose variable is not initialized let a;
null Denotes a null value let a = null;
Symbol Data type whose instances are unique and immutable let value = Symbol(‘hello’);
Object key-value pairs of collection of data let student = { };

String:

String is used to store text. In JavaScript, strings are surrounded by quotes:

Example::

// Strings
const firstName = "Mukul";
const lastName = "Mittal";
const result = `Name: ${firstName} ${lastName}`;

console.log(result); // Name: Mukul Mittal

Number:

Number represents integer and floating numbers (decimals and exponentials). A number type can also be +Infinity, -Infinity, and NaN (not a number).

const number1 = 3;
const number2 = 3.433;
const number3 = 3e5; // 3 * 10^5

const number4 = 3 / 0;
console.log(number4); // Infinity

const number5 = -3 / 0;
console.log(number5); // -Infinity

// strings can't be divided by numbers
const number6 = "abc" / 3;
console.log(number6); // NaN

BigInt:

In JavaScript, Number type can only represent numbers less than (253 - 1) and more than -(253 - 1). However, if you need to use a larger number than that, you can use the BigInt data type.

A BigInt number is created by appending n to the end of an integer.

// BigInt value
const num1 = 100000000000000000n;
const num2 = 1000000000000000000n;
const num3 = 10;

// Adding two big integers
const result1 = num1 + num2;
console.log(result1); // "1100000000000000000n"

// Error! BitInt and number cannot be added
const result2 = num1 + num2 + num3;
console.log(result2); // Uncaught TypeError: Cannot mix BigInt and other types

Boolean:

This data type represents logical entities. Boolean represents one of two values: true or false.

const dataChecked = true;
const valueCounted = false;

undefined:

The undefined data type represents value that is not assigned. If a variable is declared but the value is not assigned, then the value of that variable will be undefined.

let name;
console.log(name); // undefined

let name = undefined;
console.log(name); // undefined

null:

In JavaScript, null is a special value that represents empty or unknown value.

const number = null;

Symbol:

A value having the data type Symbol can be referred to as a symbol value. Symbol is an immutable primitive value that is unique.

// Two symbols with the same description

const value1 = Symbol('hello');
const value2 = Symbol('hello');

let result = (value1 === value2) ? true : false;  // false;

// Note: Though value1 and value2 both contain 'hello', they are different as they are of the Symbol type.

Object:

An object is a complex data type that allows us to store collections of data.

const employee = {
    firstName: 'John',
    lastName: 'K',
    email: 'john.k@gmail.com'
};
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Q 3.2. What is undefined property?

The undefined property indicates that a variable has not been assigned a value, or not declared at all. The type of undefined value is undefined too.

var user;    // Value is undefined, type is undefined
console.log(typeof(user)) //undefined

Any variable can be emptied by setting the value to undefined.

user = undefined
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Q 3.3. What is difference between null vs undefined?

Null:

Null means an empty or non-existent value. Null is assigned, and explicitly means nothing.

var test = null;
console.log(test); // null

null is also an object. Interestingly, this was actually an error in the original JavaScript implementation:

console.log(typeof test); // object

Undefined:

Undefined means a variable has been declared, but the value of that variable has not yet been defined. For example:

var test2;
console.log(test2); // undefined

Unlike null, undefined is of the type undefined:

console.log(typeof test2); // undefined

Difference:

Null Undefined
It is an assignment value which indicates that variable points to no object. It is not an assignment value where a variable has been declared but has not yet been assigned a value.
Type of null is object Type of undefined is undefined
The null value is a primitive value that represents the null, empty, or non-existent reference. The undefined value is a primitive value used when a variable has not been assigned a value.
Indicates the absence of a value for a variable Indicates absence of variable itself
Converted to zero (0) while performing primitive operations Converted to NaN while performing primitive operations
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Q 3.4. What is Coercion in JavaScript?

Type coercion is the automatic or implicit conversion of values from one data type to another (such as strings to numbers). Type conversion is similar to type coercion because they both convert values from one data type to another with one key difference — type coercion is implicit whereas type conversion can be either implicit or explicit.

const value1 = '10';
const value2 = 20;

let sum = value1 + value2;

console.log(sum);

In the above example, JavaScript has coerced the 10 from a number into a string and then concatenated the two values together, resulting in a string of 1020. JavaScript had a choice between a string or a number and decided to use a string.

// Example of explicit coercion
const value1 = '10';
const value2 = 20;

let sum = Number(value1) + value2;

console.log(sum);
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# 4. OPERATORS


Q 4.1. What are various operators supported by javascript?

An operator is capable of manipulating(mathematical and logical computations) a certain value or operand. There are various operators supported by JavaScript as below,

Arithmetic Operators:

Arithmetic operators are used to perform mathematical operations between numeric operands.

Operators Description Example ( say let x = 10, y = 20;)
+ Adds two numeric operands. x + y
- Subtract right operand from left operand y - x
* Multiply two numeric operands. x * y
/ Divide left operand by right operand. y / x
% Modulus operator. Returns remainder of two operands. x % 2
++ Increment operator. Increase operand value by one. x++
– Decrement operator. Decrease value by one. x–

Comparison Operators:

JavaScript provides comparison operators that compare two operands and return a boolean value true or false.

Operators Description
== Compares the equality of two operands without considering type.
=== Compares equality of two operands with type.
!= Compares inequality of two operands.
> Returns a boolean value true if the left-side value is greater than the right-side value; otherwise, returns false.
< Returns a boolean value true if the left-side value is less than the right-side value; otherwise, returns false.
>= Returns a boolean value true if the left-side value is greater than or equal to the right-side value; otherwise, returns false.
<= Returns a boolean value true if the left-side value is less than or equal to the right-side value; otherwise, returns false.

Logical Operators:

The logical operators are used to combine two or more conditions.

1. && - is known as AND operator. It checks whether two operands are non-zero or not (0, false, undefined, null or “” are considered as zero). It returns 1 if they are non-zero; otherwise, returns 0

**2.   ** - is known as OR operator. It checks whether any one of the two operands is non-zero or not (0, false, undefined, null or “” is considered as zero). It returns 1 if any one of of them is non-zero; otherwise, returns 0.

3. ! - is known as NOT operator. It reverses the boolean result of the operand (or condition). !false returns true, and !true returns false.

Assignment Operators:

The assignment operators to assign values to variables with less key strokes.

Operators Description
= Assigns right operand value to the left operand.
+= Sums up left and right operand values and assigns the result to the left operand.
-= Subtract right operand value from the left operand value and assigns the result to the left operand.
*= Multiply left and right operand values and assigns the result to the left operand.
/= Divide left operand value by right operand value and assign the result to the left operand.
%= Get the modulus of left operand divide by right operand and assign resulted modulus to the left operand.
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Q 4.2. What are the bitwise operators available in javascript?

Below are the list of bit-wise logical operators used in JavaScript

Operator Usage Description  
Bitwise AND a & b Returns a one in each bit position for which the corresponding bits of both operands are ones.  
Bitwise OR a b Returns a one in each bit position for which the corresponding bits of either or both operands are ones.
Bitwise XOR a ^ b Returns a one in each bit position for which the corresponding bits of either but not both operands are ones.  
Bitwise NOT ~ a Inverts the bits of its operand.  
Left shift a « b Shifts a in binary representation b (< 32) bits to the left, shifting in zeroes from the right.  
Sign-propagating right shift a » b Shifts a in binary representation b (< 32) bits to the right, discarding bits shifted off.  
Zero-fill right shift a »> b Shifts a in binary representation b (< 32) bits to the right, discarding bits shifted off, and shifting in zeroes from the left.  

Examples:

Operation Result Same as Result  
5 & 1 1 0101 & 0001 0001  
5 | 1 5 0101 0001 0101
~ 5 -6 ~0101 1010  
5 << 1 10 0101 « 1 1010  
5 ^ 1 4 0101 ^ 0001 0100  
5 >> 1 2 0101 » 1 0010  
5 »> 1 2 0101 »> 1 0010  

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Q 4.3. What is the difference between == and === operators?

JavaScript provides both strict(===, !==) and type-converting(==, !=) equality comparison. The strict operators takes type of variable in consideration, while non-strict operators make type correction/conversion based upon values of variables. The strict operators follow the below conditions for different types,

  1. Two strings are strictly equal when they have the same sequence of characters, same length, and same characters in corresponding positions.
  2. Two numbers are strictly equal when they are numerically equal. i.e, Having the same number value. There are two special cases in this,
    1. NaN is not equal to anything, including NaN.
    2. Positive and negative zeros are equal to one another.
  3. Two Boolean operands are strictly equal if both are true or both are false.
  4. Two objects are strictly equal if they refer to the same Object.
  5. Null and Undefined types are not equal with ===, but equal with ==. i.e, null===undefined –> false but null==undefined –> true

Example:

0 == false // true
0 === false // false
1 == "1" // true
1 === "1" // false
null == undefined // true
null === undefined // false
"0" == false // true
"0" === false // false
[] === [] // false, refer different objects in memory
{} === {} // false, refer different objects in memory

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Q 4.4. What is typeof operator?

In JavaScript, the typeof operator returns the data type of its operand in the form of a string. The operand can be any object, function, or variable.

Example:

console.log(typeof undeclaredVariable); // "undefined"

let a;
console.log(typeof a); // "undefined"

const b = "Hello World";
console.log(typeof b); // "string"

const c = 42;
console.log(typeof c); // "number"

const d = 3.1415;
console.log(typeof d); // "number"

const e = true;
console.log(typeof e); // "boolean"

const f = null;
console.log(typeof f); // "object"

const g = undefined;
console.log(typeof g); // "undefined"

const h = { b: "c" };
console.log(typeof h); // "object"

const i = function () {
  return 10;
};

console.log(typeof i); // "function"

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Q 4.5. What is an Unary operator?

The unary(+) operator is used to convert a variable to a number. If the variable cannot be converted, it will still become a number but with the value NaN.

Example:

var x = "100";
var y = +x;
console.log(typeof x, typeof y); // string, number

var a = "Hello";
var b = +a;
console.log(typeof a, typeof b, b); // string, number, NaN

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Q 4.6. What is the purpose of delete operator?

The delete keyword is used to delete the property as well as its value.

var user = {name: "Sadhika Chaudhuri", age: 24};
delete user.age;

console.log(user); // {name: "Sadhika Chaudhuri"}
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Q 4.7. What is a conditional operator in javascript?

The conditional (ternary) operator is the only JavaScript operator that takes three operands which acts as a shortcut for if statement.

Syntax:

<condition> ? <value1> : <value2>;

Example:

const isAuthenticated = false;

console.log(isAuthenticated ? 'Hello, welcome' : 'Sorry, you are not authenticated');
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Q 4.8. Can you apply chaining on conditional operator?

Yes, you can apply chaining on conditional operator similar to if … else if … else if … else chain.

Example:

function getValue(someParam) {
  return condition1 ? value1
    : condition2 ? value2
    : condition3 ? value3
    : value4;
}

// The above conditional operator is equivalent to:
function getValue(someParam) {
  if (condition1) {
    return value1;
  } else if (condition2) {
    return value2;
  } else if (condition3) {
    return value3;
  } else {
    return value4;
  }
}
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Q 4.9. What is the difference between typeof and instanceof operator?

The typeof operator checks if a value has type of primitive type which can be one of boolean, function, object, number, string, undefined and symbol (ES6).

Example:

const x = "Hello World";
const y = new String("Hello World");

typeof x; // returns 'string'
typeof y; // returns 'object'

The instanceof is a binary operator, accepting an object and a constructor. It returns a boolean indicating whether or not the object has the given constructor in its prototype chain.

const a = "Hello World";
const b = new String("Hello World");

a instanceof String; // returns false
b instanceof String; // returns true

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Q 4.10. What is the output of below spread operator array?

[...'Hello']

Output: [‘H’, ‘e’, ‘l’, ‘l’, ‘o’]

Explanation: The string is an iterable type and the spread operator with in an array maps every character of an iterable to one element. Hence, each character of a string becomes an element within an Array.

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# 5. NUMBERS


Q 5.1. How do you generate random integers?

The Math.random() function returns a floating-point, pseudo-random number in the range 0 to less than 1 (inclusive of 0, but not 1). For example, if you want generate random integers between 1 to 100, the multiplication factor should be 100,

// Example 01:
Math.random(); // returns a random integer between 0 to 1

// Example 02:
Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1; // returns a random integer from 1 to 100

// Example 03:
function getRandomNumber(max) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * max) + 1;
}

console.log(getRandomNumber(10)); // returns a random integer from 1 to 10

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Q 5.2. What is isNaN?

The isNaN() function determines whether a value is NaN ( Not a Number ) or not. This function returns true if the value equates to NaN. The isNaN() method converts the value to a number before testing it.

isNaN('Hello') // true

isNaN('100') // false

typeof NaN // Number

Number.isNaN('Hello'); // false

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Q 5.3. What is the purpose of isFinite function?

The global isFinite() function determines whether the passed value is a finite number. It returns false if the value is +infinity, -infinity, or NaN (Not-a-Number), otherwise it returns true.

isFinite(Infinity);  // false
isFinite(NaN);       // false
isFinite(-Infinity); // false

isFinite(100);  // true
isFinite(1/0); // false

Number.isFinite(0 / 0); // false
Number.isFinite(null); // false
Number.isFinite("123") // false

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Q 5.4. Explain NEGATIVE_INFINITY in JavaScript?

The Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY property represents the negative Infinity value.

Syntax:

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY

/**
 * NEGATIVE_INFINITY
 */

console.log(-10/0); // -Infinity
console.log(Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY); // -Infinity
console.log(Number.MAX_VALUE + Number.MAX_VALUE); // Infinity
console.log(-2 * Number.MAX_VALUE); // -Infinity

console.log("Math.pow(10, 1000): " + Math.pow(10, 1000)); // Infinity 
console.log("Math.log(0): " + Math.log(0)); // -Infinity

console.log(Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY === -2 * Number.MAX_VALUE); // true

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# 6. STRING


Q 6.1. What is the difference between slice and splice?

1. slice():

The slice() method returns a new array with a copied slice from the original array. The first optional argument is the beginning index and the second optional argument is the ending index (non-inclusive).

Example:

let languages = [ "JavaScript", "Python", "Java", "PHP" ];

languages.slice(1,3); // ["Python", "Java"]
languages.slice(2); // (from index 2 until the end of the array).
// ["Java", "PHP"]

console.log(languages); // the original array is not mutated.
// [ "JavaScript", "Python", "Java", "PHP" ]

2. splice():

The splice() method changes the content of the array in place and can be used to add or remove items from the array. When only one argument is provided, all the items after the provided starting index are removed from the array.

Example:

let numbers = [10, 20, 30];

numbers.splice(2, 1, 40, 50); // returns removed array:[30]

console.log(numbers); // Original array is mutated.
// returns: [10, 20, 40, 50]

Difference:

Slice Splice
Doesn’t modify the original array(immutable) Modifies the original array(mutable)
Returns the subset of original array Returns the deleted elements as array
Used to pick the elements from array Used to insert or delete elements to/from array

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Q 6.2. How do you check whether a string contains a substring?

There are 3 fastest ways to check whether a string contains a substring or not,

1. Using RegEx:

The regular expression test() method checks if a match exists in a string. This method returns true if it finds a match, otherwise, it returns false.

let str = "JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB";
let exp1 = /MongoDB/g;
let exp2 = /Ajax/;

exp1.test(str); // true
exp2.test(str); // false

2. Using indexOf:

The indexOf() method is case-sensitive and accepts two parameters. The first parameter is the substring to search for, and the second optional parameter is the index to start the search from (default index is 0).

let str = "JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB";

str.indexOf('MongoDB') !== -1 // true
str.indexOf('PHP') !== -1 // false
str.indexOf('Node', 5) !== -1 // true

3. Using includes:

The includes() is also case-sensitive and accepts an optional second parameter, an integer which indicates the position where to start searching for.

let str = "JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB";

str.includes('MongoDB') // true
str.includes('PHP') // false
str.includes('Node', 5) //true

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Q 6.3. How do you trim a string in javascript?

The trim() method removes whitespace from both sides of a string. JavaScript provides 3 simple functions on how to trim strings.

1. string.trim():

The string.trim() removes sequences of whitespaces and line terminators from both the start and the end of the string.

const name = "  Karan Talwar  ";
console.log(name.trim()); // => 'Karan Talwar'

const phoneNumber = "\t  80-555-123\n ";
console.log(phoneNumber.trim()); // => '80-555-123'

2. string.trimStart():

The string.trimStart() removes sequences of whitespaces and line terminators only from the start of the string.

const name = "   Karan Talwar  ";
console.log(name.trimStart()); // => "Karan Talwar  "

const phoneNumber = "\t  80-555-123\n ";
console.log(phoneNumber.trimStart()); // => "80-555-123 "

3. string.trimEnd():

The string.trimEnd() removes sequences of whitespaces and line terminators only from the end of the string.

const name = "  Karan Talwar ";
console.log(name.trimEnd()); // => " Karan Talwar"

const phoneNumber = "\t  80-555-123\n ";
console.log(phoneNumber.trimEnd()); // => " 80-555-123"

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Q 6.4. What is eval function in javascript?

The eval() function evaluates JavaScript code represented as a string. The string can be a JavaScript expression, variable, statement, or sequence of statements.

console.log(eval('10 + 20')); // 30

let x = 10;
let y = 20;
let z = '50';
eval('x + y + 1'); // returns 31
eval(z);           // returns 50

If the argument of eval() is not a string, eval() returns the argument unchanged. In the following example, the String constructor is specified and eval() returns a String object rather than evaluating the string.

eval(new String('10 + 20')); // returns a String object containing "10 + 20"
eval('10 + 20');             // returns 30


// work around
let expression = new String('10 + 20');
eval(expression.toString()); // returns 30

Warning: Executing JavaScript from a string is an enormous security risk. It is far too easy for a bad actor to run arbitrary code when you use eval().

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Q 6.5. How do you check if a string starts with another string?

You can use ECMAScript 6 String.prototype.startsWith() method to check a string starts with another string or not. But it is not yet supported in all browsers. Let us see an example to see this usage,

let str = "Hello World";

console.log(str.startsWith("Hello")); // true
console.log(str.startsWith("World")); // false

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# 7. ARRAY


Q 7.1. Explain arrays in JavaScript?

JavaScript array is an object that represents a collection of similar type of elements. It can holds values (of any type) not particularly in named properties/keys, but rather in numerically indexed positions.

Syntax:

const array_name = [item-1, item-2, item-3, ...];

Example 01: Creating an array

// array of numbers
const numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50];

// using new keyword
const numbers = new Array(10, 20, 30, 40, 50);

// array of strings
let fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Plum", "Mango"];

Example 02: Accessing array elements

let fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Plum", "Mango"];

fruits[0]; // Apple
fruits[fruits.length - 1] // Mango

// Iterate array elements
for (let i = 0; i < fruits.length; i++) {
  console.log(fruits[i]);
}

Example 03: Adding new array elements

let fruits = ["Apple", "Orange", "Plum", "Mango"];

fruits.push("Grapes");  // Adds a new element (Grapes) to fruits

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Q 7.2. What are associative arrays in javascript?

Associative arrays are basically objects in JavaScript where indexes are replaced by user-defined keys. They do not have a length property like a normal array and cannot be traversed using a normal for loop.

Syntax:

const array_name = { key1: 'value1', key2: 'value2', key3: 'value3' }

Example:

const employee = {
  id: 12345,
  name: "Sakshi Memon",
  email: "sakshi.memon@email.com"
};

// Accesing employee elements
console.log(employee.id); // 12345
console.log(employee.name); // Sakshi Memon

// Array Length 
console.log(Object.keys(employee).length); // 3

// Retrieve the elements
for (let key in employee) {
  console.log(key + " = " + employee[key]);
}

// Output
id = 12345 
name = Sakshi Memon 
email = sakshi.memon@email.com

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Q 7.3. Calculate the length of the associative array?

Method 1: Using Object.keys().length

const employee = {
  id: 12345,
  name: "Sakshi Memon",
  email: "sakshi.memon@email.com"
};

console.log(Object.keys(employee).length); // Output 3

Method 2: Using Object.hasOwnProperty()

function getLength(object) {
  let count = 0;
  for (let key in object) {
    // hasOwnProperty method check own property of object
    if (object.hasOwnProperty(key)) count++;
  }
  return count;
}

console.log(getLength(employee)); // Output 3

Method 3: Using Object.getOwnPropertyNames()

const employee = {
  id: 12345,
  name: "Sakshi Memon",
  email: "sakshi.memon@email.com"
};

Object.getOwnPropertyNames(employee).length; // Output 3

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Q 7.4. What is the difference between Array and Array of Objects in JavaScript?

Objects represent a special data type that is mutable and can be used to store a collection of data (rather than just a single value). Arrays are a special type of variable that is also mutable and can also be used to store a list of values.

Example: Arrays

const numbers = [10, 20, 30];

// Iterating through loop
for (let i = 0; i < numbers.length; i++) {
  console.log(numbers[i]);
}

// Pop an element from array
numbers.pop();
console.log("after pop(): " + numbers);

Example: Array of Objects

const employees = [
  { id: 101, name: "Sakshi Memon", email: "sakshi.memon@email.com" },
  { id: 102, name: "Subhash Shukla", email: "subhash.shukla@email.com" },
  { id: 103, name: "Mohini Karpe", email: "mohini.karpe@email.com" }
];

// Using DOT notation
console.log(employees[0].name);

// Using delete keyword
delete employees[0];

// Iterating using for..in loop
for (let key in employees) {
  console.log(employees[key]);
}

Difference:

S.No. Array Array of objects
1. Arrays are best to use when the elements are numbers. Objects are best to use when the elements strings
3. The elements can be manipulated using []. The properties can be manipulated using both . ( DOT ) notation and [].
4. The elements can be popped out of an array using the pop() function. The keys or properties can be deleted by using the delete keyword.
5. Iterating through an array is possible using For loop, For..in, For..of, and ForEach(). Iterating through an array of objects is possible using For..in, For..of, and ForEach().

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Q 7.5. Explain array methods [ join(), pop(), push(), shift(), unshift(), concat(), map(), filter(), reduce(), reduceRight(), every(), some(), indexOf(), lastIndexOf(), find(), findIndex(), includes() ]

1. array.join():

The join() method creates and returns a new string by concatenating all of the elements in an array (or an array-like object), separated by commas or a specified separator string. If the array has only one item, then that item will be returned without using the separator.

var elements = ['Fire', 'Air', 'Water'];

console.log(elements.join()); // Output: "Fire,Air,Water"
console.log(elements.join('')); // Output: "FireAirWater"
console.log(elements.join('-')); // Output: "Fire-Air-Water"

2. array.pop():

The pop() method removes the last element from an array and returns that element. This method changes the length of the array.

var plants = ['broccoli', 'cauliflower', 'kale'];

console.log(plants.pop()); // Output: "kale"
console.log(plants); // Output: Array ["broccoli", "cauliflower"]
console.log(plants.pop()); // Output: "cauliflower"
console.log(plants.pop()); // Output: "broccoli"
console.log(plants.pop()); // Output: "undefined"

3. array.push():

The push() method adds one or more elements to the end of an array and returns the new length of the array.

const animals = ['pigs', 'goats', 'sheep'];

const count = animals.push('cows');
console.log(count); // Output: 4
console.log(animals); // Output: Array ["pigs", "goats", "sheep", "cows"]

4. array.shift():

The shift() method removes the first element from an array and returns that removed element. This method changes the length of the array.

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
fruits.shift();
console.log(fruits) // Output: Array ["Orange", "Apple", "Mango"]

5. array.unshift():

The unshift() method adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array and returns the new length of the array.

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple"];
fruits.unshift("Mango","Pineapple");
console.log(fruits); // Output: Array ["Mango", "Pineapple", "Banana", "Orange", "Apple"]

6. array.concat():

The concat() method is used to merge two or more arrays. This method does not change the existing arrays, but instead returns a new array.

const array1 = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
const array2 = ['d', 'e', 'f'];

console.log(array1.concat(array2)); // Output: Array ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]

7. array.map():

The map() method creates a new array with the results of calling a provided function on every element in the calling array.

var array1 = [1, 4, 9, 16];

// pass a function to map
const map1 = array1.map(x => x * 2); 

console.log(map1); // Output: Array [2, 8, 18, 32]

8. array.filter():

The filter() method creates a new array with all elements that pass the test implemented by the provided function.

var words = ['spray', 'limit', 'elite', 'exuberant', 'destruction'];

const result = words.filter(word => word.length > 6);

console.log(result); // Output: Array ["exuberant", "destruction"]

9. array.reduce():

The reduce() method executes a reducer function (that you provide) on each element of the array, resulting in a single output value.

const array1 = [1, 2, 3, 4];
const reducer = (accumulator, currentValue) => accumulator + currentValue;

console.log(array1.reduce(reducer)); // Output: 10
console.log(array1.reduce(reducer, 5)); // Output: 15

10. array.reduceRight():

The reduceRight() method applies a function against an accumulator and each value of the array (from right-to-left) to reduce it to a single value.

const array1 = [[0, 1], [2, 3], [4, 5]].reduceRight(
  (accumulator, currentValue) => accumulator.concat(currentValue)
);

console.log(array1); // Output: Array [4, 5, 2, 3, 0, 1]

11. array.every():

The every() method tests whether all elements in the array pass the test implemented by the provided function. It returns a Boolean value.

function isBelowThreshold(currentValue) {
  return currentValue < 40;
}

var array1 = [1, 30, 39, 29, 10, 13];
console.log(array1.every(isBelowThreshold)); // Output: true

12. array.some():

The some() method tests whether at least one element in the array passes the test implemented by the provided function. It returns a Boolean value.

var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

var even = function(element) {
  // checks whether an element is even
  return element % 2 === 0;
};

console.log(array.some(even)); // Output: true

13. array.indexOf():

The indexOf() method returns the first index at which a given element can be found in the array, or -1 if it is not present.

var beasts = ['ant', 'bison', 'camel'];

console.log(beasts.indexOf('camel')); // Output: 2
console.log(beasts.indexOf('giraffe')); // Output: -1

14. array.lastIndexOf():

The lastIndexOf() method returns the index within the calling String object of the last occurrence of the specified value, searching backwards from fromIndex. Returns -1 if the value is not found.

var paragraph = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. If the dog barked, was it really lazy?';

var searchTerm = 'dog';

console.log('The index of the first "' + searchTerm + '" from the end is ' + paragraph.lastIndexOf(searchTerm));
// Output: "The index of the first "dog" from the end is 52"

15. array.find():

The find() method returns the value of the first element in the provided array that satisfies the provided testing function.

var array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];

var found = array1.find(function(element) {
  return element > 100;
});

console.log(found); // Output: 130

16. array.findIndex():

The findIndex() method returns the index of the first element in the array that satisfies the provided testing function. Otherwise, it returns -1, indicating that no element passed the test.

var array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];

function isLargeNumber(element) {
  return element > 20;
}

console.log(array1.findIndex(isLargeNumber)); // Output: 3

17. array.includes():

The includes() method determines whether an array includes a certain value among its entries, returning true or false as appropriate.

var array1 = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(array1.includes(2)); // Output: true

var pets = ['cat', 'dog', 'bat'];
console.log(pets.includes('at')); // Output: false
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Q 7.6. What are the benefits of using spread syntax and how is it different from rest syntax?

Spread operator or Spread Syntax allow us to expand the arrays and objects into elements in the case of an array and key-value pairs in the case of an object.

Example:

function sum(x, y, z) {
  return x + y + z;
}

const numbers = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(sum(...numbers));

// ES-5 way
console.log(sum.apply(null, numbers));

Example: Merge arrays

const newBrands = ["Tesla", "Mahindra"];
const brands = ["Ford", "Honda", ...newBrands, "BMW"];

console.log(brands);

Example: Copy array/object

let obj = { a: 10, b: 20, c: 30 };

// spread the object into a list of parameters
let objCopy = { ...obj };

// add new
obj.d = 40;

console.log(JSON.stringify(obj)); // { "a":10, "b":20, "c":30, "d":40 }
console.log(JSON.stringify(objCopy)); // { "a":10, "b":20, "c":30 }

Difference:

The main difference between rest and spread is that the rest operator puts the rest of some specific user-supplied values into a JavaScript array. But the spread syntax expands iterables into individual elements.

Spread Syntax Rest Syntax
Spread operator as its name suggests it spreads or expands the content of the given element. Rest Syntax is just the opposite of spread syntax it collects the data and stores that data in a variable which we can use further in our code.
It expands an Array in form of elements, while in key-value pairs in the case of Objects. It collects the data in the developer’s desired format.
You may or may not use the strict mode inside the function containing the spread operator. You can not use the strict mode inside function containing the rest operator.
It will overwrite the identical properties inside two objects and replace the former with the latter. It simply collects all properties and wraps them inside a container.

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Q 7.7. What is the difference between for..in and for..of?

Both for..of and for..in statements iterate over lists; the values iterated on are different though, for..in returns a list of keys on the object being iterated, whereas for..of returns a list of values of the numeric properties of the object being iterated.

Example:

// for..in
const list = [10, 20, 30];

for (let i in list) {
  console.log(i); // "0", "1", "2",
}

// for..of
for (let i of list) {
  console.log(i); // "10", "20", "30"
}

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Q 7.8. Can you give an example for destructuring an array?

Destructuring is a JavaScript expression that makes it possible to unpack values from arrays, or properties from objects, into distinct variables. That is, we can extract data from arrays and objects and assign them to variables.

// Variable assignment.
const numbers = [10, 20, 30];
const [one, two, three] = numbers;

console.log(one); // 10
console.log(two); // 20
console.log(three); // 30

// Swapping variables
let a = 100;
let b = 200;

[a, b] = [b, a];

console.log(a); // 20
console.log(b); // 10

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Q 7.9. What are default values in destructuring assignment?

A variable can be assigned a default value when the value unpacked from the array or object is undefined during destructuring assignment. It helps to avoid setting default values separately for each assignment.

Array Destructuring:

const [x = 2, y = 4, z = 6] = [10];

console.log("x: " + x); // 10
console.log("y: " + y); // 4
console.log("z: " + z); // 6

Object Destructuring:

const { i = 2, j = 4, k = 6 } = { n: 10 };

console.log("i: " + i); // 2
console.log("j: " + j); // 4
console.log("k: " + k); // 6

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Q 7.10. When to use reduce(), map(), foreach() and filter() in JavaScript?

1. forEach():

It takes a callback function and run that callback function on each element of array one by one. Basically forEach works as a traditional for loop looping over the array and providing array elements to do operations on them.

let numbers = [10, 20, 30];

numbers.forEach(function (number, index) {
  console.log(number + " comes at " + index);
});

// Output
10 comes at 0
20 comes at 1
30 comes at 2

2. filter():

The main difference between forEach() and filter() is that forEach just loop over the array and executes the callback but filter executes the callback and check its return value. If the value is true element remains in the resulting array but if the return value is false the element will be removed for the resulting array.

Note: filter does not update the existing array it will return a new filtered array every time.

let numbers = [10, 20, 30];

let result = numbers.filter(function (number) {
  return number !== 20;
});

console.log(result);

// Output
[10, 30]

3. map():

map() like filter() & forEach() takes a callback and run it against every element on the array but whats makes it unique is it generate a new array based on your existing array.

Like filter(), map() also returns an array. The provided callback to map modifies the array elements and save them into the new array upon completion that array get returned as the mapped array.

let numbers = [10, 20, 30];

let mapped = numbers.map(function (number) {
  return number * 10;
});

console.log(mapped);

// Output
[100, 200, 300]

4. reduce():

reduce() method of the array object is used to reduce the array to one single value.

let numbers = [10, 20, 30];

let sum = numbers.reduce(function (sum, number) {
  return sum + number;
});

console.log(sum); // Output: 60

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Q 7.11. How do you define JSON arrays?

JSON is an acronym for JavaScript Object Notation, and is “an open standard data interchange format”.

JSON array represents ordered list of values. JSON array can store multiple values. It can store string, number, boolean or object in JSON array.

// Empty JSON array
const empty = [ ];


// JSON Array of Numbers
const numbers = [12, 34, 56, 43, 95];


// JSON Array of Objects
{
 "employees": [
   { "name": "Kabir Dixit", "email": "kabir.dixit@gmail.com", "age": 23 },
   { "name": "Mukta Bhagat", "email": "mukta.bhagat@gmail.com", "age": 28 },
   { "name": "Sakshi Ramakrishnan", "email": "sakshi.ramakrishnan@gmail.com", "age": 33 }
  ]
}

// access array values
console.log(employees[0].name) // Kabir Dixit
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Q 7.12. How to validate JSON Object in javascript?

JSON.parse() function will use string and converts to JSON object and if it parses invalidate JSON data, it throws an exception ( Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected string in JSON ).

function isValidJson(json) {
  try {
    JSON.parse(json);
    return true;
  } catch (e) {
    return false;
  }
}

console.log(isValidJson("{}")); // true
console.log(isValidJson("abc")); // false

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Q 7.13. What is the purpose JSON stringify?

When sending data to a web server, the data has to be in a string format. The JSON.stringify() method converts a JavaScript object or value to a JSON string format.

const user = {'name': 'Shashi Meda', 'email': 'shashi.meda@email.com', 'age': 28}

console.log(JSON.stringify(user)); // {"name":"Shashi Meda","email":"shashi.meda@email.com","age":28}
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Q 7.14. How do you parse JSON string?

When receiving the data from a web server, the data is always in a string format. But you can convert this string value to javascript object using JSON.parse() method.

const user = '{"name": "Shashi Meda", "email": "shashi.meda@email.com", "age": 28}'

console.log(JSON.parse(user));// {'name': 'Shashi Meda', 'email': 'shashi.meda@email.com', 'age': 28}
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Q 7.15. What is the purpose of compare function while sorting arrays?

The purpose of the compare function is to define an alternative sort order. When the sort() function compares two values, it sends the values to the compare function, and sorts the values according to the returned (negative, zero, positive) value.

If omitted, the array elements are converted to strings, then sorted according to each character’s Unicode code point value.

const numbers = [1, 2, 5, 3, 4];

numbers.sort((a, b) => b - a);
console.log(numbers); // [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]

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Q 7.16. Can you describe the main difference between a .forEach loop and a .map() loop and why you would pick one versus the other?

To understand the differences between the two, Let us look at what each function does.

1. Array.forEach():

const numbers = [10, 20, 30];
const doubled = numbers.forEach((num, index) => {
  return num * 2;
});

console.log(doubled) // undefined

2. Array.map():

const numbers = [10, 20, 30];
const doubled = numbers.map(num => {
  return num * 2;
});

console.log(doubled) // [20, 40, 60]

The main difference between .forEach and .map() is that .map() returns a new array. If you need the result, but do not wish to mutate the original array, .map() is the clear choice. If you simply need to iterate over an array, forEach is a fine choice.

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Q 7.17. What is unshift() method in JavaScript?

The unshift() method adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array and returns the new length of the array.

Example:

const numbers = [10, 20, 30];

console.log(numbers.unshift(40, 50)); // 5
console.log(numbers); // [40, 50, 10, 20, 30]

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Q 7.18. What is a rest parameter?

The rest parameter is used to represent an indefinite number of arguments as an array. The important point here is only the function's last parameter can be a “rest parameter”.

This feature has been introduced to reduce the boilerplate code that was induced by the arguments.

Example:

function sum(...args) {
  return args.reduce((previous, current) => {
    return previous + current;
  });
}

console.log(sum(10)); // 10
console.log(sum(10, 20)); // 30
console.log(sum(10, 20, 30)); // 60

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Q 7.19. What happens if you do not use rest parameter as a last argument?

The rest parameter should be the last argument, as its job is to collect all the remaining arguments into an array.

Example: If you define a function like below it does not make any sense and will throw an SyntaxError.

function display(a, ...args, b) {
  console.log(a);
  for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
    console.log(args[i]);
  }
  console.log(b);
}

display(10, 20, 30, 40, 50);

// Output
SyntaxError: Rest element must be last element

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Q 7.20. What is difference between [] and new Array()?

[] and new Array() are two different ways of creating an array, but they are functionally equivalent.

The primary difference between them is in how they are created and in their behavior when used with certain methods.

[] is a shorthand for creating a new array. It is the preferred way to create an array in most cases, because it’s more concise and easier to read. For example:

const myArray = []; // create a new empty array

On the other hand, new Array() is a constructor function that creates a new array object. It can be used to create an array of a specific length or with specific elements. For example:

const myArray = new Array(); // create a new empty array
const myOtherArray = new Array(3); // create a new array with a length of 3
const myThirdArray = new Array("a", "b", "c"); // create a new array with three elements

One potential pitfall of using new Array() is that it can be ambiguous when you pass a single argument to the constructor. For example, new Array(3) creates an array with a length of 3, but new Array("3") creates an array with a single element, the string “3”. This is because the argument is treated as the value of the first element when it’s a non-negative integer, but as the length of the array when it’s a string or a negative integer.

In summary, [] is the preferred way to create a new array in JavaScript, while new Array() is an alternative way that can be used when you need more control over the array’s length or contents.

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# 8. Regular Expression


Q 8.1. What is a RegExp object?

A regular expression is an object that describes a pattern of characters.

The JavaScript RegExp class represents regular expressions, and both String and RegExp define methods that use regular expressions to perform powerful pattern-matching and search-and-replace functions on text.

Syntax:

// Using literal notation 
let pattern = /pattern/attributes;

// Using RegExp Object
let pattern = new RegExp(pattern, attributes);


// * pattern − A string that specifies the pattern of the regular expression or another regular expression.
// * attributes − An optional string containing any of the "g", "i", and "m" attributes that specify global, case-insensitive, and multi-line matches, respectively.

Example:

let pattern = /ab+c/i; // literal notation

let pattern = new RegExp(/ab+c/, 'i') // constructor with regular expression literal as first argument
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Q 8.2. What are the string method available in regular expression?

Regular expressions are patterns used to match character combinations in strings. In JavaScript, regular expressions are also objects. These patterns are used with the exec() and test() methods of RegExp, and with the match(), matchAll(), replace(), replaceAll(), search(), and split() methods of String.

Example 01: test()

Tests for a match in a string. It returns true or false

let exp = /Hello/;
let res1 = exp.test("Hello World");
let res2 = exp.test("Hi");

console.log(res1); // true
console.log(res2); // false

Example 02: exec()

Executes a search for a match in a string. It returns an array of information or null on a mismatch.

let res1 = exp.exec("Hello World");
let res2 = exp.exec("Hi");

console.log(res1); // ['Hello', index: 0, input: 'Hello World', groups: undefined]
console.log(res2); // null
Method Description
exec() Executes a search for a match in a string. It returns an array of information or null on a mismatch.
test() Tests for a match in a string. It returns true or false.
match() Returns an array containing all of the matches, including capturing groups, or null if no match is found.
matchAll() Returns an iterator containing all of the matches, including capturing groups.
search() Tests for a match in a string. It returns the index of the match, or -1 if the search fails.
replace() Executes a search for a match in a string, and replaces the matched substring with a replacement substring.
replaceAll() Executes a search for all matches in a string, and replaces the matched substrings with a replacement substring.
split() Uses a regular expression or a fixed string to break a string into an array of substrings.

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Q 8.3. What are modifiers in regular expression?

Modifiers can be used to perform case-insensitive and global searches.

Modifier Description
i Perform case-insensitive matching
g Perform a global match rather than stops at first match
m Perform multiline matching

Example 01: Global Search

let text = "Hello World! Hello World!";
let pattern = /Hello/g;

console.log(text.match(pattern)); // ['Hello', 'Hello']

Example 02: Case-insensitive match

let string = "Hello World!";
let pattern = /WORLD/i;

console.log(string.match(pattern2)); // ['World', index: 6, input: 'Hello World!', groups: undefined]

Example 03: Multiline match

The “m” modifier specifies a multiline match. It only affects the behavior of start ^ and end $. ^ specifies a match at the start of a string. $ specifies a match at the end of a string.

let paragraph = `Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.`;

let pattern = /Lorem/m;

console.log(paragraph.match(pattern3)); // ["Lorem"]

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Q 8.4. What are regular expression patterns?

Regular Expressions provided group of patterns in order to match characters. Basically they are categorized into 3 types,

Brackets:

These are used to find a range of characters.

Metacharacters:

These are characters with a special meaning

Quantifiers:

These are useful to define quantities

Example:

// Brackets
"Hello World".match(/[a-d]/); // -> matches 'a'
"Hello World".match(/[A-D]/); // -> no match
"Hello World".match(/[A-D]/i); // -> matches 'a'

// Metacharacters
"Hello World".match(/[A-Za-z]\s[A-Za-z]/); // -> matches
"Hello World".match(/[0-9]\s[A-Za-z]/); // -> no match

// Quantifiers
"Hello".match(/l+/); // -> matches
"Hello".match(/A*/); // -> no match

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Q 8.5. How do you search a string for a pattern?

1. Using test() It searches a string for a pattern, and returns true or false, depending on the result.

let re1 = /Hi/;
let re2 = /you/;

re1.test("How are you?"); // false
re2.test("How are you?"); // true

2. Using exec() It searches a string for a specified pattern, and returns the found text as an object. If no match is found, it returns an empty (null) object.

let re1 = /Hi/;
let re2 = /you/;

re1.exec("How are you?"); // null
re2.exec("How are you?"); // ["you"]

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Q 8.6. What is the purpose of exec method?

The purpose of exec method is similar to test method but it returns a founded text as an object instead of returning true/false.

// Using test() method
var pattern = /you/;
console.log(pattern.test("How are you?")); // true


// Using exec() method
var pattern = /you/;
console.log(pattern.exec("How are you?")); // ["you", index: 8, input: "How are you?", groups: undefined]
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Q 8.7. How do you validate an email in javascript?

The test() method returns true if there is a match in the string with the regex pattern. The regular expression (regex) describes a sequence of characters used for defining a search pattern

// Program to validate the email address

function validateEmail(email) {
  // regex pattern for email
  const re = /\S+@\S+\.\S+/g;

  // check if the email is valid
  let result = re.test(email);
  if (result) {
    console.log("Valid");
  } else {
    console.log("Not valid.");
  }
}

let email = "pradeep.kumar@gmail.com";
let email2 = "pradeep.kumar.com";

validateEmail(email); // Valid
validateEmail(email2); // Not Valid

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Q 8.8. How do you detect a mobile browser using regexp?

You can detect mobile browser by simply running through a list of devices and checking if the useragent matches anything. This is an alternative solution for RegExp usage,

function detectMobile() {
  if (
    navigator.userAgent.match(/Android/i) ||
    navigator.userAgent.match(/webOS/i) ||
    navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i) ||
    navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i) ||
    navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i) ||
    navigator.userAgent.match(/BlackBerry/i) ||
    navigator.userAgent.match(/Windows Phone/i)
  ) {
    return true;
  } else {
    return false;
  }
}
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# 9. FUNCTIONS


Q 9.1. What are the benefits of using arrow function over es5 function?

Arrows is a new syntax for functions, which brings several benefits:

Example 01: Arrow Function with No Argument

If a function doesn't take any argument, then you should use empty parentheses.

let greet = () => console.log('Hello');
greet(); // Hello

Example 02: Arrow Function with One Argument

If a function has only one argument, you can omit the parentheses.

let greet = x => console.log(x);
greet('Hello'); // Hello

Example 03: Arrow Function as an Expression

You can also dynamically create a function and use it as an expression.

let age = 25;

let welcome = (age < 18) ?
  () => console.log('Baby') :
  () => console.log('Adult');

welcome(); // Adult

Example 04: Multiline Arrow Functions

If a function body has multiple statements, you need to put them inside curly brackets {}.

let area = (r) => {
  const pi = 3.14;
  return pi * r * r;
}

let result = area(10);
console.log(result); // 314

Note: Unlike regular functions, arrow functions do not have their own this. The value of this inside an arrow function remains the same throughout the lifecycle of the function and is always bound to the value of this in the closest non-arrow parent function.

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Q 9.2. What is the benefit of using the arrow syntax for a method in a constructor?

The main advantage of using an arrow function as a method inside a constructor is that the value of this gets set at the time of the function creation and can't change after that. So, when the constructor is used to create a new object, this will always refer to that object.

const Person = function(firstName) {
  this.firstName = firstName;
  this.sayName1 = function() { console.log(this.firstName); };
  this.sayName2 = () => { console.log(this.firstName); };
};

const john = new Person('John');
const dave = new Person('Dave');

john.sayName1(); // John
john.sayName2(); // John

// The regular function can have its 'this' value changed, but the arrow function cannot
john.sayName1.call(dave); // Dave (because "this" is now the dave object)
john.sayName2.call(dave); // John

john.sayName1.apply(dave); // Dave (because 'this' is now the dave object)
john.sayName2.apply(dave); // John

john.sayName1.bind(dave)(); // Dave (because 'this' is now the dave object)
john.sayName2.bind(dave)(); // John

var sayNameFromWindow1 = john.sayName1;
sayNameFromWindow1(); // undefined (because 'this' is now the window object)

var sayNameFromWindow2 = john.sayName2;
sayNameFromWindow2(); // John
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Q 9.3. Difference between Function, Method and Constructor calls in JavaScript?

1. Functions: The simplest usages of function call:

function display(name) {
  return "Hello " + name;
}

display("World"); // "Hello World"

2. Methods: in JavaScript are nothing more than object properties that are functions.

var obj = {
  display : function() {
    return "Hello " + this.name;
  },
  name: 'Minali Peri'
}
obj.display();  // "Hello Minali Peri"

3. Constructors: Like function and method, constructors are defined with function.

function Employee(name, age) {
  this.name = name;
  this.age = age;
}

var emp1 = new Employee('Drishya Sama', 28);
emp1.name; // "Drishya Sama"
emp1.age; // 28

Unlike function calls and method calls, a constructor call new Employee('Drishya Sama', 28) creates a new object and passes it as the value of this, and implicitly returns the new object as its result. The primary role of the constructor function is to initialize the object.

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Q 9.4. When you should not use arrow functions in ES6?

An arrow function is a shorter syntax for a function expression and does not have its own this, arguments, super, or new.target. These function are best suited for non-method functions, and they cannot be used as constructors.

Arrow functions in ES6 has two limitations:

When should not use Arrow Functions:

1. Object methods:

The counter object has two methods: current() and next(). The current() method returns the current counter value and the next() method returns the next counter value.

// Usin arrow function
const counter = {
  count: 0,
  next: () => ++this.count,
  current: () => this.count
};

console.log(counter.next()); // NaN

2. Event handlers:

If we click the button, we would get a TypeError. It is because this is not bound to the button, but instead bound to its parent scope.

let button = document.getElementById('press');

button.addEventListener('click', () => {
  this.classList.toggle('on');
});

3. Prototype methods:

The this value in these next() and current() methods reference the global object. Since the this value inside the methods to reference the Counter object, it needs to use the regular functions instead

function Counter() {
    this.count = 0;
}

Counter.prototype.next = () => {
    return this.count;
};

Counter.prototype.current = () => {
    return ++this.next;
}

4. Functions that use the arguments object:

Arrow functions don't have the arguments object. Therefore, if a function that uses arguments object, you cannot use the arrow function.

const concat = (separator) => {
    let args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
    return args.join(separator);
}

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Q 9.5. What are the properties of function objects in javascript?

JavaScript function objects are used to define a piece of JavaScript code. This code can be called within a JavaScript code as and when required.

Javascript Function Objects Property:

Name Description
arguments An array corresponding to the arguments passed to a function.
arguments.callee Refers the currently executing function.
arguments.length Refers the number of arguments defined for a function.
constructor Specifies the function that creates an object.
length The number of arguments defined by the function.
prototype Allows adding properties to a Function object.
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Q 9.6. What is a first class function?

In javaScript, functions can be stored as a variable inside an object or an array as well as it can be passed as an argument or be returned by another function. That makes function first-class function in JavaScript.

Example 01: Assign a function to a variable

const message = function() {
   console.log("Hello World!");
}

message(); // Invoke it using the variable

Example 02: Pass a function as an Argument

function sayHello() {
   return "Hello, ";
}
function greeting(helloMessage, name) {
  console.log(helloMessage() + name);
}
// Pass `sayHello` as an argument to `greeting` function
greeting(sayHello, "JavaScript!");

Example 03: Return a function

function sayHello() {
   return function() {
      console.log("Hello!");
   }
}

Example 04: Using a variable

const sayHello = function() {
   return function() {
      console.log("Hello!");
   }
}
const myFunc = sayHello();
myFunc();

Example 05: Using double parentheses

function sayHello() {
   return function() {
      console.log("Hello!");
   }
}
sayHello()();

We are using double parentheses ()() to invoke the returned function as well.

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Q 9.7. What is a higher order function?

A Higher-Order function is a function that receives a function as an argument or returns the function as output.

For example, Array.prototype.map(), Array.prototype.filter() , Array.prototype.forEach() and Array.prototype.reduce() are some of the Higher-Order functions in javascript.

Example 01: .map()

const array = [10, 20, 30];

const result = array.map(function (item) {
  return item * 2;
});
console.log(result); // [20, 40, 60]

Example 02: .filter()

const randomNumbers = [4, 11, 42, 14, 39];

const filteredArray = randomNumbers.filter((number) => {
  return number > 15;
});
console.log(filteredArray); // [42, 39]

Example 03: .forEach()

const numbers = [28, 77, 45];

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

Example 04: .reduce()

const arrayOfNumbers = [10, 20, 30];

const sum = arrayOfNumbers.reduce((accumulator, currentValue) => {
  return accumulator + currentValue;
});
console.log("Sum: " + sum); // 60

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Q 9.8. What is a unary function?

Unary function (i.e. monadic) is a function that accepts exactly one argument. It stands for single argument accepted by a function.

// Unary function
const unaryFunction = (number) => number + 10;

console.log(unaryFunction(10)); // 20

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Q 9.9. What is currying function?

Currying is the process of taking a function with multiple arguments and turning it into a sequence of functions each with only a single argument.

In other words, when a function, instead of taking all arguments at one time, takes the first one and return a new function that takes the second one and returns a new function which takes the third one, and so forth, until all arguments have been fulfilled.

// Normal function
const add = (a, b, c) => {
  return a + b + c;
};
console.log(add(10, 10, 10)); // 30

// Currying function
const addCurry = (a) => {
  return (b) => {
    return (c) => {
      return a + b + c;
    };
  };
};
console.log(addCurry(20)(20)(20)); // 60

Note: Curried functions are great to improve code re-usability and functional composition.

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Q 9.10. What is a pure function?

Pure functions are functions that accept an input and returns a value without modifying any data outside its scope(Side Effects). Its output or return value must depend on the input/arguments and pure functions must return a value.

Example: Pure Function

It is a pure function because you always get a Hello <name> as output for the <name> pass as an input.

// Pure Function

function sayGreeting(name) {
  return `Hello ${name}`;
}

console.log(sayGreeting("World"));

Example: Not Pure Function

The function's output now depends on an outer state called greeting. What if someone changes the value of the greeting variable to Hola? It will change the output of the sayGreeting() function even when you pass the same input.

let greeting = "Hello";

function sayGreeting(name) {
  return `${greeting} ${name}`;
}

A function must pass two tests to be considered pure:

Benefits:

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Q 9.11. What is memoization in JavaScript?

Memoization is a programming technique which attempts to increase a function's performance by caching its previously computed results.

Each time a memoized function is called, its parameters are used to index the cache. If the data is present, then it can be returned, without executing the entire function. Otherwise the function is executed and then the result is added to the cache.

// Memoized function to Add Number

const memoizedAdd = () => {
  let cache = {};
  return (number) => {
    if (number in cache) {
      console.log('Fetching from cache: ');
      return cache[number];
    }
    else {
      console.log('Calculating result: ');
      let result = number + 10;
      cache[number] = result;
      return result;
    }
  }
}
// returned function from memoizedAdd
const sum = memoizedAdd();

console.log(sum(10)); // Calculating result: 20
console.log(sum(10)); // Fetching from cache: 20

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Q 9.12. What is an arguments object?

The arguments object is an Array-like object ( arguments ) accessible inside functions that contains the values of the arguments passed to that function.

Example:

/**
 * Arguments Object
 */

function sum() {
  let total = 0;
  for (let i = 0, len = arguments.length; i < len; ++i) {
    total += arguments[i];
  }
  return total;
}

sum(10, 20, 30); // returns 60

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Q 9.13. What is the way to find the number of parameters expected by a function?

The length property indicates the number of parameters expected by the function.

// function.length

function fun1() {}
console.log(fun1.length); // 0

function fun2(arg1, arg2) {}
console.log(fun2.length); // 2

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Q 9.14. What is the difference between Call, Apply and Bind?

1. Call: invokes the function and allows you to pass in arguments one by one.

Example:

const employee1 = { firstName: "Sahima", lastName: "Mutti" };
const employee2 = { firstName: "Aarush", lastName: "Krishna" };

function say(greeting) {
  console.log(greeting + " " + this.firstName + " " + this.lastName);
}

say.call(employee1, "Hi");    // Hi Sahima Mutti 
say.call(employee2, "Hello"); // Hello Aarush Krishna

2. Apply: invokes the function and allows you to pass in arguments as an array.

Example:

const employee1 = { firstName: "Sahima", lastName: "Mutti" };
const employee2 = { firstName: "Aarush", lastName: "Krishna" };

function say(greeting) {
  console.log(greeting + " " + this.firstName + " " + this.lastName);
}

say.apply(employee1, ["Hi"]);    // Hi Sahima Mutti 
say.apply(employee2, ["Hello"]); // Hello Aarush Krishna

3. Bind: returns a new function, allowing you to pass in a this array and any number of arguments.

Example:

const employee1 = { firstName: "Sahima", lastName: "Mutti" };
const employee2 = { firstName: "Aarush", lastName: "Krishna" };

function say(greeting) {
  console.log(greeting + " " + this.firstName + " " + this.lastName);
}

var sayEmployee1 = say.bind(employee1);
var sayEmployee2 = say.bind(employee2);

sayEmployee1("Hi");    // Hi Sahima Mutti 
sayEmployee2("Hello"); // Hello Aarush Krishna

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Q 9.15. What is bind method in javascript?

The bind() method creates a new function, when invoked, has the this sets to a provided value. The bind() method allows an object to borrow a method from another object without making a copy of that method. This is known as function borrowing in JavaScript.

Example:

/**
 * bind() function
 */
const person = {
  firstName: "Chhavi",
  lastName: "Goswami",
  fullName: function () {
    return this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;
  }
};

const member = {
  firstName: "Vasuda",
  lastName: "Sahota"
};

let fullName = person.fullName.bind(member);
console.log(fullName()); // Vasuda Sahota

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Q 9.16. What is an anonymous function?

An anonymous function is a function without a name. Anonymous functions are commonly assigned to a variable name or used as a callback function.

Example 01: Anonymous function

let show = function () {
  console.log("Anonymous function");
};
show();

Example 02: anonymous functions as arguments

setTimeout(function () {
  console.log("Execute later after 1 second");
}, 1000);

Example 03: Immediately invoked function execution

const person = {
  firstName: "Ayaan",
  lastName: "Memon"
};

(function () {
  console.log(person.firstName + " " + person.lastName); // Ayaan Memon
})(person);

Example 04: Arrow functions

let add = (a, b) => a + b;

add(10, 20); // 30

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Q 9.17. Explain the difference between function foo() {} and var foo = function() {}?

1. Function Declaration:

Function declarations are evaluated upon entry into the enclosing scope, before any step-by-step code is executed. The function's name (foo) is added to the enclosing scope.

foo(); // Function Declaration Example!

function foo() {
  console.log("Function Declaration Example!");
}

2. Function Expression:

Function expressions are evaluated as part of the step-by-step code, at the point where they appear. That one creates a function with no name, which it assigns to the foo variable.

foo(); // TypeError: foo is not a function

var foo = function() {
  console.log(typeof foo); // function
};
console.log(typeof foo);     // undefined

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Q 9.18. When to use function declarations and expressions in JavaScript?

Function Declarations:

A declared function is “saved for later use”, and will be executed later, when it is invoked (called).

// Function declaration
function add(num1, num2) {
	return num1 + num2;
}

function is only declared here. For using it, it must be invoked using function name. e.g add(10, 20);

Function Expression:

A function expression can be stored in a variable:

// Function expression
var add = function (num1, num2) {
	return num1 + num2;
};

After a function expression has been stored in a variable, the variable can be used as a function. Functions stored in variables do not need function names. They are always invoked (called) using the variable name.

Difference:

Benefits of Function Expressions:

There are several different ways that function expressions become more useful than function declarations.

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Q 9.19. What is the difference between a method and a function in javascript?

1. Function:

A function is a piece of code that is called by name and function itself not associated with any object and not defined inside any object. It can be passed data to operate on (i.e. parameter) and can optionally return value.

Example:

// Function 
function message(msg) {
  return msg;
}

// Call the function
message("Welcome to JavaScript");

Here, message() function call is not associated with object hence not invoked through any object.

2. Method:

A JavaScript method is a property of an object that contains a function definition. Methods are functions stored as object properties.

Example:

// Method
let employee = {
  firstName: "Ajay",
  lastName: "Nagi",
  getName: function () {
    return "Employe Name: " + this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;
  }
};

// Call the method
console.log(employee.getName());

Here employee is an object and getName is a method which is associated with employee.

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Q 9.20. What is Function binding?

Function binding ( .bind() ) is a method on the prototype of all functions in JavaScript. It allows to create a new function from an existing function, change the new function's this context, and provide any arguments you want the new function to be called with. The arguments provided to bind will precede any arguments that are passed to the new function when it is called.

Example:

// Function Binding
const person = {
  firstName: "Nirupama",
  lastName: "Randhawa",
  getName: function () {
    return this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;
  }
};

const member = {
  firstName: "Alisha",
  lastName: "Chhabra"
};

let getName = person.getName.bind(member);
console.log(getName()); // Alisha Chhabra

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Q 9.21. Explain how this works in JavaScript?

The this keyword refers to an object. Which object depends on how this is being invoked (used or called). The this keyword refers to different objects depending on how it is used.

Example:

// this keyword in object method

const person = {
  firstName: "Nirupama",
  lastName: "Randhawa",
  getName: function () {
    return this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;
  }
};
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Q 9.22. What is generator in JS?

Generator-Function:

A generator-function is defined like a normal function, but whenever it needs to generate a value, it does so with the yield keyword rather than return. The yield statement suspends function's execution and sends a value back to caller, but retains enough state to enable function to resume where it is left off. When resumed, the function continues execution immediately after the last yield run.

Syntax:

function* gen() {
     yeild 1;
     yeild 2;
     ...
     ...
}

Generator-Object:

Generator functions return a generator object. Generator objects are used either by calling the next method on the generator object or using the generator object in a “for in” loop.

Example:

// Generate Function

function* fun() {
  yield 10;
  yield 20;
  yield 30;
}

// Calling the Generate Function
var gen = fun();
gen.next().value; // 10
gen.next().value; // 20
gen.next().value; // 30

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Q 9.23. Compare Async-Await and Generators usage to achive same functionality?

1. Generators/Yield:

Generators are objects created by generator functions — functions with an * (asterisk) next to their name. The yield keyword pauses generator function execution and the value of the expression following the yield keyword is returned to the generator’s caller. It can be thought of as a generator-based version of the return keyword.

// Generator function

const generator = (function* () {
  // waiting for .next()
  const number = yield 5;
  // waiting for .next()
  console.log(number); // => 15
})();

console.log(generator.next()); // => { done: false, value: 5 }
console.log(generator.next(15)); // => { done: true, value: undefined }

2. Async/Await:

Async keyword is used to define an asynchronous function, which returns a AsyncFunction object.

Await keyword is used to pause async function execution until a Promise is fulfilled, that is resolved or rejected, and to resume execution of the async function after fulfillments. When resumed, the value of the await expression is that of the fulfilled Promise.

Key points:

  1. Await can only be used inside an async function.
  2. Functions with the async keyword will always return a promise.
  3. Multiple awaits will always run in sequential order under a same function.
  4. If a promise resolves normally, then await promisereturns the result. But in case of a rejection it throws the error, just if there were a throw statement at that line.
  5. Async function cannot wait for multiple promises at the same time.
  6. Performance issues can occur if using await after await as many times one statement doesn't depend on the previous one.
// Async/Await

async function asyncFunction() {
  const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    setTimeout(() => resolve("resolved!"), 1000);
  });

  const result = await promise;
  // wait till the promise resolves (*)

  console.log(result); // "resolved!"
}

asyncFunction();

Generator and Async-await — Comparison:

  1. Generator functions/yield and Async functions/await can both be used to write asynchronous code that “waits”, which means code that looks as if it was synchronous, even though it really is asynchronous.
  2. Generator function are executed yield by yield i.e one yield-expression at a time by its iterator (the next method) where as Async-await, they are executed sequential await by await.
  3. Async/await makes it easier to implement a particular use case of Generators.
  4. The return value of Generator is always {value: X, done: Boolean} where as for Async function it will always be a promise that will either resolve to the value X or throw an error.
  5. Async function can be decomposed into Generator and promise implementation which are good to know stuff.

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Q 9.24. How do you compare two date objects?

Two dates can be compared by converting them into numeric values using date.getTime() method to correspond to their time. Also, the relational operators <, <=, >, >= can be used to compare JavaScript dates.

However, the equality operators ==, !=, ===, !== cannot be used to compare (the value of) dates because:

Example:

// Using getTime()
let d1 = new Date();
let d2 = new Date(d1);

console.log(d1.getTime() === d2.getTime()); // true

// Using '<' and '>'
let d3 = new Date(2022, 10, 31);
let d4 = new Date(2022, 10, 30);

console.log(d3 < d4); // true

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Q 9.25. What are closures?

A closure is the combination of a function and the lexical environment within which that function was declared. i.e, it is an inner function that has access to the outer or enclosing function's variables.

Closure is useful in hiding implementation detail in JavaScript. In other words, it can be useful to create private variables or functions.

1. Lexical Scope:

In lexical scoping free variables must belong to a parent scope.

Example:

/**
 * Lexical Scope
 **/

function init() {
  let name = "JavaScript closures"; // name is a local variable created by init
  function displayName() {
    // displayName() is the inner function, a closure
    console.log(name); // use variable declared in the parent function
  }
  return displayName;
}
init();

var closure = init();
closure();

As per the above code, the inner function displayName() has access to the variables in the outer function init().

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2. Dynamic Scope:

In dynamic scoping free variables must belong to the calling scope

Example:

/**
 * Dynamic Scope
 **/

function fun1() {
  console.log(a); // 10
}

function fun2() {
  var a = 20;
  fun1();
}

var a = 10;
fun2();

// Output
10

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Q 9.26. What is callback() function in javascript?

A callback function is a function passed into another function as an argument, which is then invoked inside the outer function to complete some kind of routine or action.

// callback() function

function greeting(name) {
  alert('Hello ' + name);
}

function processUserInput(callback) {
  var name = prompt('Please enter your name:');
  callback(name);
}

processUserInput(greeting);

The above example is a synchronous callback, as it is executed immediately.

Note: callbacks are often used to continue code execution after an asynchronous operation has completed — these are called asynchronous callbacks..

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Q 9.27. How to avoid callback hell in javascript?

Callback hell is a phenomenon that afflicts a JavaScript developer when he tries to execute multiple asynchronous operations one after the other. Some people call it to be the pyramid of doom.

Example:

doSomething(param1, param2, function(err, paramx){
    doMore(paramx, function(err, result){
        insertRow(result, function(err){
            yetAnotherOperation(someparameter, function(s){
                somethingElse(function(x){
                });
            });
        });
    });
});

Techniques for avoiding callback hell:

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Q 9.28. How do you encode an URL?

The encodeURI() function is used to encode complete URI which has special characters except (,, /, ?, :, @, &, =, +, $, #) characters.

var uri = 'https://mozilla.org/?x=шеллы';
var encoded = encodeURI(uri);

console.log(encoded); // https://mozilla.org/?x=%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8B
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Q 9.29. How do you decode an URL?

The decodeURI() function is used to decode a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) previously created by encodeURI().

var uri = 'https://mozilla.org/?x=шеллы';
var encoded = encodeURI(uri);

console.log(encoded); // https://mozilla.org/?x=%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8B
try {
  console.log(decodeURI(encoded)); // "https://mozilla.org/?x=шеллы"
} catch(e) { // catches a malformed URI
  console.error(e);
}
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Q 9.30. How function overloading works in JavaScript?

Function overloading refers to the ability to define multiple functions with the same name but with different parameters. In many programming languages, the function to be executed is determined at compile time based on the parameters provided. However, in JavaScript, function overloading does not work in the same way because JavaScript functions can be called with any number and type of arguments.

One way to achieve function overloading in JavaScript is by using conditional statements to determine the appropriate behavior based on the arguments passed to the function.

Example

function myFunction() {
  if (arguments.length === 1) {
    console.log("Hello " + arguments[0]);
  } else if (arguments.length === 2) {
    console.log("Hello " + arguments[0] + " and " + arguments[1]);
  } else {
    console.log("Hello world");
  }
}

myFunction(); // output: "Hello world"
myFunction("Alice"); // output: "Hello Alice"
myFunction("Bob", "Charlie"); // output: "Hello Bob and Charlie"
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# 10. EVENTS


Q 10.1. What is event handling in javascript?

The change in the state of an object is known as an Event. In html, there are various events which represents that some activity is performed by the user or by the browser.

When javascript code is included in HTML, js react over these events and allow the execution. This process of reacting over the events is called Event Handling. Thus, js handles the HTML events via Event Handlers.

Some of the HTML event handlers are:

Mouse events:

Event Handler Description
onclick When mouse click on an element
onmouseover When the cursor of the mouse comes over the element
onmouseout When the cursor of the mouse leaves an element
onmousedown When the mouse button is pressed over the element
onmouseup When the mouse button is released over the element
onmousemove When the mouse movement takes place.

Form events:

Event Handler Description
onfocus When the user focuses on an element
onsubmit When the user submits the form
onblur When the focus is away from a form element
onchange When the user modifies or changes the value of a form element

Window/Document events:

Event Handler Description
onload When the browser finishes the loading of the page
onunload When the visitor leaves the current webpage, the browser unloads it
onresize When the visitor resizes the window of the browser

Example: Click Event

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <script>
      function greeting() {
        alert("Hello! Good morning");
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Click Event Example</h2>
    <button type="button" onclick="greeting()">Click me</button>
  </body>
</html>

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Q 10.2. How to create and trigger events in javascript?

Events can be handled either through addEventListener() method or we can trigger events on individual components by defining specific JavaScript functions.

Syntax:

document.addEventListener(event, function, phase)

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Click Event</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <h3>Click on the page to trigger click event</h3>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      document.addEventListener("click", function () {
        console.log("You clicked inside the document");
      });
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

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Q 10.3. What is an event delegation?

Event Delegation is basically a pattern to handle events efficiently. Instead of adding an event listener to each and every similar element, we can add an event listener to a parent element and call an event on a particular target using the event.target property of the event object.

Example:

<div id="buttons"> 
  <button class="buttonClass">Click me</button>
  <button class="buttonClass">Click me</button>
  <button class="buttonClass">Click me</button>
</div>

<script>
  document.getElementById('buttons')
    .addEventListener('click', event => { 
      if (event.target.className === 'buttonClass') { 
        console.log('Click!');
      }
    });
</script>

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Q 10.4. What is an event flow?

Event flow is the order in which event is received on the web page. When you click an element that is nested in various other elements, before your click actually reaches its destination, or target element, it must trigger the click event each of its parent elements first, starting at the top with the global window object.

There are two ways of event flow

Event Flow

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Q 10.5. What is event bubbling?

Event bubbling is a type of event propagation where the event first triggers on the innermost target element, and then successively triggers on the ancestors (parents) of the target element in the same nesting hierarchy till it reaches the outermost DOM element.

Example: If you click on EM, the handler on DIV runs.

<div onclick="alert('The handler!')">
  <em>If you click on <code>EM</code>, the handler on <code>DIV</code> runs.</em>
</div>

Stopping bubbling:

<body onclick="alert(`the bubbling doesn\'t reach here`)">
  <button onclick="event.stopPropagation()">Click me</button>
</body>

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Q 10.6. What is event capturing?

Event capturing is a type of event propagation where the event is first captured by the outermost element and then successively triggers on the descendants (children) of the target element in the same nesting hierarchy till it reaches the inner DOM element.

Example:

<article id="ancestor">
    Article Element
    <div id="parent">
      DIV Element
      <p id="child">
        P Element
      </p>
    </div>
</article>

<script>
  // Script to click event handler to capture on each element
  for (let elem of document.querySelectorAll("*")) {
    elem.addEventListener(
      "click",
      (e) => console.log("Capturing:", elem.tagName),
      true
    );
  }
</script>

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Q 10.7. How do you submit a form using JavaScript?

Generally, a form is submitted when the user presses a submit button. JavaScript provides the form object that contains the submit() method. Use the “id” of the form to get the form object.

Example:

<form id="myForm" action="/action_page.php">
  Search: <input type='text' name='query' />
  <input type="button" onclick="handleSubmit()" value="Submit form">
</form>

<script>
function handleSubmit() {
  document.getElementById("myForm").submit();
}
</script>
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Q 10.8. What is the purpose of void(0)?

The void(0) is used to prevent the page from refreshing. This will be helpful to eliminate the unwanted side-effect, because it will return the undefined primitive value.

It is commonly used for HTML document that uses href="JavaScript:void(0);" within an <a> element. i.e, when you click a link, the browser loads a new page or refreshes the same page. But this behavior will be prevented using this expression.

Example: the below link notify the message without reloading the page

<a href="JavaScript:void(0);" onclick="alert('Prevent the page from refreshing!')">Click Me!</a>

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Q 10.9. What is the use of preventDefault method?

The preventDefault() method is used to prevent the browser from executing the default action of the selected element. It can prevent the user from processing the request by clicking the link.

For example, prevent form submission when clicking on submit button and prevent opening the page URL when clicking on hyper link are some common usecases.

document.getElementById("link").addEventListener("click", function(event) {
   event.preventDefault();
});

Note: Remember that not all events are cancelable.

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Q 10.10. What is the use of stopPropagation method?

The stopPropagation method is used to stop the event from bubbling up the event chain.

For example, the below nested divs with stopPropagation method prevents default event propagation when clicking on nested div(Div1)

<p>Click DIV1 Element</p>
<div onclick="secondFunc()">DIV 2
  <div onclick="firstFunc(event)">DIV 1</div>
</div>

<script>
function firstFunc(event) {
  alert("DIV 1");
  event.stopPropagation();
}

function secondFunc() {
  alert("DIV 2");
}
</script>
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Q 10.11. What is difference between stoppropagation, stopimmediatepropagation and preventdefault in javascript?

1. event.preventDefault():

This method is used to stop the browser's default behavior when performing an action.

Example:

<p>Please click on the checkbox control.</p>

<form>
  <label for="id-checkbox">Checkbox:</label>
  <input type="checkbox" id="id-checkbox" />
</form>

<div id="output-box"></div>

<script>
  document.querySelector("#id-checkbox").addEventListener("click", function(event) {
  document.getElementById("output-box").innerHTML += "Sorry! <code>preventDefault()</code> won't let you check this!<br>";
  event.preventDefault();
}, false);
</script>

2. event.stopPropagation():

This method is used to prevent the propagation of an event as defined in the capturing/bubbling phase of the flow of an event in the browser.

Example:

<div class="parent" (onClick)="console.log('parent')">
    <button class="child" (onClick)="buttonClick(event)"></button>
</div>
<script>
    function buttonClick(event) {
        event.stopPropagation();
        console.log('child');
    }
</script>

3. event.stopImmediatePropagation():

With stopImmediatePropagation(), along with the event propagation, other event handlers will also be prevented from execution.

As a result, clicking on the div element will:

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Q 10.12. What is the use of setTimeout?

The setTimeout() method is used to call a function or evaluates an expression after a specified number of milliseconds.

Syntax:

setTimeout(callback function, delay in milliseconds)

Example:

setTimeout(() => {
  console.log("Delayed for 1 second.");
}, "1000")
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Q 10.13. What is the use of setInterval?

The setInterval() method is used to call a function or evaluates an expression at specified intervals (in milliseconds). The setInterval() method continues calling the function until clearInterval() is called, or the window is closed.

Example:

<p id="timer"></p>

<script>
setInterval(myTimer, 1000);

function myTimer() {
  const date = new Date();
  document.getElementById("timer").innerHTML = date.toLocaleTimeString();
}
</script>

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Q 10.14. What is the purpose of clearTimeout method?

The clearTimeout() function is used in javascript to clear the timeout which has been set by setTimeout() function before that. i.e, The return value of setTimeout() function is stored in a variable and it's passed into the clearTimeout() function to clear the timer.

For example, the below setTimeout method is used to display the message after 3 seconds. This timeout can be cleared by clearTimeout() method.

// clearTimeout()

var msg;
function greeting() {
  console.log("Hello World!");
  stop();
}
function start() {
  console.log("start");
  msg = setTimeout(greeting, 3000);
}
function stop() {
  console.log("stop");
  clearTimeout(msg);
}

start();

// Output
Start
Hello World!
Stop

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Q 10.15. What is the purpose of clearInterval method?

The clearInterval() function is used in javascript to clear the interval which has been set by setInterval() function. i.e, The return value returned by setInterval() function is stored in a variable and it's passed into the clearInterval() function to clear the interval.

For example, the below setInterval method is used to display the message for every 3 seconds. This interval can be cleared by clearInterval() method.

// clearInterval()

var msg;
function greeting() {
  console.log("Hello World!");
  stop();
}
function start() {
  console.log("start");
  msg = setInterval(greeting, 3000);
}
function stop() {
  console.log("stop");
  clearInterval(msg);
}

start();

// Output
Start
Hello World!
Stop

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Q 10.16. What is the difference between document load and DOMContentLoaded events?

The DOMContentLoaded event is fired when the initial HTML document has been completely loaded and parsed, without waiting for assets(stylesheets, images, and subframes) to finish loading. Whereas The load event is fired when the whole page has loaded, including all dependent resources(stylesheets, images).

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# 11. OBJECTS


Q 11.1. What are the possible ways to create objects in JavaScript?

1. Object Constructor:

The simpliest way to create an empty object is using Object constructor. Currently this approach is not recommended.

let object = new Object();

2. Object create method:

The create method of Object creates a new object by passing the prototype object as a parameter

let object = Object.create(null);

3. Object Literal:

The object literal syntax is equivalent to create method when it passes null as parameter

let person = {};

4. Function Constructor:

Create any function and apply the new operator to create object instances,

function Person(name) {
 let object = {};
 object.name = name;
 object.age = 26;

 return object;
}

let person = new Person("Alex");

5. Function Constructor with prototype:

This is similar to function constructor but it uses prototype for their properties and methods,

function Person(){}

Person.prototype.name = "Alex";
let person = new Person();

6. ES6 Class:

ES6 introduces class feature to create the objects

class Person {
 constructor(name) {
    this.name = name;
 }
}

let person = new Person("Alex");

7. Singleton Pattern:

A Singleton is an object which can only be instantiated one time. Repeated calls to its constructor return the same instance and this way one can ensure that they don't accidentally create multiple instances.

let object = new function() {
  this.name = "Alex";
}
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Q 11.2. What are the recommendations to create new object?

It is recommended to avoid creating new objects using new Object(). Instead you can initialize values based on it is type to create the objects.

Example:

let obj1 = {};
let obj2 = "";
let obj3 = 0;
let obj4 = false;
let obj5 = [];
let obj6 = /()/;
let obj7 = function(){};
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Q 11.3. What are the different ways to access object properties?

There are 3 possible ways for accessing the property of an object.

1. Dot notation: It uses dot for accessing the properties

objectName.property

2. Square brackets notation: It uses square brackets for property access

objectName["property"]

3. Expression notation: It uses expression in the square brackets

objectName[expression]
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Q 11.4. How to check if an object is an array or not?

The Array.isArray() method determines whether an object is an array. This function returns true if the object is an array, and false if not.

 // Creating some variables
  var v1 = {name: "John", age: 22};   
  var v2 = ["red", "green", "blue", "yellow"];
  var v3 = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50];
  var v4 = null;
  
  // Testing the variables data type
  typeof(v1); // Returns: "object"
  typeof(v2); // Returns: "object"
  typeof(v3); // Returns: "object"
  typeof(v3); // Returns: "object"
  
  // Testing if the variable is an array
  Array.isArray(v1);  // Returns: false
  Array.isArray(v2);  // Returns: true
  Array.isArray(v3);  // Returns: true
  Array.isArray(v4);  // Returns: false

Note: The Array.isArray() method is supported in all major browsers, such as Chrome, Firefox, IE (9 and above)

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Q 11.5. Can you give an example for destructuring an object?

Destructuring is an expression available in ES6 which enables a succinct and convenient way to extract values of Objects or Arrays and place them into distinct variables.

Example:

// Object Destructuring

let person = { name: "Sarah", country: "India", job: "Developer" };

let name = person.name;
let country = person.country;
let job = person.job;

console.log(name); // Sarah
console.log(country); // India
console.log(job); // Developer

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Q 11.6. How do you clone an object in JavaScript?

Using the object spread operator ..., the object own enumerable properties can be copied into the new object. This creates a shallow clone of the object.

const obj = { a: 10, b: 20 }
const shallowClone = { ...obj }

With this technique, prototypes are ignored. In addition, nested objects are not cloned, but rather their references get copied, so nested objects still refer to the same objects as the original.

Example 01: Clone the Object Using Object.assign()

const person = {
    name: 'John',
    age: 21,
}

// cloning the object
const clonePerson = Object.assign({}, person);

console.log(clonePerson);

// changing the value of clonePerson
clonePerson.name = 'Peter';

console.log(clonePerson.name);
console.log(person.name);


// Output
{name: "John", age: 21}
Peter
John

Example 02: Clone the Object Using Spread Syntax

const person = {
    name: 'John',
    age: 21,
}

// cloning the object
const clonePerson = { ... person}

console.log(clonePerson);

// changing the value of clonePerson
clonePerson.name = 'Peter';

console.log(clonePerson.name);
console.log(person.name);


// Output
{name: "John", age: 21}
Peter
John

Example 03: Clone the Object Using JSON.parse()

const person = {
    name: 'John',
    age: 21,
}

// cloning the object
const clonePerson = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(person));

console.log(clonePerson);

// changing the value of clonePerson
clonePerson.name = 'Peter';

console.log(clonePerson.name);
console.log(person.name);

// Output
{name: "John", age: 21}
Peter
John

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Q 11.7. How do you copy properties from one object to other?

You can use Object.assign() method which is used to copy the values and properties from one or more source objects to a target object. It returns the target object which has properties and values copied from the target object. The syntax would be as below,

Object.assign(target, ...sources)

Let us take example with one source and one target object,

const target = { a: 1, b: 2 };
const source = { b: 3, c: 4 };

const returnedTarget = Object.assign(target, source);

console.log(target); // { a: 1, b: 3, c: 5 }
console.log(returnedTarget); // { a: 1, b: 3, c: 5 }

As observed in the above code, there is a common property(b) from source to target so it is value is been overwritten.

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Q 11.8. What is the difference between native, host and user objects?

1. Native Objects:

Are objects that are part of the JavaScript language defined by the ECMAScript specification. For example, String, Math, RegExp, Object, Function etc core objects defined in the ECMAScript spec.

2. Host Objects:

Are objects provided by the browser or runtime environment (Node). For example, window, XmlHttpRequest, DOM nodes etc considered as host objects.

3. User Objects:

Are objects defined in the javascript code. For example, User object created for profile information.

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Q 11.9. What are the properties of Intl object?

The Intl object is the namespace for the ECMAScript Internationalization API that provides language number formatting, string comparison, and date/time formatting.

Below are the list of properties available on Intl object,

1. Collator:

Intl.Collator provides a language-aware comparison of Strings for sorting and searching.

Example:

// Intl.Collator()

let collatorEs = new Intl.Collator("es").compare;
console.log(["a", "z", "ñ", "b"].sort(collatorEs)); // ["a", "b", "ñ", "z"]


let collatorEsCaseFirts = new Intl.Collator("es", { caseFirst: "upper" }).compare;  
console.log(["a", "A", "z", "ñ", "b"].sort(collatorEsCaseFirts)); // ["A", "a", "b", "ñ", "z"]

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2. DateTimeFormat:

These are the objects that enable language-sensitive date and time formatting.

Example:

// Intl.DateTimeFormat()

let now = new Date();
let nowEnUs = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US");
let noeEs = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("es-ES");

console.log(nowEnUs.format(now)); // 5/17/2022 
console.log(noeEs.format(now)); // 17/5/2022

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3. ListFormat:

These are the objects that enable language-sensitive list formatting.

Example:

// Intl.ListFormat()

let lfEn = new Intl.ListFormat("en", {
    localeMatcher: "lookup",
    type: "disjunction",
    style: "narrow"
});
console.log(lfEn.format(['Hannibal smith', 'Murdock' , 'Faceman', 'B.A." Baracus']));
// Hannibal smith, Murdock, Faceman, or B.A." Baracus

let lfEs = new Intl.ListFormat("es", {
    localeMatcher: "lookup",
    type: "disjunction",
    style: "narrow"
});
console.log(lfEs.format(['Hannibal smith', 'Murdock' , 'Faceman', 'B.A." Baracus']));
// Hannibal smith, Murdock, Faceman o B.A." Baracus

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4. NumberFormat:

Objects that enable language-sensitive number formatting.

// Intl.NumberFormat()

let myNumber = 1000000.999;
let nfEs = new Intl.NumberFormat('es-ES');
let nfEn = new Intl.NumberFormat('en-EU');

console.log(nfEs.format(myNumber)); //1.000.000,999

console.log(nfEn.format(myNumber)); // 1,000,000.999

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5. RelativeTimeFormat:

Objects that enable language-sensitive relative time formatting.

Example:

// Intl.RelativeTimeFormat()

let rtfEn = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat('en', { numeric: 'auto'  });

console.log(rtfEn.format(2, 'day')); // in 2 days
console.log(rtfEn.format(-1, 'day')); // yesterday
console.log(rtfEn.format(-5, 'month')); //5 months ago


let rtfEs = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat('es', { numeric: 'auto' });

console.log(rtfEs.format(2, 'day')); // pasado mañana
console.log(rtfEs.format(-1, 'day')); // ayer
console.log(rtfEs.format(-5, 'month')); // Hace 5 meses

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6. Locale:

Intl.Locale has a toString method that represents the complete contents of the locale. This method allows Locale instances to be provided as an argument to existing Intl constructors.

Example:

// Example: Intl.Locale()

let newLocale = new Intl.Locale("en-US", { language: "es" });
console.log(newLocale.toString()); // es-US

let now = new Date();
let dtfMyNewLocale = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(newLocale);

console.log(dtfMyNewLocale.format(now)); // 17/5/2022 


let newLocale2 = new Intl.Locale("en-US", { language: "en" });
console.log(newLocale2.toString()); //en-US

let now2 = new Date();
let dtfMyNewLocale2 = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(newLocale2);

console.log(dtfMyNewLocale2.format(now2)); // 5/17/2022

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Q 11.10. How do you convert date to another timezone in javascript?

The .toLocaleString() method to convert date in one timezone to another.

For example, let us convert current date to British English timezone as below,

console.log(event.toLocaleString('en-GB', { timeZone: 'UTC' })); //29/06/2019, 09:56:00
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Q 11.11. Explain the difference between mutable and immutable objects?

A mutable object is an object whose state can be modified after it is created. An immutable object is an object whose state cannot be modified after it is created.

In JavaScript numbers, strings, null, undefined and Booleans are primitive types which are immutable. Objects, arrays, functions, classes, maps, and sets are mutable.

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Q 11.12. How to create immutable object in javascript

In JavaScript, some built-in types (numbers, strings) are immutable, but custom objects are generally mutable. Some built-in immutable JavaScript objects are Math, Date.

Here are a few ways to add/simulate immutability on plain JavaScript objects.

1. Object Constant Properties:

By combining writable: false and configurable: false, you can essentially create a constant (cannot be changed, redefined or deleted) as an object property, like:

Example:

let myObject = {};

Object.defineProperty(myObject, 'number', {
  value: 10,
  writable: false,
  configurable: false,
});

console.log(myObject.number); // 10  
myObject.number = 20;          
console.log(myObject.number); // 10

2. Prevent Extensions:

This method prevents the addition of new properties to our existing object. preventExtensions() is a irreversible operation. We can never add extra properties to the object again.

Example:

const myCar = {
  maxSpeed: 250,
  batteryLife: 300,
  weight: 123
};

Object.isExtensible(myCar); // true
Object.preventExtensions(myCar);

Object.isExtensible(myCar); // false
myCar.color = 'blue';
console.log(myCar.color) // undefined

3. Seal:

It prevents additions or deletion of properties. seal() also prevents the modification of property descriptors.

Example:

const myCar = {
  maxSpeed: 250,
  batteryLife: 300,
  weight: 123
};

Object.isSealed(myCar); // false
Object.seal(myCar);
Object.isSealed(myCar); // true

myCar.color = 'blue';
console.log(myCar.color); // undefined

delete myCar.batteryLife; // false
console.log(myCar.batteryLife); // 300

Object.defineProperty(myCar, 'batteryLife'); // TypeError: Cannot redefine property: batteryLife

4. Freeze:

It does the same that Object.seal() plus it makes the properties non-writable.

Example:

const myCar = {
  maxSpeed: 250,
  batteryLife: 300,
  weight: 123
};

Object.isFrozen(myCar); // false
Object.freeze(myCar);
Object.isFrozen(myCar); // true

myCar.color = 'blue';
console.log(myCar.color); // undefined

delete myCar.batteryLife;
console.log(myCar.batteryLife); // 300

Object.defineProperty(myCar, 'batteryLife'); // TypeError: Cannot redefine property: batteryLife

myCar.batteryLife = 400;
console.log(myCar.batteryLife); // 300
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Q 11.13. How do you determine whether object is frozen or not?

Object.isFrozen() method is used to determine if an object is frozen or not. An object is frozen if all of the below conditions hold true,

  1. If it is not extensible.
  2. If all of its properties are non-configurable.
  3. If all its data properties are non-writable. The usage is going to be as follows,
const object = {
  property: 'Welcome JS world'
};
Object.freeze(object);
console.log(Object.isFrozen(object));
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Q 11.14. How can you achieve immutability in your own code?

For “mutating” objects, use the spread operator, Object.assign, Array.concat(), etc., to create new objects instead of mutate the original object.

Example:

// Array Example
const arr = [10, 20, 30];
const newArr = [...arr, 40, 50]; // [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

// Object Example
const human = Object.freeze({ race: "human" });
const aditya = { ...human, name: "Aditya" }; // {race: "human", name: "Aditya"}
const alienAditya = { ...aditya, race: "alien" }; // {race: "alien", name: "Aditya"}

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Q 11.15. What is the drawback of declaring methods directly in JavaScript objects?

One of the drawback of declaring methods directly in JavaScript objects is that they are very memory inefficient. When you do that, a new copy of the method is created for each instance of an object.

Example:

const Employee = function (name, company, salary) 
{
  this.name = name || "";
  this.company = company || "";
  this.salary = salary || 5000;

  // We can create a method like this:
  this.formatSalary = function () {
    return "$ " + this.salary;
  };
};

// we can also create method in Employee's prototype:
Employee.prototype.formatSalary2 = function () {
  return "$ " + this.salary;
};

// Creating Objects
let emp1 = new Employee("Yuri Garagin", "Company 1", 1000);
let emp2 = new Employee("Dinesh Gupta", "Company 2", 2000);

Here, each instance variable emp1, emp2 has own copy of formatSalary method. However the formatSalary2 will only be added once to an object Employee.prototype.

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Q 11.16. How do you compare Object and Map?

1. Object:

A data structure in which data is stored as key value pairs. In an object the key has to be a number, string, or symbol. The value can be anything so also other objects, functions, etc. An object is a nonordered data structure, i.e. the sequence of insertion of key value pairs is not remembered.

Example:

// Object() 

let obj = {};

// adding properties to a object
obj.prop = 10;
obj[2] = 20;

// getting nr of properties of the object
Object.keys(obj).length; // 2

// deleting a property
delete obj[2];

obj; // {prop: 10}

2. ES6 Map:

A data structure in which data is stored as key value pairs. In which a unique key maps to a value. Both the key and the value can be in any data type. A map is an iterable data structure. This means that the sequence of insertion is remembered and that we can access the elements in e.g. a for..of loop.

Example:

// Map() 

const myMap = new Map();

const keyString = "a string",
  keyObj = {},
  keyFunc = function () {};

// setting the values
myMap.set(keyString, "value associated with 'a string'");
myMap.set(keyObj, "value associated with keyObj");
myMap.set(keyFunc, "value associated with keyFunc");

myMap.size; // 3

// getting the values
myMap.get(keyString); // "value associated with 'a string'"
myMap.get(keyObj); // "value associated with keyObj"
myMap.get(keyFunc); // "value associated with keyFunc"

myMap.get("a string"); // "value associated with 'a string'"
// because keyString === 'a string'
myMap.get({}); // undefined, because keyObj !== {}
myMap.get(function () {}); // undefined, because keyFunc !== function () {}

Key differences:

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Q 11.17. What is shallow copy and deep copy in javascript?

1. Shallow Copy:

Shallow copy is a bit-wise copy of an object. A new object is created that has an exact copy of the values in the original object. If any of the fields of the object are references to other objects, just the reference addresses are copied i.e., only the memory address is copied.

A Shallow copy of the object can be done using object.assign()

Example:

// Shallow Copy

let obj = {
  a: 10,
  b: 20,
};

let objCopy = Object.assign({}, obj);
console.log(objCopy); // Result - { a: 1, b: 2 }

2. Deep Copy:

A deep copy copies all fields, and makes copies of dynamically allocated memory pointed to by the fields. A deep copy occurs when an object is copied along with the objects to which it refers.

A Deep copy of the object can be done using JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(object))

Example:

// Deep Copy

let obj2 = {
  a: 10,
  b: {
    c: 20
  }
};

let newObj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj2));
obj2.b.c = 30;

console.log(obj2); // { a: 10, b: { c: 20 } }
console.log(newObj); // { a: 10, b: { c: 20 } }

Shallow Copy and Deep Copy

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Q 11.18. Write a function called deepClone which takes an object and creates a object copy of it?

var newObject = deepClone(obj);

Solution:

function deepClone(object) {
  var newObject = {};
  for (var key in object) {
    if (typeof object[key] === "object" && object[key] !== null) {
      newObject[key] = deepClone(object[key]);
    } else {
      newObject[key] = object[key];
    }
  }
  return newObject;
}

Explanation: We have been asked to do deep copy of object so What is basically It is mean ?. Let us understand in this way you have been given an object personalDetail this object contains some property which again a type of object here as you can see address is an object and phoneNumber in side an address is also an object. In simple term personalDetail is nested object(object inside object). So Here deep copy means we have to copy all the property of personalDetail object including nested object.

var personalDetail = {
	name : 'Alex',
	address : {
	  location: 'xyz',
	  zip : '123456',
	  phoneNumber : {
	    homePhone: 8797912345,
	    workPhone : 1234509876
	  }
	}
}

So when we do deep clone then we should copy every property (including the nested object).

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Q 11.19. Write a function called Clone which takes an object and creates a object copy of it but not copy deep property of object?

  var objectLit = {foo : 'Bar'};
	var cloneObj = Clone(obj); // Clone is the function which you have to write 
	console.log(cloneObj === Clone(objectLit)); // this should return false
	console.log(cloneObj == Clone(objectLit)); // this should return true

solution:

function Clone(object){
  var newObject = {};
  for(var key in object){
  	newObject[key] = object[key];
  }
  return newObject;
}
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Q 11.20. How do you check if a key exists in an object?

1. Using in operator:

You can use the in operator whether a key exists in an object or not

const obj = { key: undefined };

console.log("key" in obj); // true, regardless of the actual value

and If you want to check if a key doesn't exist, remember to use parenthesis,

const obj = { not_key: undefined };

console.log(!("key" in obj)); // true if "key" doesn't exist in object

2. Using hasOwnProperty() method:

You can use hasOwnProperty to particularly test for properties of the object instance (and not inherited properties)

const obj = { key: undefined };

console.log(obj.hasOwnProperty("key")); // true

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Q 11.21. How do you loop through or enumerate javascript object?

You can use the for-in loop to loop through javascript object. You can also make sure that the key you get is an actual property of an object, and doesn't come from the prototype using hasOwnProperty method.

var object = {
    "k1": "value1",
    "k2": "value2",
    "k3": "value3"
};

for (var key in object) {
    if (object.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
        console.log(key + " -> " + object[key]); // k1 -> value1 ...
    }
}
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Q 11.22. How do you test for an empty object?

a.) Using Object keys(ECMA 5+): You can use object keys length along with constructor type.

Object.keys(obj).length === 0 && obj.constructor === Object

b.) Using Object entries(ECMA 7+): You can use object entries length along with constructor type.

Object.entries(obj).length === 0 && obj.constructor === Object
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Q 11.23. What is a proxy object?

The Proxy object allows to create an object that can be used in place of the original object, but which may redefine fundamental Object operations like getting, setting, and defining properties.

Proxy objects are commonly used to log property accesses, validate, format, or sanitize inputs, and so on.

Syntax:

const proxy = new Proxy(target, handler)

In this syntax:

Example:

// define an object called user
const user = {
  firstName: "Aniket",
  lastName: "Narula",
  email: "aniket.narula@email.com"
};

// define a handler object:
const handler = {
  get(target, property) {
    console.log(`Property ${property} has been read.`);
    return target[property];
  }
};

// create a proxy object:
const proxyUser = new Proxy(user, handler);

console.log(proxyUser.firstName);
console.log(proxyUser.lastName);

// Output
Property firstName has been read.
Aniket
Property lastName has been read.
Narula

user.firstName = 'Sonam';
console.log(proxyUser.firstName);

// Output
Property firstName has been read.
Sonam

There are many real-world applications for Proxies

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Q 11.24. What is Reflection in JavaScript?

Reflection is defined as the ability of a program to inspect and modify its structure and behavior at runtime. Reflect is not a function object. Reflect helps with forwarding default operations from the handler to the target.

Example:

// Math.max()
let number = Reflect.apply(Math.max, Math, [10, 20, 30]);
console.log(number); // 30

// FromCharCode()
let string = Reflect.apply(String.fromCharCode, undefined, [ 104, 101, 108, 108, 111]); // "hello"
console.log(string); // "hello"

// RegExp()
let index = Reflect.apply(RegExp.prototype.exec, /o/, ["Hello"]).index;
console.log(index); // 4

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Q 11.25. How do you display the current date in javascript?

You can use new Date() to generate a new Date object containing the current date and time.

Example:

// Current Date

let today = new Date();
let dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
let mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); //January is 0!
let yyyy = today.getFullYear();

today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;
document.write(today);

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Q 11.26. How do you add a key value pair in javascript?

There are two possible solutions to add new properties to an object. Let us take a simple object to explain these solutions.

const object = {
    key1: value1,
    key2: value2
};

a.) Using dot notation: This solution is useful when you know the name of the property

object.key3 = "value3";

b.) Using square bracket notation: This solution is useful when the name of the property is dynamically determined.

obj["key3"] = "value3";
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Q 11.27. How do you check whether an object can be extendable or not?

The Object.isExtensible() method is used to determine if an object is extensible or not. i.e, Whether it can have new properties added to it or not.

// Validate object is extendable or not

const person = {
  firstName: "Sima",
  lastName: "Chander",
  email: "sima.chander@email.com"
};
console.log(Object.isExtensible(person)); //true

Object.preventExtensions(person);
console.log(Object.isExtensible(person)); // false

Note: By default, all the objects are extendable. i.e, The new properties can added or modified.

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Q 11.28. How to compare two objects in javascript?

Objects are reference types so you can't just use === or == to compare 2 objects. One quick way to compare if 2 objects have the same key value, is using JSON.stringify(). Another way is using Lodash .isEqual() function.

Example:

const obj1 = { id: 100 };
const obj2 = { id: 100 };

// Using JavaScript
JSON.stringify(obj1) === JSON.stringify(obj2); // true

// Using Lodash
_.isEqual(obj1, obj2); // true

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Q 11.29. How do you get enumerable key and value pairs?

The Object.entries() method is used to return an array of a given object own enumerable string-keyed property [key, value] pairs, in the same order as that provided by a for...in loop. Let us see the functionality of object.entries() method in an example,

const object = {
  a: 'Good morning',
  b: 100
};

for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(object)) {
  console.log(`${key}: ${value}`); // a: 'Good morning'
                                  // b: 100
}

Note: The order is not guaranteed as object defined.

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Q 11.30. What is the main difference between Object.values and Object.entries method?

The Object.values() method's behavior is similar to Object.entries() method but it returns an array of values instead [key,value] pairs.

const object = {
  a: 'Good morning',
  b: 100
};

for (let value of Object.values(object)) {
  console.log(`${value}`); // 'Good morning'
                                100
}
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Q 11.31. How can you get the list of keys of any object?

You can use Object.keys() method which is used return an array of a given object's own property names, in the same order as we get with a normal loop. For example, you can get the keys of a user object,

const user = {
  name: 'John',
  gender: 'male',
  age: 40
};

console.log(Object.keys(user)); //['name', 'gender', 'age']
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Q 11.32. What is difference between array[] vs Object()?

An array has all the features of an object with additional features (you can think of an array like a sub-class of an object) where additional methods and capabilities are added in the Array sub-class. In fact, typeof [] === “object” to further show you that an array is an object.

The additional features consist of a magic .length property that keeps track of the number of items in the array and a whole slew of methods for operating on the array such as .push(), .pop(), .slice(), .splice(), etc… You can see a list of array methods here.

An object gives you the ability to associate a property name with a value as in:

var x = {};
x.foo = 3;
x["whatever"] = 10;
console.log(x.foo);      // shows 3
console.log(x.whatever); // shows 10

Object properties can be accessed either via the x.foo syntax or via the array-like syntax x["foo"]. The advantage of the latter syntax is that you can use a variable as the property name like x[myvar] and using the latter syntax, you can use property names that contain characters that Javascript won't allow in the x.foo syntax.

An array is an object so it has all the same capabilities of an object plus a bunch of additional features for managing an ordered, sequential list of numbered indexes starting from 0 and going up to some length. Arrays are typically used for an ordered list of items that are accessed by numerical index. And, because the array is ordered, there are lots of useful features to manage the order of the list .sort() or to add or remove things from the list.

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Q 11.33. What is difference between {} vs new Object()?

1. Object Literal Syntax ({}):

Object literal syntax is a shorthand way of creating an object. We can create an object by placing a comma-separated list of key-value pairs inside curly braces { }. The key represents a property name of the object and the value represents the value of that property.

Syntax:

let myObj = {
  prop1: value1,
  prop2: value2,
  prop3: value3
};

Example:

let person = {
  name: "John", 
  age: 30,
  city: "New York"
};

2. Object Constructor Syntax (new Object()):

The object constructor syntax is a way of creating an object using the new operator and the Object constructor function. We can create an empty object by calling the Object constructor without any arguments. We can also create an object by passing an object literal as an argument to the Object constructor.

Syntax:

let myObj = new Object();

Example:

let person = new Object();
person.name = "John";
person.age = 30;
person.city = "New York";

Difference:

The primary difference between using {} and new Object() to create an object is that the former uses object literal syntax while the latter uses object constructor syntax.

Object literals are more concise and easier to read and write, especially when creating objects with a small number of properties. On the other hand, object constructors are more flexible and can be used to create objects with properties that are not known at the time of object creation.

In general, it is recommended to use object literal syntax ({}) for creating objects unless there is a specific reason to use the object constructor syntax (new Object()).

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# 12. WINDOW AND DOCUMENT OBJECT


Q 12.1. What is the difference between window and document object?

1. Window Object:

The window object is the topmost object of the DOM hierarchy. It represents a browser window or frame that displays the contents of the webpage. Whenever a window appears on the screen to display the contents of the document, the window object is created.

Syntax:

window.property_name;

Window Object Properties:

Property Description
closed Returns a boolean true if a window is closed.
console Returns the Console Object for the window.
document Returns the Document object for the window.
frames Returns all window objects running in the window.
history Returns the History object for the window.
innerHeight Returns the height of the window’s content area (viewport) including scrollbars
innerWidth Returns the width of a window’s content area (viewport) including scrollbars
localStorage Allows to save key/value pairs in a web browser. Stores the data with no expiration date
location Returns the Location object for the window.
navigator Returns the Navigator object for the window.
opener Returns a reference to the window that created the window
outerHeight Returns the height of the browser window, including toolbars/scrollbars
outerWidth Returns the width of the browser window, including toolbars/scrollbars
pageXOffset Returns the pixels the current document has been scrolled (horizontally) from the upper left corner of the window
pageYOffset Returns the pixels the current document has been scrolled (vertically) from the upper left corner of the window
parent Returns the parent window of the current window
screen Returns the Screen object for the window
screenLeft Returns the horizontal coordinate of the window relative to the screen
screenTop Returns the vertical coordinate of the window relative to the screen
screenX Returns the horizontal coordinate of the window relative to the screen
screenY Returns the vertical coordinate of the window relative to the screen
sessionStorage Allows to save key/value pairs in a web browser. Stores the data for one session
scrollX An alias of pageXOffset
scrollY An alias of pageYOffset
self Returns the current window
top Returns the topmost browser window

2. Document Object:

The document object represent a web page that is loaded in the browser. By accessing the document object, we can access the element in the HTML page. The document object can be accessed with a window.document or just document.

Syntax:

document.property_name;

Document Object Properties:

Property Description
addEventListener() Attaches an event handler to the document
baseURI Returns the absolute base URI of a document
body Sets or returns the document’s body (the <body> element)
characterSet Returns the character encoding for the document
close() Closes the output stream previously opened with document.open()
cookie Returns all name/value pairs of cookies in the document
createAttribute() Creates an attribute node
createElement() Creates an Element node
createEvent() Creates a new event
createTextNode() Creates a Text node
defaultView Returns the window object associated with a document, or null if none is available.
designMode Controls whether the entire document should be editable or not.
doctype Returns the Document Type Declaration associated with the document
documentElement Returns the Document Element of the document (the <html> element)
documentURI Sets or returns the location of the document
forms Returns a collection of all <form> elements in the document
getElementById() Returns the element that has the ID attribute with the specified value
getElementsByClassName() Returns an HTMLCollection containing all elements with the specified class name
getElementsByName() Returns an live NodeList containing all elements with the specified name
getElementsByTagName() Returns an HTMLCollection containing all elements with the specified tag name
images Returns a collection of all <img> elements in the document
normalize() Removes empty Text nodes, and joins adjacent nodes
open() Opens an HTML output stream to collect output from document.write()
querySelector() Returns the first element that matches a specified CSS selector(s) in the document
querySelectorAll() Returns a static NodeList containing all elements that matches a specified CSS selector(s) in the document
readyState Returns the (loading) status of the document
referrer Returns the URL of the document that loaded the current document
removeEventListener() Removes an event handler from the document (that has been attached with the addEventListener() method)
title Sets or returns the title of the document
URL Returns the full URL of the HTML document
write() Writes HTML expressions or JavaScript code to a document
writeln() Same as write(), but adds a newline character after each statement

Difference:

Window Document
It is the root level element in any web page It is the direct child of the window object. This is also known as Document Object Model(DOM)
By default window object is available implicitly in the page You can access it via window.document or document.
It has methods like alert(), confirm() and properties like document, location It provides methods like getElementById(), getElementByTagName(), createElement() etc
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Q 12.2. How do you access history in javascript?

The window.history object allows you to access the history stack of the browser. To navigate to a URL in the history, you use the back(), forward(), and go() methods. The history.length returns the number of URLs in the history stack.

1. Move backward:

window.history.back();

// Or

history.back();

2. Move forward:

history.forward();

3. Move to a specific URL in the history:

To move to a specific URL in the history stack, you use the go() method. The go() method accepts an integer that is the relative position to the current page. The current page's position is 0.

// to move backward a page
history.go(-1);

// To move forward a page
history.go(1)

// To refresh the current page
history.go(0);
history.go();

4. Check history stack:

history.length
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Q 12.3. How do you find operating system details?

The window.navigator object contains information about the visitor's browser os details. Some of the OS properties are avaialble under platform property,

Example:

let OS = "Unknown";

if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Win") !== -1) OS = "Windows";
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mac") !== -1) OS = "MacOS";
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("X11") !== -1) OS = "UNIX";
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Linux") !== -1) OS = "Linux";

console.log(OS);
console.log(navigator.userAgent);

// Output
Windows
VM87:8 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/101.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

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Q 12.4. How do you detect a browser language preference?

You can use navigator object to detect a browser language preference as below,

var language = navigator.languages && navigator.languages[0] || // Chrome / Firefox
              navigator.language ||   // All browsers
              navigator.userLanguage; // IE <= 10

console.log(language);
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Q 12.5. What is BOM?

The Browser Object Model (BOM) allows JavaScript to “talk to” the browser. It consists of the objects navigator, history, screen, location and document which are children of window. The Browser Object Model is not standardized and can change based on different browsers.

Browser Object Model

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Q 12.6. How do you redirect new page in javascript?

To redirect to a new URL or page, you assign the new URL to the location.href property or use the location.assign() method. The location.replace() method does redirect to a new URL but does not create an entry in the history stack of the browser.

Example:

function redirect() {
  window.location.href = 'newPage.html';
}

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Q 12.7. How to get the current url with javascript?

The window.location object can be used to get the current page address (URL) and to redirect the browser to a new page. You can also use document.URL for read-only purpose.

Location Properties:

Properties Description
href returns the href (URL) of the current page
hostname returns the domain name of the web host
pathname returns the path and filename of the current page
protocol returns the web protocol used (http: or https:)
assign() loads a new document
host The hostname and port of the URL
port The port number in the URL
search The query portion of the URL
hash The anchor portion of the URL

Example:

console.log('location.href', window.location.href); // Returns full URL

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Q 12.8. How to get query string values in javascript?

The URLSearchParams() provides an interface to work with query string parameters. The has() method of the URLSearchParams() determines if a parameter with a specified name exists.

Example: URLSearchParams()

const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
const clientCode = urlParams.get('clientCode');

The URLSearchParams() methods:

Example: keys()

const urlParams = new URLSearchParams('?type=list&page=20');

for (const key of urlParams.keys()) {
    console.log(key);
}

// Output
type
page

Example: values()

const urlParams = new URLSearchParams('?type=list&page=20');

for (const value of urlParams.values()) {
    console.log(value);
}

// Output
list
20

Example: entries()

const urlParams = new URLSearchParams('?type=list&page=20');

for (const entry of urlParams.entries()) {
    console.log(entry);
}

// Output
["type", "list"]
["page", "20"]

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Q 12.9. What is difference between window.frames, window.parent and window.top in JavaScript?

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Q 12.10. What are the properties used to get size of window?

1. The screen size:

The screen size is the width and height of the screen: a monitor or a mobile screen.

Screen Size

Example:

const screenWidth  = window.screen.width;
const screenHeight = window.screen.height;

2. The available screen size:

The available screen size consists of the width and height of the active screen without the Operating System toolbars.

Available Screen Size

Example:

const availScreenWidth  = window.screen.availWidth;
const availScreenHeight = window.screen.availHeight;

3. The window outer size:

The window outer size consists of the width and height of the entire browser window, including the address bar, tabs bar, and other browser panels.

Window Outer Size

Example:

const windowOuterWidth  = window.outerWidth;
const windowOuterHeight = window.outerHeight;

4. The window inner size:

The window inner size (aka viewport size) consists of the width and height of the viewport that displays the web page.

Window Inner Size

Example:

const windowInnerWidth  = window.innerWidth;
const windowInnerHeight = window.innerHeight;

5. The web page size:

The web page size consists of the width and height of the page content rendered.

Web Page Size

Example:

const pageWidth  = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
const pageHeight = document.documentElement.scrollHeight;
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Q 12.11 What are the ways to execute javascript after page load?

You can execute javascript after page load in many different ways,

1. window.onload:

window.onload = function ...

2. document.onload:

document.onload = function ...

3. body onload:

<body onload="script();">

4. Defer the script:

<script src="deferMe.js" defer></script>
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Q 12.12. What is the difference between document load event and document domcontentloaded event?

1. DOMContentLoaded:

The DOMContentLoaded event is fired when the initial HTML document has been completely loaded and parsed, without waiting for stylesheets, images, and subframes to finish loading. DOMContentLoaded is a great event to use to hookup UI functionality to complex web pages.

Example:

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(e) {
  console.log("DOM loaded!");
});

2. loadEvent:

The load event fires when all files have finished loading from all resources, including ads and images.

Example:

document.addEventListener("load", function(e) {
  console.log("Page loaded!");
});
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Q 12.13. What do you understand by Screen objects?

Property Description
availHeight Returns the height of the screen (excluding the Windows Taskbar)
availWidth Returns the width of the screen (excluding the Windows Taskbar)
colorDepth Returns the bit depth of the color palette for displaying images
height Returns the total height of the screen
pixelDepth Returns the color resolution (in bits per pixel) of the screen
width Returns the total width of the screen

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Q 12.14. How to change style of html element using javascript?

Below is the syntax for manipulating the style property on an HTML element using JavaScript:

Syntax:

HTMLElement.style.property = "new style"

1. Using Style Property:

// Example 01:
document.getElementById("title").style.fontSize = "30px";

// Example 02:
document.getElementById("message").style = "color:#f00;padding:5px;"

2. Using ClassName Property:

// Example 01:
document.getElementById("title").style.className = "custom-title";

// Example 02:
const x = document.getElementsByClassName("message");
       
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
  x[i].style = "padding:20px;border:1px solid #bbb;";
}
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Q 12.15. How do you print the contents of web page?

The window object provided print() method which is used to prints the contents of the current window. It opens Print dialog box which lets you choose between various printing options.

Example:

  <input type="button" value="Print" onclick="window.print()" />

Note: In most browsers, it will block while the print dialog is open.

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Q 12.16. How do I modify the url without reloading the page?

The window.localtion.url property will be helpful to modify the url but it reloads the page. HTML5 introduced the history.pushState() and history.replaceState() methods, which allow you to add and modify history entries, respectively.

Example:

window.history.pushState('newPage', 'Title', '/newPage.html');
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Q 12.17. When would you use document.write()?

The document.write() method is used to delete all the content from the HTML document and inserts the new content. It is also used to give the additional text to an output which is open by the document.open() method.

The document.write() only works while the page is loading; If you call it after the page is done loading, it will overwrite the whole page. This method is mostly used for testing purpose.

Example:

document.write("Hello World!");
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Q 12.18. What is the difference between an attribute and a property?

Attributes are defined on the HTML markup whereas properties are defined on the DOM. For example, the below HTML element has 2 attributes type and value,

<input type="text" value="Name:">

You can retrieve the attribute value as below,

const input = document.querySelector('input');
console.log(input.getAttribute('value')); // Good morning
console.log(input.value); // Good morning

And after you change the value of the text field to “Good evening”, it becomes like

console.log(input.getAttribute('value')); // Good morning
console.log(input.value); // Good evening
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Q 12.19. What is the difference between firstChild and firstElementChild?

1. firstChild:

The firstChild property returns the first child node of the specified node, as a Node object.

<ul id="myList">
    <li>Coffee</li>
    <li>Tea</li>
</ul>

let list = document.getElementById("myList").firstChild.innerHTML; // Coffee

2. firstElementChild:

The firstElementChild property returns the first child element of the specified element.

<ul id="myList">
  <li>Coffee</li>
  <li>Tea</li>
</ul>

let list = document.getElementById("myList").firstElementChild.innerHTML; // Coffee

Difference:

firstChild returns the first child node (an element node, a text node or a comment node). Whitespace between elements are also text nodes.

firstElementChild returns the first child element (not text and comment nodes).

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Q 12.20. What is difference between document.getElementById() and document.querySelector()?

1. document.getElementById():

Returns an element object representing the element whose id property matches the specified string. Since element IDs are required to be unique if specified, they’re a useful way to get access to a specific element quickly.

element = document.getElementById(id);

2. document.querySelector():

Returns the first matching Element node within the node's subtree. If no matching node is found, null is returned.

element = document.querySelector(selectors);

3. document.querySelectorAll():

Returns a NodeList containing all matching Element nodes within the node's subtree, or an empty NodeList if no matches are found.

element = document.querySelectorAll(selectors);

Note: querySelector() is more useful when we want to use more complex selectors.

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Q 12.21. Name the two functions that are used to create an HTML element dynamically?

In an HTML document, the document.createElement() method creates the HTML element specified by tagName.

Syntax:

const element = document.createElement(tagName[, options]);

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
      <title>||Working with elements||</title>
  </head>
<body>
  <div id="app">The text above has been created dynamically.</div>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

document.body.onload = addElement;

function addElement () { 
  // create a new div element 
  var newDiv = document.createElement("div"); 

  var newContent = document.createTextNode("Hi there and greetings!"); 
  // add the text node to the newly created div
  newDiv.appendChild(newContent);  

  // add the newly created element and its content into the DOM 
  var currentDiv = document.getElementById("app"); 
  document.body.insertBefore(newDiv, currentDiv); 
}

Create Dynamic Button:

// Create a button

let btn = document.createElement("BUTTON");
btn.innerHTML = "CLICK ME";
document.body.appendChild(btn);

Removing Elements Dynamically:

// Removes an element from the document

function removeElement(elementId) {    
  let element = document.getElementById(elementId);
  element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
}

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Q 12.22. What is difference between append() vs appendChild()?

The main difference is that appendChild() is a DOM function meanwhile append() is a JavaScript function.

document.getElementById("yourId").append("Hello");

var p = document.createElement("p");
document.getElementById("yourId").appendChild(p);
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Q 12.23. How to check if page is fully loaded using javascript?

if (document.readyState === 'complete') {
  // The page is fully loaded
}
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Q 12.24. What is a web-storage event and its event handler?

The StorageEvent is an event that fires when a storage area has been changed in the context of another document. Whereas onstorage property is an EventHandler for processing storage events. The syntax would be as below

  window.onstorage = functionRef;

Let us take the example usage of onstorage event handler which logs the storage key and its values

if (typeof(Storage) !== "undefined") {
  window.onstorage = function(e) {
    console.log('The ' + e.key +
      ' key has been changed from ' + e.oldValue +
      ' to ' + e.newValue + '.');
  };
} else {
  // Browser doesnot support web-storage 
}
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Q 12.25. How to detect browser type in javascript?

To detect user browser information use the navigator.userAgent() property.

let browser;
const agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

if (agt.indexOf("chrome") > -1) {
  browser = "Google Chrome";
} else if (agt.indexOf("safari") > -1) {
  browser = "Apple Safari";
} else if (agt.indexOf("opera") > -1) {
  browser = "Opera";
} else if (agt.indexOf("firefox") > -1) {
  browser = "Mozilla Firefox";
} else if (agt.indexOf("mise") > -1 || agt.indexOf("trident") > -1) {
  browser = "Microsoft Internet Explorer";
}

alert("You are using: " + browser + " \n\nNavigator: " + agt);

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# 13. CLASSES


Q 13.1. Explain how prototypal inheritance works?

The Prototypal Inheritance is a feature in javascript used to add methods and properties in objects. It is a method by which an object can inherit the properties and methods of another object.

In order to get and set the [[Prototype]] of an object, we use Object.getPrototypeOf() and Object.setPrototypeOf(). Nowadays, in modern language, it is being set using __proto__.

Syntax:

ChildObject.__proto__ = ParentObject

Example:

In the given example, there are two objects ParentUser and ChildUser. The object ChildUser inherits the methods and properties of the object ParentUser and further uses them.

// Parent Object
let ParentUser = {
  talk: true,
  Canfly() {
    return "Sorry, Can't fly";
  },
};

// Child Object
let ChildUser = {
  CanCode: true,
  CanCook() {
    return "Can't say";
  },

  //  Inheriting the properties and methods of Parent Object
  __proto__: ParentUser,
};

// Property of Parent Object
console.log("Can a User talk?: " + ChildUser.talk);

// Method of ParentUser
console.log("Can a User fly?: " + ChildUser.Canfly());

// Property of ChildUser
console.log("Can a User code?: " + ChildUser.CanCode);

// Method of ChildUser
console.log("Can a User cook?: " + ChildUser.CanCook());

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Q 13.2. What is the difference between prototype and proto in JavaScript?

1. Proto:

It is an actual object that provides a way inherit to inherit properties from JavaScript with the help of an object which is created with new. Every object with behavior associated has internal property [[prototype]].

Syntax:

Object.__proto__ = value

Example:

function Employee(id, name) {
  this.id = id;
  this.name = name;
}
const employee = new Employee(1090, "Sarvesh Ghose");

// Object have proto property
employee

// Also if apply strict equal to check
// if both point at the same
// location then it will return true.
Employee.prototype === employee._proto_ // false

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2. Prototype:

It is a special object which means it holds shared attributes and behaviors of instances. It is a way to inherit properties from javascript as it is available in every function declaration.

Syntax:

objectTypeName.prototype.SharedPropertyName = value;

Example:

// Constructor function
function Employee(id, name) {
  this.id = id;
  this.name = name;
}

// Objects
const employee = new Employee(3325, "Karishma Som");

// Prototype
Employee.prototype.getName = function () {
  return this.name;
};

// Function call using object
console.log(employee.getName());

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Q 13.3. What are the differences between ES6 class and ES5 function constructors?

Classes are a template for creating objects. They encapsulate data with code to work on that data. Classes in JS are built on prototypes but also have some syntax and semantics that are not shared with ES5 class-like semantics.

ES6 Classes formalize the common JavaScript pattern of simulating class-like inheritance hierarchies using functions and prototypes. They are effectively simple sugaring over prototype-based OO, offering a convenient declarative form for class patterns which encourage interoperability.

ES6 Class Properties

Example: ES5 Function Constructor

// ES5 Function Constructor
function Student(name, studentId) {
  // Call constructor of superclass to initialize superclass-derived members.
  Person.call(this, name);

  // Initialize subclass's own members.
  this.studentId = studentId;
}

Student.prototype = Object.create(Person.prototype);
Student.prototype.constructor = Student;

Example: ES6 Class

// ES6 Class
class Student extends Person {
  constructor(name, studentId) {
    super(name);
    this.studentId = studentId;
  }
}

It's much more verbose to use inheritance in ES5 and the ES6 version is easier to understand and remember.

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Q 13.4. What is class expression in es6 class?

A class expression is another way to define a class. Class expressions can be named or unnamed. The name given to a named class expression is local to the class's body. However, it can be accessed via the name property.

Example:

// Unnamed Class
let Rectangle = class {
  constructor(height, width) {
    this.height = height;
    this.width = width;
  }
};
console.log(Rectangle.name); // Rectangle

// Named Class
let Triangle = class TriangleClass {
  constructor(base, height) {
    this.base = base;
    this.height = height;
  }
};
console.log(Triangle.name); // TriangleClass

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Q 13.5. What is difference between private, public and static variables?

Private variables can be accessed by all the members (functions and variables) of the owner object but not by any other object. Public variables can be accessed by all the members of the owner as well as other objects that can access the owner. Static variables are related to a class. They come into existence as soon as a class come into existence.

Example:

// Constructor Function
function MyClass () {
 
  var privateVariable = "I am private!";  // Private variable 
  this.publicVariable = "I am public!";  // Public variable 

  this.publicMethod = function () {  // Public Method
    return privateVariable;
  };
}

// Instance method will be available to all instances but only load once in memory 
MyClass.prototype.publicMethod = function () {    
  return this.publicVariable;
};

// Static variable shared by all instances
MyClass.staticProperty = "I am static!";

var myInstance = new MyClass();

console.log(myClass.publicMethod()); // I am private! 
console.log(MyClass.staticProperty); // I am static!

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Q 13.6. What is difference between Classic Inheritance and Prototypical Inheritance?

1. Class Inheritance:

Instances inherit from classes (like a blueprint — a description of the class), and create sub-class relationships: hierarchical class taxonomies. Instances are typically instantiated via constructor functions with the new keyword. Class inheritance may or may not use the class keyword from ES6.

2. Prototypal Inheritance:

Instances inherit directly from other objects. Instances are typically instantiated via factory functions or Object.create(). Instances may be composed from many different objects, allowing for easy selective inheritance.

Features

The difference between classical inheritance and prototypal inheritance is that classical inheritance is limited to classes inheriting from other classes while prototypal inheritance supports the cloning of any object using an object linking mechanism. A prototype basically acts as a template for other objects, whether they are extending the base object or not.

Example:

function Circle(radius) {
  this.radius = radius;
}

Circle.prototype.area = function () {
  let radius = this.radius;
  return Math.PI * radius * radius;
};

Circle.prototype.circumference = function () {
  return 2 * Math.PI * this.radius;
};

const circle = new Circle(5);

console.log(circle.area()); // 78.53981633974483
console.log(circle.circumference()); // 31.41592653589793

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Q 13.7. How do you create an object with prototype?

The Object.create() method is used to create a new object with the specified prototype object and properties. i.e, It uses existing object as the prototype of the newly created object. It returns a new object with the specified prototype object and properties.

Example:

const user = {
  name: "Jayesh Sahni",
  printInfo: function () {
    console.log(`My name is ${this.name}.`);
  }
};

const admin = Object.create(user);
admin.name = "Disha Choudhry"; // Here, "name" is a property set on "admin" but not on "user" object
admin.printInfo(); // My name is Disha Choudhry

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Q 13.8. How to use constructor functions for inheritance in JavaScript?

Let say we have Person class which has name, age, salary properties and incrementSalary() method.

// Functions Constructor
function Person(name, age, salary) {
  this.name = name;
  this.age = age;
  this.salary = salary;
  this.incrementSalary = function (byValue) {
    this.salary = this.salary + byValue;
  };
}

Now we wish to create Employee class which contains all the properties of Person class and wanted to add some additional properties into Employee class.

function Employee(company){
	this.company = company;
}

// Prototypal Inheritance 
Employee.prototype = new Person("Sundar Pichai", 24, 5000);

In the example above, Employee type inherits from Person. It does so by assigning a new instance of Person to Employee prototype. After that, every instance of Employee inherits its properties and methods from Person.

// Prototypal Inheritance 
Employee.prototype = new Person("Sundar Pichai", 24, 5000);

var employee = new Employee("Google");

console.log(employee instanceof Person); // true
console.log(employee instanceof Employee); // true

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Q 13.9. What is prototype chain?

Prototype chaining is used to build new types of objects based on existing ones. It is similar to inheritance in a class based language. The prototype on object instance is available through Object.getPrototypeOf(object) or __proto__ property whereas prototype on constructors function is available through Object.prototype.

Example:

function Person(firstName, lastName, age) {
  this.firstName = firstName;
  this.lastName = lastName;
  this.age = age;
}
// Prototype chaining
Person.prototype.getFullName = function () {
  return this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;
};

// create an instance of the Person class
const person = new Person("Vanya", "Dayal", 25);

person.hasOwnProperty("firstName"); // true
person.hasOwnProperty("getFullName"); // false
person.getFullName(); // Vanya Dayal

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Q 13.10. What are javascript accessors?

ECMAScript 5 introduced javascript object accessors or computed properties through getters and setters. Getters uses get keyword whereas Setters uses set keyword.

var user = {
  firstName: "John",
  lastName : "Abraham",
  language : "en",
  get lang() {
    return this.language;
  }
  set lang(lang) {
  this.language = lang;
  }
};

console.log(user.lang); // getter access lang as en
user.lang = 'fr';
console.log(user.lang); // setter used to set lang as fr
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Q 13.11. How do you define property on Object constructor?

The Object.defineProperty() static method is used to define a new property directly on an object, or modifies an existing property on an object, and returns the object.

const newObject = {};

Object.defineProperty(newObject, 'newProperty', {
  value: 100,
  writable: false
});

console.log(newObject.newProperty); // 100

newObject.newProperty = 200; // It throws an error in strict mode due to writable setting
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Q 13.12. What is the difference between get and defineProperty?

Both has similar results until unless you use classes. If you use get the property will be defined on the prototype of the object whereas using Object.defineProperty() the property will be defined on the instance it is applied to.

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Q 13.13. What are the advantages of Getters and Setters?

Below are the list of benefits of Getters and Setters,

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Q 13.14. Can I add getters and setters using defineProperty method?

Yes, You can use Object.defineProperty() method to add Getters and Setters. For example, the below counter object uses increment, decrement, add and substract properties,

var counterObj = {counter : 0};

// Define getters
Object.defineProperty(obj, "increment", {
  get : function () {this.counter++;}
});
Object.defineProperty(obj, "decrement", {
  get : function () {this.counter--;}
});

// Define setters
Object.defineProperty(obj, "add", {
  set : function (value) {this.counter += value;}
});
Object.defineProperty(obj, "subtract", {
  set : function (value) {this.counter -= value;}
});

obj.add = 10;
obj.subtract = 5;
console.log(obj.increment); //6
console.log(obj.decrement); //5
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Q 13.15. What is a decorator?

A decorator is an expression that evaluates to a function and that takes the target, name, and decorator descriptor as arguments. Also, it optionally returns a decorator descriptor to install on the target object.

Let us define admin decorator for user class at design time,

function admin(isAdmin) {
  return function(target) {
      target.isAdmin = isAdmin;
  }
}

@admin(true)
class User() {
}
console.log(User.isAdmin); // true

@admin(false)
class User() {
}
console.log(User.isAdmin); // false
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# 14. ERROR HANDLING


Q 14.1. What is an error object?

An error object is a built in error object that provides error information when an error occurs. It has two properties: name and message.

Example:

try {
  greeting("Welcome");
}
catch(err) {
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

// Output
ReferenceError: greeting is not defined

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Q 14.2. Define the various types of errors which occur in JavaScript?

There are three main types of errors that can occur while compiling a JavaScript program: syntax errors, runtime errors ( also called exceptions ), and logical errors. When an exception occurs, an object representing the error is created and thrown. The JavaScript language defines seven types of built-in error objects.

1. Error:

The “Error” type is used to represent generic exceptions. This type of exception is most often used for implementing user defined exceptions.

const error = new Error("error message");

2. RangeError:

“RangeError” exceptions are generated by numbers that fall outside of a specified range.

const pi = 3.14159;

pi.toFixed(100000);  // RangeError: toFixed() digits argument must be between 0 and 100

3. ReferenceError:

A “ReferenceError” exception is thrown when a non-existent variable is accessed. These exceptions commonly occur when an existing variable name is misspelled.

function sum() {
  val++;  // ReferenceError: val is not defined
}

4. SyntaxError:

A “SyntaxError” is thrown when the rules of the JavaScript language are broken.

if (foo) {  // SyntaxError
  // the closing curly brace is missing

5. TypeError:

A “TypeError” exception occurs when a value is not of the expected type. Attempting to call a non-existent object method is a common cause of this type of exception.

const foo = {};

foo.bar(); // TypeError

6. URIError:

A “URIError” exception is thrown by methods such as encodeURI() and decodeURI() when they encounter a malformed URI. The following example generates a “URIError” while attempting to decode the string “%”.

decodeURIComponent("%"); // URIError

7. EvalError:

“EvalError” exceptions are thrown when the eval() function is used improperly. These exceptions are not used in the most recent version of the EcmaScript standard. However, they are still supported in order to maintain backwards compatibility with older versions of the standard.

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Q 14.3. What are the various statements in error handling?

Below are the list of statements used in an error handling,

  1. try: This statement is used to test a block of code for errors
  2. catch: This statement is used to handle the error
  3. throw: This statement is used to create custom errors.
  4. finally: This statement is used to execute code after try and catch regardless of the result.

Example:

function errorHandling() {

  const message = document.getElementById("app");
  message.innerHTML = "";
  let x = document.getElementById("app").value;
  
  try {
    if (x === "") throw "is empty";
    if (isNaN(x)) throw "is not a number";
    x = Number(x);
    if (x > 10) throw "is too high";
    if (x < 5) throw "is too low";
  } catch (err) {
    message.innerHTML = "Error: " + err + ".";
  } finally {
    document.getElementById("app").value = "";
  }
}

errorHandling(); // Error: is not a number.

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# 15. PROMISES


Q 15.1. What is a promise?

A promise is an object that may produce a single value some time in the future with either a resolved value or a reason that it's not resolved (for example, network error). It will be in one of the 3 possible states: fulfilled, rejected, or pending.

Syntax:

const promise = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
  // promise description
})

Example:

let promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
  // the function is executed automatically when the promise is constructed

  // after 1 second signal that the job is done with the result "done"
  setTimeout(() => resolve("done"), 1000);
});

Promises are used to handle asynchronous operations. They provide an alternative approach for callbacks by reducing the callback hell and writing the cleaner code.

Promises have three states:

  1. pending: initial state, neither fulfilled nor rejected.
  2. fulfilled: meaning that the operation was completed successfully.
  3. rejected: meaning that the operation failed.
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Q 15.2. What is promise chaining?

The process of executing a sequence of asynchronous tasks one after another using promises is known as Promise chaining. It allows you to chain on another then call which will run when the second promise is fulfilled. The .catch() can still be called to handle any errors that might occur along the way.

Example:

// Promise Chain
new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
  setTimeout(() => resolve(10), 1000);
})
  .then(function (result) {
    console.log(result); // 10
    return result + 20;
  })
  .then(function (result) {
    console.log(result); // 30
    return result + 30;
  });

In the above handlers, the result is passed to the chain of .then() handlers with the below work flow,

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Q 15.3. What is promise.all()?

Promise.all is a promise that takes an array of promises as an input (an iterable), and it gets resolved when all the promises get resolved or any one of them gets rejected.

Example:

// promise.all()
const promise1 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  setTimeout(resolve, 10, "First");
});

const promise2 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  setTimeout(resolve, 20, "Second");
});

Promise.all([promise1, promise2])
  .then((values) => {
    console.log(values);
  })
  .catch((error) => console.log(`Error in promises ${error}`));
// expected output: Array ["First", "Second"]

Note: Remember that the order of the promises (output the result) is maintained as per input order.

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Q 15.4. What is the purpose of race method in promise?

Promise.race() method will return the promise instance which is firstly resolved or rejected.

Example: Let us take an example of race() method where promise2 is resolved first

const promise1 = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
  setTimeout(resolve, 500, "First");
});

const promise2 = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
  setTimeout(resolve, 100, "Second");
});

Promise.race([promise1, promise2]).then(function (value) {
  console.log(value); // "Second" // Both promises will resolve, but promise2 is faster
});

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Q 15.5. What are the pros and cons of promises over callbacks?

Below are the list of pros and cons of promises over callbacks,

Pros:

Cons:

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Q 15.6. How does await and async works in es6?

The async and await keywords enable asynchronous, promise-based behavior to be written in a cleaner style, avoiding the need to explicitly configure promise chains.

Async keyword is used along with the function declaration which specifies that this function is now able to accept all types of asynchronous events on itself. Await basically waits for the results which are particularly to be fetched from the source from which that async function is about to fetch the data.

Example:

// async() and await()
async function fetchMethod() {
  try {
    let response = await fetch("https://api.github.com/users/1");
    let data = await response.json();
    console.log(data);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
}

fetchMethod();

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Q 15.7. What is difference between fetch() and XMLHttpRequest() in JavaScript?

1. XMLHttpRequest:

XMLHttpRequest() is a built-in browser object that allows to make HTTP requests in JavaScript. XMLHttpRequest has two modes of operation: synchronous and asynchronous.

Example:

const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();

xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
  if (this.readyState === 4 && this.status === 200) {
    console.log(this.responseText);
  }
};

xhr.open("GET", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1", true); // this makes asynchronous true or false
xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
xhr.send();

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2. Fetch():

Fetch allows to make network requests similar to XMLHttpRequest. Fetch makes it easier to make asynchronous requests and handle responses better than with the older XMLHttpRequest. It is an improvement over the XMLHttpRequest API. The main difference between Fetch() and XMLHttpRequest() is that the Fetch API uses Promises, hence avoiding callback hell.

Example:

fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1")
  .then(function (response) {
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(function (err) {
    console.log("Something went wrong!", err);
  });

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Q 15.8. Explain fetch() properties in JavaScript?

A fetch() function is available in the global window object. The fetch() function takes one mandatory argument, the path to the resource you want to fetch. It returns a Promise, whether it is successful or not. If request is successful .then() function will receive Response object, if request fails then .catch() function will receive an error object

Example:

fetch("https://api.github.com/users/learning-zone")
  .then(function (response) {
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(function (err) {
    console.log("Something went wrong!", err);
  });

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Headers Object

The Headers interface allows to create own headers object via the Headers() constructor. A headers object is a collection of name-value pairs.

Example:

let reqHeader = new Headers();
reqHeader.append("Content-Type", "text/json");
let initObject = {
  method: "GET",
  headers: reqHeader
};

fetch("https://api.github.com/users/learning-zone", initObject)
  .then(function (response) {
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(function (err) {
    console.log("Something went wrong!", err);
  });

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Request Object

The Request Object represents a resource request. Instead of passing an URL of the resource into the fetch() call, you can create a request object using the Request() constructor, and pass that as an argument to fetch(). By passing Request object to the fetch(), you can make customised requests.

Example:

let reqHeader = new Headers();
reqHeader.append("Content-Type", "text/json");

let initObject = {
  method: "GET",
  headers: reqHeader
};

const userRequest = new Request(
  "https://api.github.com/users/learning-zone",
  initObject
);

fetch(userRequest)
  .then(function (response) {
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch(function (err) {
    console.log("Something went wrong!", err);
  });

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Q 15.9. What is the difference between Promise and AJAX?

A Promise is an interface for asynchronous operations. They keep track of when asynchronous operations complete and what their results are and let you coordinate that completion and those results (including error conditions) with other code or other asynchronous operations. They aren't actually asynchronous operations in themselves.

An Ajax call is a specific asynchronous operation that can be used with with a traditional callback interface or wrapped in a promise interface. We can make an Ajax call either with a traditional callback using the XMLHttpRequest() interface or we can make an Ajax call (in modern browsers), using a promise with the fetch() interface.

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Q 15.10. What is difference between async or defer keyword in JavaScript?

1. async Attribute

The async attribute is used to indicate to the browser that the script file can be executed asynchronously. The HTML parser does not need to pause at the point it reaches the script tag to fetch and execute, the execution can happen whenever the script becomes ready after being fetched in parallel with the document parsing.

<script src="script.js" async></script>

This attribute is only available for externally located script files. When an external script has this attribute, the file can be downloaded while the HTML document is still parsing. Once it has been downloaded, the parsing is paused for the script to be executed.

2. defer Attribute

The defer attribute tells the browser not to wait for the script. Instead, the browser will continue to process the HTML, build DOM. The script loads “in the background”, and then runs when the DOM is fully built.

<script src="script.js" defer></script>

Like an asynchronously loaded script, the file can be downloaded while the HTML document is still parsing. However, even if the file is fully downloaded long before the document is finished parsing, the script is not executed until the parsing is complete.

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Q 15.11. What is request header in javascript?

The headers read-only property of the Request interface contains the Headers object associated with the request.
Syntax

const myHeaders = request.headers;

Example:

const myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append('Content-Type', 'image/jpeg');

var myInit = { 
  method: 'GET',
  headers: myHeaders,
  mode: 'cors',
  cache: 'default' 
};

const myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg', myInit);
myContentType = myRequest.headers.get('Content-Type'); // returns 'image/jpeg'
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Q 15.12. Explain ajax request in javascript?

Ajax stands for Asynchronous Javascript And Xml. It load data from the server and selectively updating parts of a web page without reloading the whole page.

Basically, Ajax uses browser's built-in XMLHttpRequest() object to send and receive information to and from a web server asynchronously, in the background, without blocking the page or interfering with the user's experience.

Ajax

Example:

(function() {
      var xhr;
      document.getElementById('ajaxButton').addEventListener('click', makeRequest);

      function makeRequest() {
        if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
          // code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
          xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
        } else {
          // code for IE6, IE5
          xhr = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
        }
        xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
          if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
            document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = '<pre>' + this.responseText + '</pre>';
          }
        };
        xhr.open('GET', 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts', true); //this makes asynchronous true or false
        xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
        xhr.send();
      }
    })();

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Q 15.13. What is XMLHTTPRequest Object?

The XMLHTTPRequest() object is an API which is used for fetching data from the server. An object of XMLHTTPRequest is used for asynchronous communication between client and server. It retrieve any type of data such as json, xml, text etc.

XMLHttpRequest Object Methods:

Method Description
new XMLHttpRequest() Creates a new XMLHttpRequest object
abort() Cancels the current request
getAllResponseHeaders() Returns header information
getResponseHeader() Returns specific header information
open(method,url,async,user,psw) Specifies the request
method: the request type GET or POST
url: the file location
async: true (asynchronous) or false (synchronous)
user: optional user name
psw: optional password
send() Sends the request to the server
Used for GET requests
send(string) Sends the request to the server.
Used for POST requests
setRequestHeader() Adds a label/value pair to the header to be sent

XMLHttpRequest Object Properties:

Property Description
onreadystatechange Defines a function to be called when the readyState property changes
readyState Holds the status of the XMLHttpRequest.
0: request not initialized
1: server connection established
2: request received
3: processing request
4: request finished and response is ready
responseText Returns the response data as a string
responseXML Returns the response data as XML data
status Returns the status-number of a request
200: “OK”
403: “Forbidden”
404: “Not Found”
statusText Returns the status-text (e.g. “OK” or “Not Found”)
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Q. 15.14. How to get responses of multiple api calls, when some API fails?

Promise.allSettled():

To handle failures in multiple API calls, Promise.allSettled() method can be used. The method returns a Promise that resolves after all of the given promises have either resolved or rejected. It returns an array of objects with two properties: status and value.

The status property is either “fulfilled” or “rejected”, depending on whether the promise was resolved or rejected. The value property is the value of the promise if it was resolved or the reason for rejection if it was rejected.

Example:

const promises = [fetch('api1'), fetch('api2'), fetch('api3')];

Promise.allSettled(promises)
  .then(results => {
    const successfulResults = [];
    const failedResults = [];

    results.forEach(result => {
      if (result.status === 'fulfilled') {
        successfulResults.push(result.value);
      } else {
        failedResults.push(result.reason);
      }
    });
    
    console.log('Successful API calls:', successfulResults);
    console.log('Failed API calls:', failedResults);
  })
  .catch(error => console.log('Error:', error));
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Q. 15.15. Explain the use of Promise.any()?

The Promise.any() method is used to handle multiple promises simultaneously, and it resolves with the value of the first fulfilled promise.regardless of whether any of the other promises reject. If all of the promises reject, then Promise.any() rejects with an AggregateError object that contains an array of rejection reasons.

The Promise.any() method takes an iterable of Promises as an input, and returns a new Promise. Here’s an example:

const promise1 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(reject, 1000, 'Promise 1 rejected'));
const promise2 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(resolve, 500, 'Promise 2 resolved'));
const promise3 = new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500, 'Promise 3 resolved'));

Promise.any([promise1, promise2, promise3])
  .then((value) => console.log(value)) // 'Promise 2 resolved'
  .catch((error) => console.error(error)); // AggregateError: All promises were rejected

Note: Promise.any() is not yet widely supported by all browsers, so you may need to use a polyfill or a different approach to achieve similar functionality in older browsers.

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# 16. Collections


Q 16.1. What is the difference between ES6 Map and WeakMap?

Map:

It is used to associate a key to a value irrespective of the datatype such as strings, numbers, objects etc. To assign values to a map you need to use the set method:

const map = new Map();

map.set("a", 10);
map.set("b", 20);
map.set(3, 30);

console.log(map.get("a")); // 10

map.set("a", 50);

console.log(map.get("a")); // 50
console.log(map.size); // 3

map.delete("b");

console.log(map.size); // 2
console.log(map); // {'a' => 50, 3 => 30}

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WeakMap:

The WeakMap object is a collection of key/value pairs in which the keys are weakly referenced. In this case, keys must be objects and the values can be arbitrary values. WeakMap accepts only objects but not any primitive values (strings, numbers)

// WeakMap()

function Obj() {
  this.val = new Array(10).join("---");
}

window.obj = new Obj();
var map = new WeakMap();
console.log(window.obj); // {val: "-----------------", constructor: Object}
map.set(window.obj, 20); // WeakMap {Obj => 20}
console.log(map);

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Difference between Map and WeakMap:

  1. A WeakMap accepts only objects as keys whereas a Map, in addition to objects, accepts primitive datatype such as strings, numbers etc.
  2. WeakMap objects doesn't avert garbage collection if there are no references to the object which is acting like a key. Therefore there is no method to retrieve keys in WeakMap, whereas in Map there are methods such as Map.prototype.keys() to get the keys.
  3. There is no size property exists in WeakMap.

Browser support for Map and WeakMap:

The latest Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari support Map and WeakMap on desktop. It's supported only in IE11 but not IE10 and below. On mobile, newer browsers also have support, but IE Mobile doesn't.

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Q 16.2 What is the difference between Set and WeakSet in ES6?

Set:

Using the Set() class we can create an array like heterogeneous iterable object, which will contain only unique values in it. Unique is not just unique by values but also by types. i.e. it will consider "2" and 2 separate or different.

Syntax:

const mySet = new Set([iterable]);

Example::

const set = new Set([10, 20]);

set.add(30); // 10, 20, 30
set.add(30); // 10, 20, 30
set.add("Hello"); // 10, 20, 30, 'Hello'
set.add({ a: 10, b: 20 }); // 10, 20, 30, 'Hello', {a:10, b:20}

set.add(function () {}); // 10, 20, 30, 'Hello', {a:10, b:20}, [Function]

// Iterating Sets
for (let item of set) console.log(item);

console.log(set.has("Hello")); // ture
set.delete("Hello"); // 'Hello' deleted
console.log(set.has("Hello")); // false

console.log(set.size); // 5
set.clear(); // Set Cleared

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WeakSet:

A WeakSet() is a collection similar to Set, which holds unique values; but it only holds Objects and nothing else. If an object which is there in your WeakSet object has no other reference variable left, it will automatically be deleted.

Syntax:

const myWeakSet = new WeakSet([iterable with only objects]);

Example::

const weakSet = new WeakSet([{ a: 10 }]);
const obj1 = { o: 10 };
const obj2 = { o: 20 };

weakSet.add(obj1);
weakSet.add(obj2);

weakSet.has(obj2); // true
delete obj2; // Don't take it literally - you can't delete objects like that. Use scope to execute this.

weakSet.has(obj2); // false, because you deleted obj2, so WeakSet releases it automatically
weakSet.delete(obj1); // obj1 deleted from the set
weakSet.add(2); // ERROR, no primitive value

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Set WeakSet
Can contain any type of values Can only contain objects
To find number of elements use .size() To find elements count use .length()
.forEach() is available to iterate No .forEach() to iterate
Nothing is auto destroyed If an element object has no other reference left, it will be auto released to garbage collector
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Q 16.3. List down the collection of methods available on WeakSet?

Below are the list of methods available on WeakSet,

Let us see the functionality of all the above methods in an example,

const weakSetObject = new WeakSet();
const firstObject = {};
const secondObject = {};

// add(value)
weakSetObject.add(firstObject);
weakSetObject.add(secondObject);

console.log(weakSetObject.has(firstObject)); // true
weakSetObject.delete(secondObject);

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Q 16.4. List down the collection of methods available on WeakMap?

Below are the list of methods available on WeakMap,

Let us see the functionality of all the above methods in an example,

const weakMapObject = new WeakMap();
const firstObject = {};
const secondObject = {};

// set(key, value)
weakMapObject.set(firstObject, 'John');
weakMapObject.set(secondObject, 100);

console.log(weakMapObject.has(firstObject)); //true
console.log(weakMapObject.get(firstObject)); // John

weakMapObject.delete(secondObject);
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Q 16.5. What is an Iterator?

An iterator is an object which defines a sequence and a return value upon its termination. It implements the Iterator protocol with a .next() method which returns an object with two properties:

Example:

// custom Iterator
function numbers() {
  let n = 0;
  return {
    next: function () {
      n += 10;
      return { value: n, done: false };
    }
  };
}

// Create an Iterator
const number = numbers();

console.log(number.next()); // {value: 10, done: false}
console.log(number.next()); // {value: 20, done: false}
console.log(number.next()); // {value: 30, done: false}

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# 17. MODULES


Q 17.1. What is modules in ES6?

Making objects, functions, classes or variables available to the outside world is as simple as exporting them, and then importing them where needed in other files.

Benefits

Exporting:

export const myNumbers = [1, 2, 3, 4];
const animals = ['Panda', 'Bear', 'Eagle']; // Not available directly outside the module

export function myLogger() {
  console.log(myNumbers, animals);
}

export class Alligator {
   constructor() {
     // ...
   }
}

Exporting with alias:

export { myNumbers, myLogger as Logger, Alligator }

Default export:

export const myNumbers = [1, 2, 3, 4];
const animals = ['Panda', 'Bear', 'Eagle'];

export default function myLogger() {
  console.log(myNumbers, pets);
}

export class Alligator {
  constructor() {
    // ...
  }
}
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# 18. MISCELLANEOUS


Q 18.1. Describe the Revealing Module Pattern in javascript?

Revealing module pattern is a design pattern, which let you organise your javascript code in modules, and gives better code structure. It gives you power to create public/private variables/methods (using closure), and avoids polluting global scope

It uses IIFE (Immediately invoked function expression: (function(){})();) to wrap your module function, thus creating a local scope for all your variables and methods.

Syntax:

const returnedValue = (function() { ... })();

Example:

const myModule = (function () {
  "use strict";

  var _privateProperty = "I am a private property";
  var publicProperty = "I am a public property";

  function _privateMethod() {
    console.log(_privateProperty);
  }

  function publicMethod() {
    _privateMethod();
  }

  return {
    publicMethod: publicMethod,
    publicProperty: publicProperty
  };
})();

myModule.publicMethod(); // outputs 'I am a private property'
console.log(myModule.publicProperty); // outputs 'I am a public property'
console.log(myModule._privateProperty); // is undefined protected by the module closure
myModule._privateMethod(); // TypeError: protected by the module closure

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Q 18.2. How do you detect javascript disabled in the page?

You can use <noscript> tag to detect javascript disabled or not. The code block inside <noscript> get executed when JavaScript is disabled, and are typically used to display alternative content when the page generated in JavaScript.

<script type="javascript">
    // JS related code goes here
</script>
<noscript>
    <a href="next_page.html?noJS=true">JavaScript is disabled in the apge. Please click Next Page</a>
</noscript>
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Q 18.3. What is the difference between feature detection, feature inference, and using the UA string?

1. Feature Detection

Feature detection involves working out whether a browser supports a certain block of code, and running different code depending on whether it does (or doesn't), so that the browser can always provide a working experience rather crashing/erroring in some browsers. For example:

if ('geolocation' in navigator) {
  // Can use navigator.geolocation
} else {
  // Handle lack of feature
}

Modernizr is a great library to handle feature detection.

2. Feature Inference

Feature inference checks for a feature just like feature detection, but uses another function because it assumes it will also exist, e.g.:

if (document.getElementsByTagName) {
  element = document.getElementById(id);
}

This is not really recommended. Feature detection is more foolproof.

3. UA String

This is a browser-reported string that allows the network protocol peers to identify the application type, operating system, software vendor or software version of the requesting software user agent. It can be accessed via navigator.userAgent. However, the string is tricky to parse and can be spoofed. For example, Chrome reports both as Chrome and Safari. So to detect Safari you have to check for the Safari string and the absence of the Chrome string. Avoid this method.

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Q 18.4. What is strict mode?

The Strict Mode is allows you to place a program, or a function, in a strict operating context. This strict context prevents certain actions from being taken and throws more exceptions.

Example:

(function(){
"use strict";

// Define your library strictly...
})();

Advantages:

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Q 18.5. Describe Singleton Pattern In JavaScript?

The singleton pattern is a type of creational pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to a single object. This allows the class to create an instance of the class the first time it is instantiated; however, on the next try, the existing instance of the class is returned. No new instance is created.

Singleton Pattern

Example:

/**
 * Singleton Pattern
 **/

let instance = null;

class Printer {

  constructor(pages) {
    this.display = function () {
      console.log(
        `You are connected to the printer. You want to print ${pages} pages.`
      );
    };
  }

  static getInstance(numOfpages) {
    if (!instance) {
      instance = new Printer(numOfpages);
    }
    return instance;
  }
}

var obj1 = Printer.getInstance(2);
console.log(obj1);
obj1.display();

var obj2 = Printer.getInstance(3);
console.log(obj2);
obj2.display();

console.log(obj2 === obj1); // true

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Q 18.6. What do you understand by ViewState and SessionState?

1. Session State:

Contains information that is pertaining to a specific session (by a particular client/browser/machine) with the server. It is a way to track what the user is doing on the site.. across multiple pages…amid the statelessness of the Web. e.g. the contents of a particular user’s shopping cart is session data. Cookies can be used for session state.

2. View State:

On the other hand is information specific to particular web page. It is stored in a hidden field so that it is not visible to the user.

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Q 18.7. Explain browser console logs features?

The Console method log() outputs a message to the web console. The message may be a single string or it may be any one or more JavaScript objects.

1. console.table()

const artists = [
  {
    first: 'René',
    last: 'Magritte'
  },
  {
    first: 'Chaim',
    last: 'Soutine'
  },
  {
    first: 'Henri',
    last: 'Matisse'
  }
];
console.table(artists);

Output

Console Table

2. console.log()

Console Log

3. console.warn()

Console Warning

4. console.error()

Console Error

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Q 18.8. What are the difference between console.log() and console.dir()?

Console Log

Console Dir

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Q 18.9. How to Copy Text to Clipboard?

<!-- The text field -->
<input type="text" id="inputText" value="Hello World">

<!-- The button used to copy the text -->
<button onclick="copy()">Copy text</button>

function copy() {
  /* Get the text field */
  let copyText = document.getElementById("inputText");

  /* Select the text field */
  copyText.select();
  copyText.setSelectionRange(0, 99999); /*For mobile devices*/

  /* Copy the text inside the text field */
  document.execCommand("copy");

  /* Alert the copied text */
  alert("Copied the text: " + copyText.value);
}
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Q 18.10. What is a service worker?

A Service worker is basically a JavaScript file that runs in background, separate from a web page and provide features that don't need a web page or user interaction.

Some of the major features of service workers are

Lifecycle of a Service Worker

It consists of the following phases:

Registering a Service Worker

To register a service worker we first check if the browser supports it and then register it.

if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
  navigator.serviceWorker.register('/ServiceWorker.js')
  .then(function(response) {

    // Service worker registration done
    console.log('Registration Successful', response);
  }, function(error) {
    // Service worker registration failed
    console.log('Registration Failed', error);
  }

Installation of service worker:

After the controlled page that takes care of the registration process, we come to the service worker script that handles the installation part.

Basically, you will need to define a callback for the install event and then decide on the files that you wish to cache. Inside a callback, one needs to take of the following three points –

var CACHENAME = 'My site cache'; 
var urlstocache = [ 
	'/', 
  '/styles/main1.css', 
	'/script/main1.js' 
]; 
self.addEventListener('install', function(event) { 
	// Performing installation steps 
	event.waitUntil( 
		caches.open(CACHENAME) 
		.then(function(cache) { 
			console.log('Opening of cache'); 
			return cache.addAll(urlstocache);
		}) 
);

Cache and return requests:

After a service worker is installed and the user navigates to a different page or refreshes, the service worker will begin to receive fetch events, an example of which is below.

self.addEventListener('fetch', function(event) {
  event.respondWith(
    caches.match(event.request)
      .then(function(response) {
        // Cache hit - return response
        if (response) {
          return response;
        }
        return fetch(event.request);
      }
    )
  );
});
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Q 18.11. How do you manipulate DOM using service worker?

Service worker can't access the DOM directly. But it can communicate with the pages it controls by responding to messages sent via the postMessage interface, and those pages can manipulate the DOM.

Example: service-worker.html

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Service Worker</title>
</head>
<body>
(Look in the console.)
<script>
(function() {
    "use strict";

    if (!navigator.serviceWorker || !navigator.serviceWorker.register) {
        console.log("This browser doesn't support service workers");
        return;
    }

    // Listen to messages from service workers.
    navigator.serviceWorker.addEventListener('message', function(event) {
        console.log("Got reply from service worker: " + event.data);
    });

    // Are we being controlled?
    if (navigator.serviceWorker.controller) {
        // Yes, send our controller a message.
        console.log("Sending 'hi' to controller");
        navigator.serviceWorker.controller.postMessage("hi");
    } else {
        // No, register a service worker to control pages like us.
        // Note that it won't control this instance of this page, it only takes effect
        // for pages in its scope loaded *after* It is installed.
        navigator.serviceWorker.register("service-worker.js")
            .then(function(registration) {
                console.log("Service worker registered, scope: " + registration.scope);
                console.log("Refresh the page to talk to it.");
                // If we want to, we might do `location.reload();` so that we'd be controlled by it
            })
            .catch(function(error) {
                console.log("Service worker registration failed: " + error.message);
            });
    }
})();
</script>
</body>
</html>

service-worker.js

self.addEventListener("message", function(event) {
    //event.source.postMessage("Responding to " + event.data);
    self.clients.matchAll().then(all => all.forEach(client => {
        client.postMessage("Responding to " + event.data);
    }));
});
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Q 18.12. How to use Web Workers in javascript?

Step 01: Create a Web Workers file: Write a script to increment the count value.

// counter.js
let i = 0;

function timedCount() {
  i = i + 1;
  postMessage(i);
  setTimeout("timedCount()",500);
}

timedCount();

Here postMessage() method is used to post a message back to the HTML page.

Step 02: Create a Web Worker Object: Create a web worker object by checking for browser support.

if (typeof(w) == "undefined") {
  w = new Worker("counter.js");
}

and we can receive messages from web workers

w.onmessage = function(event){
  document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = event.data;
};

Step 03: Terminate a Web Workers: Web workers will continue to listen for messages (even after the external script is finished) until it is terminated. You can use terminate() method to terminate listening the messages.

w.terminate();

Step 04: Reuse the Web Workers: If you set the worker variable to undefined you can reuse the code

w = undefined;

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
  <p>Count numbers: <output id="result"></output></p>
  <button onclick="startWorker()">Start</button>
  <button onclick="stopWorker()">Stop</button>
  
  <script>
    var w;

    function startWorker() {
      if (typeof(Worker) !== "undefined") {
        if (typeof(w) == "undefined") {
          w = new Worker("counter.js");
        }
        w.onmessage = function(event) {
          document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = event.data;
        };
      } else {
        document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "Sorry! No Web Worker support.";
      }
    }

    function stopWorker() {
      w.terminate();
      w = undefined;
    }
  </script>
</body>
</html>
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Q 18.13. What are the restrictions of web workers on DOM?

WebWorkers do not have access to below javascript objects since they are defined in an external files

  1. Window object
  2. Document object
  3. Parent object
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Q 18.14. What is rendering in JavaScript?

JavaScript-powered content needs to be rendered before it can output meaningful code and be displayed for the client. These are the different steps involved in the JavaScript rendering process:

JavaScript Rendering Process

  1. JavaScript: Typically JavaScript is used to handle work that will result in visual changes.
  2. Style calculations: This is the process of figuring out which CSS rules apply to which elements. They are applied and the final styles for each element are calculated.
  3. Layout: Once the browser knows which rules apply to an element it can begin to calculate how much space it takes up and where it is on screen.
  4. Paint: Painting is the process of filling in pixels. It involves drawing out text, colors, images, borders, and shadows, essentially every visual part of the elements.
  5. Compositing: Since the parts of the page were drawn into potentially multiple layers they need to be drawn to the screen in the correct order so that the page renders correctly.

The main responsibility of the rendering engine is to display the requested page on the browser screen. Rendering engines can display HTML and XML documents and images.

Similar to the JavaScript engines, different browsers use different rendering engines as well. These are some of the popular ones:

The process of rendering

The rendering engine receives the contents of the requested document from the networking layer.

Rendering Process

Constructing the DOM tree

The first step of the rendering engine is parsing the HTML document and converting the parsed elements to actual DOM nodes in a DOM tree.

<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <p> Hello, <span> World! </span> </p>
    <div> 
      <img src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley face" height="42" width="42">
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

The DOM tree for this HTML will look like this:

HTML DOM Tree

Basically, each element is represented as the parent node to all of the elements, which are directly contained inside of it. And this is applied recursively.

Constructing the CSSOM tree

CSSOM refers to the CSS Object Model. While the browser was constructing the DOM of the page, it encountered a link tag in the head section which was referencing the external theme.css CSS style sheet. Anticipating that it might need that resource to render the page, it immediately dispatched a request for it. Let's imagine that the theme.css file has the following contents:

body { 
  font-size: 16px;
}

p { 
  font-weight: bold; 
}

span { 
  color: red; 
}

p span { 
  display: none; 
}

img { 
  float: right; 
}

As with the HTML, the engine needs to convert the CSS into something that the browser can work with — the CSSOM. Here is how the CSSOM tree will look like:

CSS DOM Tree

When computing the final set of styles for any object on the page, the browser starts with the most general rule applicable to that node (for example, if it is a child of a body element, then all body styles apply) and then recursively refines the computed styles by applying more specific rules.

Painting the render tree

In this stage, the renderer tree is traversed and the renderer's paint() method is called to display the content on the screen. Painting can be global or incremental (similar to layout):

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Q 18.15. What is the difference between HTMLCollection and NodeList?

HTMLCollection

An HTMLCollection is a list of nodes. An individual node may be accessed by either ordinal index or the node's name or id attributes. Collections in the HTML DOM are assumed to be live meaning that they are automatically updated when the underlying document is changed.

NodeList

A NodeList object is a collection of nodes. The NodeList interface provides the abstraction of an ordered collection of nodes, without defining or constraining how this collection is implemented. NodeList objects in the DOM are live or static based on the interface used to retrieve them

Difference

An HTMLCollection is a list of webpage elements (div, p, ul, li, img objects, etc…) which form part of the DOM, and are of a specific node type usually referred to as an element node. A NodeList is also a list of nodes, but it can contain a list not only of element nodes, but other types of nodes as well. So it is a more generic list of nodes than HTMLCollection. HTMLCollection tells you that what it contains are webpage elements, specifically.

Both interfaces are collections of DOM nodes. They differ in the methods they provide and in the type of nodes they can contain. While a NodeList can contain any node type, an HTMLCollection is supposed to only contain Element nodes. An HTMLCollection provides the same methods as a NodeList and additionally a method called namedItem.

Collections are always used when access has to be provided to multiple nodes, e.g. most selector methods (such as getElementsByTagName) return multiple nodes or getting a reference to all children (element.childNodes).

Attribute Node

Refers to the attributes of an element node.

// html: <div id="my-id" /> 
let element = document.getElementById("my-id"); 
let myIdAttribute = element.getAttributeNode("id"); 
console.log(myIdAttribute); // output: my-id

Text Node

Refers to the text of an element.

// html: <div id="my-id"></div>
let element = document.getElementById("my-id");
let text = document.createTextNode("Some Text");
element.appendChild(text);
// updated html: <div id="my-id">Some Text</div>

Comment Node

<!-- This is what a comment node looks like -->
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Q 18.16. What is a trampoline function? What is it used for?

The trampoline is just a technique to optimize recursion and prevent stack-overflow exceptions in languages that don’t support tail call optimization like Javascript ES5 implementation. However, ES6 will probably have support for tail call optimization.

The problem with regular recursion is that every recursive call adds a stack frame to the call stack, which you can visualize as a pyramid of calls. Here is a visualization of calling a factorial function recursively:

(factorial 3)
(* 3 (factorial 2))
(* 3 (* 2 (factorial 1)))
(* 3 (* 2 (* 1 (factorial 0)))) 
(* 3 (* 2 (* 1 1)))
(* 3 (* 2 1))
(* 3 2)
6

Here is a visualization of the stack where each vertical dash is a stack frame:

         ---|---
      ---|     |---
   ---|            |--- 
---                    ---

The problem is that the stack has limited size, and stacking up these stack frames can overflow the stack. Depending on the stack size, a calculation of a larger factorial would overflow the stack. That is why regular recursion in Javascript could be considered dangerous.

An optimal execution model would be something like a trampoline instead of a pyramid, where each recursive call is executed in place, and does not stack up on the call stack. That execution in languages supporting tail call optimization could look like:

(fact 3)
(fact-tail 3 1)
(fact-tail 2 3)
(fact-tail 1 6)
(fact-tail 0 6)
6

You can visualize the stack like a bouncing trampoline:

   ---|---   ---|---   ---|---
---      ---       ---

This is clearly better since the stack has always only one frame, and from the visualization you can also see why it is called a trampoline. This prevents the stack from overflowing.

Since we don't have the luxury of tail call optimization in Javascript, we need to figure out a way to turn regular recursion into an optimized version that will execute in trampoline-fashion.

One obvious way is to get rid of recursion, and rewrite the code to be iterative.

When that is not possible we need a bit more complex code where instead of executing directly the recursive steps, we will utilize higher order functions to return a wrapper function instead of executing the recursive step directly, and let another function control the execution.

In your example, the repeat function wraps the regular recursive call with a function, and it returns that function instead of executing the recursive call:

function repeat(operation, num) {
    return function() {
       if (num <= 0) return
       operation()
       return repeat(operation, --num)
    }
}

The returned function is the next step of recursive execution and the trampoline is a mechanism to execute these steps in a controlled and iterative fashion in the while loop:

function trampoline(fn) {
    while(fn && typeof fn === 'function') {
        fn = fn()
    }
}

So the sole purpose of the trampoline function is to control the execution in an iterative way, and that ensures the stack to have only a single stack frame on the stack at any given time.

Using a trampoline is obviously less performant than simple recursion, since you are “blocking” the normal recursive flow, but it is much safer.

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Q 18.17. What is throttling and debouncing in javascript?

Debouncing and throttling techniques are used to limit the number of times a function can execute. These are two widely-used techniques to improve the performance of code that gets executed repeatedly within a period of time.

Throttling enforces a maximum number of times a function can be called over time. As in “execute this function at most once every 100 milliseconds.”

Example:

$("body").on('scroll', _.throttle(function() {
  // Do expensive things
}, 100));

Debouncing enforces that a function not be called again until a certain amount of time has passed without it being called. As in “execute this function only if 100 milliseconds have passed without it being called.”

Example:

$(window).on('resize', _.debounce(function() {
  // Do expensive things
}, 100));

Use Case

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Q 18.18. What is same-origin policy?

The same-origin policy is a policy that prevents JavaScript from making requests across domain boundaries. An origin is defined as a combination of URI scheme, hostname, and port number. If you enable this policy then it prevents a malicious script on one page from obtaining access to sensitive data on another web page using Document Object Model(DOM).

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Q 18.19. What is server-sent events?

Server-sent events (SSE) is a server push technology enabling a browser to receive automatic updates from a server via HTTP connection without resorting to polling. These are a one way communications channel - events flow from server to client only. This is been used in Facebook/Twitter updates, stock price updates, news feeds etc.

The EventSource object is used to receive server-sent event notifications. For example, we can receive messages from server as below,

if(typeof(EventSource) !== "undefined") {
  var source = new EventSource("sse_generator.js");
  source.onmessage = function(event) {
    document.getElementById("output").innerHTML += event.data + "<br>";
  };
}

Below are the list of events available for server sent events

Event Description
onopen It is used when a connection to the server is opened
onmessage This event is used when a message is received
onerror It happens when an error occurs
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Q 18.20. How do you get the image width and height using JS?

You can programmatically get the image and check the dimensions(width and height) using Javascript.

var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
  console.log(this.width + 'x' + this.height);
}
img.src = 'http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif';
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Q 18.21. What is a browser engine?

The browser engine is to take the HTML, CSS and other code of a web page - the text you can see in the page source or open in a text editor, setting out layouts, page content, and styling - and convert it into what you actually see on screen.

The browser engine, rendering engine, and JavaScript engine are all essentially working together to get raw web code into a viewable and usable-form inside your browser.

Browser Engines:

1. Gecko:

It's a Mozilla's browser engine. It is used in the Firefox web browser, the Thunderbird email client, and the SeaMonkey internet suite. Goanna also is a fork of Gecko used in the Pale Moon browser.

2. WebKit:

This engine created by Apple for its Safari browser, by forking the KHTML engine of the KDE project. Google also used WebKit for its Chrome browser, but eventually forked it to create the Blink engine.

3. Blink:

All Chromium-based browsers use Blink, as do applications built with CEF, Electron, or any other framework that embeds Chromium.

4. Trident and EdgeHTML:

Microsoft formerly developed its own proprietary browser engines - Trident and EdgeHTML, though now uses Blink for its Edge browser.

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Q 18.22. What is a Polyfill?

Polyfill

A polyfill is a piece of code (usually a JavaScript library) that provides modern functionality on older browsers that do not support it. It is a way to bring new features to old browsers by mimicking the behavior of modern JavaScript APIs.

For example, Object.values() was introduced in ES2017 and is not supported in some older browsers such as Internet Explorer and Safari 9. However, you can use a polyfill to add support for it in older browsers.

Example

// polyfill for the Object.values()
if (!Object.values) {
  Object.values = function(obj) {
    var values = [];
    for (var key in obj) {
      if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
        values.push(obj[key]);
      }
    }
    return values;
  };
}

// Now you can use Object.values() even in older browsers that don't support it natively
const obj = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 };
const values = Object.values(obj);

console.log(values); // Output: [1, 2, 3]

This code checks if the Array.prototype.includes() method is available in the current environment, and if not, it provides an implementation of the method that emulates the behavior of the modern API. This allows you to use the Array.prototype.includes() method in older browsers, even though it is not natively supported.

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Q 18.23. What is optional chaining in JavaScript?

Optional chaining

Optional chaining is a feature in JavaScript that allows you to safely access nested object properties or functions without worrying about whether the intermediate properties exist or not. It uses the ?. operator to check for nullish (null or undefined) values and short-circuits the expression if it encounters one.

Optional chaining was introduced in ECMAScript 2020 (ES11) and is supported in most modern browsers, but not in older ones. To use it in older browsers, you can use a transpiler like Babel, or write your code with alternative techniques like conditional statements or the && operator.

Example

const obj = {
  a: {
    b: {
      c: 123
    }
  }
};

// Without optional chaining
if (obj && obj.a && obj.a.b && obj.a.b.c) {
  console.log(obj.a.b.c); // output: 123
}

// With optional chaining
console.log(obj?.a?.b?.c); // output: 123

// Optional chaining with method
console.log(obj?.a?.b?.c.toString()); // output: "123"
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Q 18.24. How could you make sure a const value is garbage collected?

In JavaScript, garbage collection is automatically performed by the browser or the JavaScript engine. When a value is no longer being used or referenced, it becomes eligible for garbage collection.

In the case of a const value, the same rules apply as with any other value. As long as the const value is not referenced by any other variables or objects in the program, it will become eligible for garbage collection when the variable goes out of scope.

Here are some best practices to follow when working with const variables:

  1. Only use const when you know that the value should not be reassigned.

  2. If you ever want to change the contents of the variable for any reason in the future, then don’t declare it as const.

  3. Use let or var instead of const if you need to reassign the value.

  4. To ensure that a const value is garbage collected, remove all references to it.

Example

const myObj = {name: 'John', age: 30};

// Use myObj...

// Remove all references to myObj
myObj = null;

In this example, setting myObj to null removes the only reference to the object, allowing it to be garbage collected.

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Q 18.25. How Garbage Collection works in JavaScript?

JavaScript has an automatic garbage collector that periodically frees up memory that is no longer being used by the program. The garbage collector works by identifying “garbage” values that are no longer accessible or needed by the program and freeing up the memory they occupy.

Example

let a = { b: { c: { d: "Hello" } } };
let e = a.b.c;
a = null;

In this code, the object { b: { c: { d: "Hello" } } } is created and assigned to the variable a. The variable e is then assigned a reference to the nested object { c: { d: "Hello" } }. Finally, the variable a is set to null, which means that the original object { b: { c: { d: "Hello" } } } is no longer accessible by the program.

At this point, the garbage collector will identify the object { b: { c: { d: "Hello" } } } as “garbage” because it is no longer accessible by the program. The garbage collector will then free up the memory occupied by this object.

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