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JavaScript Notes

01. JavaScript Fundamentals

05. Data Types

console.log(typeof null); // object
console.log(typeof undefined); // undefined
console.log(typeof void 0); // undefined
console.log(typeof function() {}); // function
console.log(typeof []); // object

Primitives

  • number: 1
  • bigint: 123n
  • string: "a"
  • boolean: true
  • null
  • undefined
  • symbol: Symbol("id")

Non-Primitive

  • object: { a: 1 }
    • array: [1, 2]
    • function: function() {}
    • set: new Set(["a", 1])
    • map: new Map([["name", "Ali"]])
    • date: new Date()

07. Type Conversions

Numeric conversion

Value To
undefined NaN
null 0
true, false 1, 0
'\t \n', abc 0, NaN

Boolean conversion

Value To
0, null, undefined, NaN, "" false
"0", " " true

09. Comparisons

  • ===: checks the equality without type conversion.
console.log('Z' > 'A'); // true, 90 > 65 unicode comparison
console.log('2' > '1'); // true, 50 > 49 unicode comparison
console.log('Aa' > 'A'); // true

console.log('2' > 1); // true, 2 > 1
console.log('01' == 1); // true, 1 == 1

console.log(true == 1); // true, 1 == 1
console.log(false == 0); // true, 0 == 0
console.log('' == false); // true, 0 == 0

console.log(null == undefined); // true, they equal each other, but not any other value.

console.log(null == 0); // false
console.log(null > 0); // false, 0 > 0
console.log(null >= 0); // true, 0 >= 0

console.log(undefined > 0); // false, NaN > 0
console.log(undefined < 0); // false, NaN < 0
console.log(undefined == 0); // false

11. Logical Operators

  • The precedence of && is higher than ||
console.log(0 || 2 || 1); // 2
console.log(undefined || 0 || null); // null

console.log(1 && 0 && 1); // 0
console.log(1 && 2 && 3); // 3

console.log(1 && 2 || 0 && 1); // 2, (1 && 2) || (0 && 1) --> 2 || 0 = 2

12. Nullish Coalescing Operator

console.log(0 ?? 1); // 0, (0 !== null) && (0 !== undefined) ? 0 : 1 = 0

console.log(null ?? 0); // 0
console.log(undefined ?? 0); // 0

console.log(1 && 2 || 3 ?? 4); // SyntaxError: Unexpected token '??'

13. Loops while and for

for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) console.log(i); // 0, 1, 2
for (let i = 0; i < 3; ++i) console.log(i); // 0, 1, 2
let i = 0;
while (i < 3) console.log(i++); // 0, 1, 2
console.log(i); // 3

i = 0;
while (i < 3) console.log(++i); // 1, 2, 3
console.log(i); // 3

Labels for break, continue

outer: for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  for (let j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
    break outer;
  }
}

outer:
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {}

15. Functions

  • Function declaration
test(); // hoisted
function test() {}

16. Function Expressions

test(); // TypeError: test is not a function
var test = function() {};

02. Code Quality

03. Comments

// Single-line

/*
 * Multiline
 */

/**
 * Returns object of x and name.
 * 
 * @param {number} x - The number x
 * @param {string} name - Your name
 * @return {Object} An object of x and name
 */
const makeObj = (x, name) => ({ x, name });

06. Polyfills and Transpilers

Transpilers

  • A transpiler is a special piece of software that translates code to another source code.
  • Babel is one of the most prominent transpiler.
height = height ?? 100;

height = (height !== undefined && height !== null) ? height : 100; // transpiled

Polyfills

  • A script that updates/adds new functions is called polyfill.
  • core.js is one of the most popular polyfill library.
if (!Math.trunc) {
  Math.trunc = (num) => num < 0 ? Math.ceil(num) : Math.floor(num);
}

03. Objects: The Basics

01. Objects

  • Object keys converted to string.
const obj = {
  0: "zero",
  "lorem ipsum": "lipsum",
  a: undefined,
};
console.log(obj[0]); // "zero"
console.log(obj["0"]); // "zero"

console.log(obj.__proto__); // {}
obj.__proto__ = 0; // Cannot be set to a non-object value;
console.log(obj.__proto__); // {}
obj.__proto__ = null; // Can be set to null;
console.log(obj.__proto__); // undefined

console.log("lorem ipsum" in obj); // true

console.log(obj.a); // undefined
console.log("a" in obj); // true

Property names limitations

const obj = {
  for: 1,
  const: 2,
  return: 3,
};
console.log(obj.for + obj.const + obj.return); // 6

The for..in loop

const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
};
for (const key in user) console.log(key); // "name", "age"

Ordered like an object

const numbers = {
  3: "three",
  "5": "five",
  "seven": 7,
  2: "two",
  "4": "four",
  "six": 6,
  1: "one",
};
for (const num in numbers) console.log(num); // "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "seven", "six"

02. Object References and Copying

Cloning and merging, Object.assign

const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
};

const userClone = {};
Object.assign(userClone, user);

const userClone2 = Object.assign({}, user);

structuredClone

const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20
};
user.me = user;

const clonedUser = structuredClone(user);
console.log(clonedUser); // { name: "Ali", age: 20, me: [Circular] }
// Function object could not be cloned. 
structuredClone({
  fn: () => {}
});

04. Object methods, this

const ali = { name: "Ali" };
const veli = { name: "Veli" };

function greet() { return `Hi, ${this.name}`; }

ali.greet = greet;
veli.greet = greet;

console.log(ali.greet()); // "Hi, Ali"
console.log(veli.greet()); // "Hi, Veli"
console.log(greet()); // `this` is undefined in strict mode

05. Contructor, Operator new

Constructor function

function User(name) {
  this.name = name;
  this.age = 20;
}
const user = new User("Ali");
console.log(user.name); // "Ali"
console.log(user.age); // 20

Constructor mode test: new.target

function User() {
  console.log(new.target);
}

User(); // undefined
new User(); // function User() {...}

Return from constructors

function User() {
  this.name = "Ali";
  return { name: "Veli" }; // overrides `this`
}
console.log(new User().name); // "Veli"
function User() {
  this.name = "Ali";
  return;
}
console.log(new User().name); // "Ali"
function User() { this.name = "Ali"; }

const user = new User();
// same as
const user2 = new User;

console.log(user.name); // "Ali"
console.log(user2.name); // "Ali"

06. Optional Chaining ?.

obj?.prop; // returns value or undefined
obj?.[index]; // returns item or undefined
obj.method?.(); // invokes method or undefined

07. Symbol Type

const id = Symbol("id");
const id2 = Symbol("id");
console.log(id == id2); // false

console.log(id.toString()); // "Symbol(id)"
console.log(id.description); // "id"

Symbols are skipped by for..in

const id = Symbol("id");
const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
  [id]: 123
};

for (const key in user) console.log(key); // "name", "age"
console.log(user[id]); // 123
const id = Symbol("id");
const user = { [id]: 123 };

// `Object.assign` copies both string and symbol properties.
const clonedUser = Object.assign({}, user);
console.log(clonedUser[id]); // 123

Global symbols

const id = Symbol.for("id");
const id2 = Symbol.for("id");
console.log(id === id2); // true
console.log(Symbol.keyFor(id)); // "id"

System symbols

  • Symbol.hasIntance
  • Symbol.isConcatSpreadable
  • Symbol.iterator
  • Symbol.toPrimitive

08. Object to Primitive Conversion

  • To do the conversion, JavaScript tries to find and call three object methods:
    1. Call obj[Symbol.toPrimitive](hint) if such method exists,
    2. Otherwise if hint is string
    • try calling obj.toString() or obj.valueOf(), whatever exists.
    1. Otherwise if hint is number or default
    • try calling obj.valueOf() or obj.toString(), whatever exists.

Symbol.toPrimitive

const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
  [Symbol.toPrimitive](hint) {
    if (hint === "string") return this.name;
    if (hint === "number") return this.age;
    if (hint === "default") return `{ "name": "${this.name}", "age": ${this.age} }`;
  }
}

console.log(String(user)); // "Ali"
console.log(Number(user)); // 20
console.log(user + ""); // "{ 'name': 'Ali', 'age': 20 }"
console.log(user.toString()); // "[object Object]"

toString, valueOf

const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,

  // hint === "string"
  toString() { return this.name; },

  // hint === "number || hint === "default"
  valueOf() { return this.age; }
}

console.log(user.toString()); // "Ali"
console.log(String(user)); // "Ali"

console.log(user.valueOf()); // 20
console.log(user * 1); // 20

04. Data Types

01. Methods of Primitives

console.log(1..toFixed(2)); // "1.00"
console.log("Ali".toLocaleUpperCase("tr")); // "ALİ"

console.log(typeof 0); // "number"
console.log(typeof new Number(0)); // "object"

const zero = new Number(0);
console.log(zero && "zero is an object"); // "zero is an object"

const falseObj = new Boolean(false);
console.log(falseObj && "falseObj is an object"); // "falseObj is an object"

02. Numbers

console.log(1_000_000_000 === 1e9); // true
console.log(0.000_000_000_1 === 1e-10); // true

// Hexadecimal
console.log(0xff === 255); // true
console.log(0xFF === 255); // true

// Binary
console.log(0b111_111_11 === 255); // true

// Octal
console.log(0o377 === 255); // true

toString(base)

const num = 255;

// base = 16: 0..9, A..F
console.log(num.toString(16)); // "ff"

// base = 2: 0, 1
console.log(num.toString(2)); // "11111111"

// base = 36(maximum): 0..9 A..Z
console.log(123_456..toString(36)); // "2n9c"

Rounding

# Math.floor() Math.ceil() Math.round() Math.trunc()
3.1 3 4 3 3
3.6 3 4 4 3
-1.1 -2 -1 -1 -1
-1.6 -2 -1 -2 -1

Imprecise calculations

console.log(1e500); // Infinity

console.log(0.1 + 0.2 === 0.3); // false

console.log(0.1.toFixed(20)); // "0.10000000000000000555"
console.log(0.2.toFixed(20)); // "0.20000000000000001110"
console.log(0.3.toFixed(20)); // "0.29999999999999998890"
console.log(0.4.toFixed(20)); // "0.40000000000000002220"
console.log(0.5.toFixed(20)); // "0.50000000000000000000"
console.log(0.6.toFixed(20)); // "0.59999999999999997780"
console.log(0.7.toFixed(20)); // "0.69999999999999995559"
console.log(0.8.toFixed(20)); // "0.80000000000000004441"
console.log(0.9.toFixed(20)); // "0.90000000000000002220"

console.log(9_999_999_999_999_999); // 10000000000000000

console.log(-0 === 0); // true
console.log(Object.is(-0, 0)); // false

Tests: isFinite and isNaN

console.log(isNaN(NaN)); // true
console.log(isNaN("str")); // true

console.log(NaN === NaN); // false

console.log(isFinite("15")); // true
console.log(isFinite("str")); // false, value: NaN
console.log(isFinite(Infinity)); // false
  • Number.isNaN() and Number.isFinite() do not autoconvert their argument into a number.
  • Number.isNaN(value): returns true if value belongs to the number type and it is NaN.
  • Number.isFinite(value): returns true if value belongs to the number type and it isn't NaN, Infinity, -Infinity.
console.log(Number.isNaN(NaN)); // true
console.log(Number.isNaN("str")); // false, because "str" is string

console.log(Number.isFinite(123)); // true
console.log(Number.isFinite(Infinity)); // false
console.log(Number.isFinite(2 / 0)); // false
console.log(Number.isFinite("15")); // false, because "15" is string
console.log(Object.is(NaN, NaN)); // true
console.log(NaN === NaN); // false

console.log(Object.is(-0, 0)); // false
console.log(-0 === 0); // true

parseInt() and parseFloat()

console.log(parseInt("100px")); // 100
console.log(parseFloat("12.5em")); // 12.5

console.log(parseInt("12.3")); // 12
console.log(parseFloat("12.3.4")); // 12.3

console.log(parseInt("a123")); // NaN

// parseInt(str, radix)
console.log(parseInt("0xff", 16)); // 255
console.log(parseInt("ff", 16)); // 255
console.log(parseInt("2n9c", 36)); // 123456

Other math functions

console.log(Math.random()); // [0, 1)

console.log(Math.max(3, 5, -10, 0, 1)); // 5
console.log(Math.min(1, 2)); // 1

console.log(Math.pow(2, 10)); // 1024, 2^10 = 1024

03. Strings

Special characters

Character Description
\n, r New line
\t Tab
\b, \f, \v Backspace, From Feed, Vertical Tab - not used nowadays

Accessing characters

const name = "Ali";

console.log(name[0]); // "A"
console.log(name.at(0)); // "A"

console.log(name[name.length - 1]); // "i"
console.log(name.at(-1)); // "i"

for (const char of name) console.log(char); // "A", "l", "i"

Searching for a substring

const str = "Widget with id";

console.log(str.indexOf("id", 2)); // 12
console.log(str.lastIndexOf("id", 11)); // 1

Getting a substring

const str = "stringify";

// str.slice(start [, end]): allows negatives
console.log(str.slice(2)); // "ringify"
console.log(str.slice(0, 5)); // "strin"
console.log(str.slice(-4, -1)); // "gif"

// str.substring(start [, end]): converts negatives to 0
console.log(str.substring(2, 6)); // ring
console.log(str.substring(6, 2)); // ring

// str.substr(start [, length]): allows negative start
console.log(str.substr(2, 4)); // ring
console.log(str.substr(-4, 2)); // gi

Comparing strings

console.log("Z".codePointAt(0)); // 90
console.log("z".codePointAt(0)); // 122

console.log(String.fromCodePoint(90)); // "Z"
console.log(String.fromCodePoint(0x5a)); // "Z"

console.log("ö" > "z"); // true
console.log("ö".localeCompare("z", "tr")); // -1
console.log("a".repeat(3)); // "aaa"

04. Arrays

  • Get last element
console.log([1, 2, 3].at(-1)); // 3

Methods pop/push and shift/unshift

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

// pop(): returns popped item
console.log(fruits.pop()); // "Pear"
console.log(fruits); // ["Apple", "Orange"]

// push(...items): returns new length
console.log(fruits.push("Ananas")); // 3
console.log(fruits); // ["Apple", "Orange", "Ananas"]

// shift(): returns shifted item
console.log(fruits.shift()); // "Apple"
fruits; // ["Orange", "Ananas"]

// unshift(...items): returns new length
console.log(fruits.unshift("Watermelon")); // 3
console.log(fruits); // ["Watermelon", "Orange", "Ananas"]

The ways to misuse an array

  • Add a non-numeric property like arr.test = 5.
  • Make holes, like add arr[0] and then arr[1000] (and nothing between them).
  • Fill the array in the reverse order, like arr[1000], arr[999] and so on.

A word about length

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

arr.length = 2;
console.log(arr); // [1, 2]

arr.length = 5;
console.log(arr); // [1, 2, , , ]

new Array()

const arr = new Array("Apple", "Orange");
console.log(arr); // ["Apple", "Orange"]

const arr2 = new Array(2);
console.log(arr2); // [ , ]
console.log(arr2.length); // 2

toString()

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(String(arr)); // "1,2,3"
console.log(arr.toString()); // "1,2,3"

Don't compare arrays with ==

// comparison by reference
console.log([] == []); // false
console.log([0] == [0]); // false

console.log(Number([])); // 0
console.log(Number([0])); // 0
console.log(String([])); // ""
console.log(String([0])); // "0"

// comparison by value
console.log(0 == []); // true, 0 == 0
console.log(0 == [0]); // true, 0 == 0
console.log("0" == []); // false, "0" == ""
console.log("0" == [0]); // true, "0" == "0"

05. Array Methods

splice: returns removed items

const arr = ["I", "go", "home"];

delete arr[1];
console.log(arr[1]); // undefined
console.log(arr); // ["I", ,"home"]
console.log(arr.length); // 3
// arr.splice(start [, deleteCount, elem1, ..., elemN])
const arr = ["I", "go", "home"];
console.log(arr.splice(1, 1)); // ["go"]
console.log(arr); // ["I", "home"]
const arr = [1, 2, 5];
console.log(arr.splice(-1, 0, 3, 4)); // []
console.log(arr); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

slice: returns sliced items

const arr = ["t", "e", "s", "t"];
console.log(arr.slice(1, 3)); // ["e", "s"]
console.log(arr.slice(-2)); // ["s", "t"]

concat

console.log([1, 2].concat([3, 4], 5, 6)); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
const arr = {
  0: "a",
  1: "b",
  [Symbol.isConcatSpreadable]: true,
  length: 2,
};
console.log([1, 2].concat(arr)); // [1, 2, "a", "b"];

Iterate: forEach

["a", "b"].forEach((item, index, arr) => {
  console.log(item); // "a", "b"
  console.log(index); // 0, 1
  console.log(arr); // ["a","b"], ["a","b"]
});

Searching in array

const arr = [1, 0, false, 0, NaN];

console.log(arr.indexOf(0)); // 1
console.log(arr.indexOf(2)); // -1
console.log(arr.lastIndexOf(0)); // 3

console.log(arr.indexOf(NaN)); // -1
console.log(arr.includes(NaN)); // true

find and findIndex/findLastIndex

["a", "b"].find((item, index, arr) => {
  console.log(item); // "a", "b"
  console.log(index); // 0, 1
  console.log(arr); // ["a","b"], ["a","b"]
});
const users = [
  { id: 1, name: "Ali" },
  { id: 2, name: "Veli" },
  { id: 3, name: "Ali" },
];
 
console.log(users.find((u) => u.name === "Ali")); // { id: 1, name: "Ali" }
console.log(users.find((u) => u.name === "Ahmet")); // undefined

console.log(users.findIndex((u) => u.name === "Ali")); // 0
console.log(users.findIndex((u) => u.name === "Ahmet")); // -1

console.log(users.findLastIndex((u) => u.name === "Ali")); // 2
console.log(users.findLastIndex((u) => u.name === "Ahmet")); // -1

filter

["a", "b"].filter((item, index, arr) => {
  console.log(item); // "a", "b"
  console.log(index); // 0, 1
  console.log(arr); // ["a","b"], ["a","b"]
});
const users = [
  { id: 1, name: "Ali" },
  { id: 2, name: "Veli" },
  { id: 3, name: "Ali" },
];
 
console.log(users.filter((u) => u.name === "Ali")); // [{ id: 1, name: "Ali" }, { id: 3, name: "Ali" }]

map

["a", "b"].map((item, index, arr) => {
  console.log(item); // "a", "b"
  console.log(index); // 0, 1
  console.log(arr); // ["a","b"], ["a","b"]
});
console.log([1, 2].map((num) => num * 2)); // [2, 4]

sort

const arr = [1, 2, 15];
console.log(arr.sort()); // [1, 15, 2], Sorted by string
console.log(arr); // [1, 15, 2]

console.log(arr.sort((a, b) => a - b)); // [1, 2, 15]
console.log(arr); // [1, 2, 15];
const arr = ["ö", "z", "a"];
console.log(arr.sort()); // ["a", "z", "ö"]
console.log(arr); // ["a", "z", "ö"]

console.log(arr.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b, "tr"))); // ["a", "ö", "z"]
console.log(arr); // ["a", "ö", "z"]

reverse

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(arr.reverse()); // [3, 2, 1]
console.log(arr); // [3, 2, 1]

split

console.log("1, 2, 3, 4".split(", ", 2));  // ["1", "2"]

reduce/reduceRight

const sum = [1, 2, 3].reduce((accumulator, item, index, arr) => {
  console.log(accumulator); // 0, 1, 3
  console.log(item); // 1, 2, 3
  console.log(index); // 0, 1, 2
  console.log(arr); // [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]
  return accumulator + item;
}, 0);
console.log(sum); // 6

some/every

console.log([1, 2, 3].some((num) => num % 2 === 0)); // true
console.log([1, 2, 3].every((num) => num % 2 === 0)); // false

fill

console.log([1, 2, 3].fill("a", 1, 2)); // [1, "a", 2]

copyWithin

const arr = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"];
console.log(arr.copyWithin(0, 3, 5)); // ["d", "e", "c", "d", "e"], copy ["d", "e"] to index 0
console.log(arr); // ["d", "e", "c", "d", "e"]

flat/flatMap

console.log([1, 2, [3, 4]].flat()); // [1, 2, 3, 4]
console.log([1, 2, [3, 4, [5, 6]]].flat(2)); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
console.log([1, 2, [3, 4, [5, 6, [7, 8, [9, 10]]]]].flat(Infinity)); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
console.log([1, 2, 3].flatMap((num) => Array(num).fill(num))); // [1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3]

Array.isArray

console.log(typeof {}); // "object"
console.log(typeof []); // "object"

console.log(Array.isArray({})); // false
console.log(Array.isArray([])); // true

Most methods support thisArg

  • Almost all array methods that call functions accept an optional parameter thisArg except sort.
arr.find(() => {}, thisArg);
arr.filter(() => {}, thisArg);
arr.map(() => {}, thisArg);
const army = {
  minAge: 18,
  maxAge: 27,
  canJoin(user) {
    const age = user.age;
    return age >= this.minAge && age < this.maxAge;
  },
};

const users = [
  { age: 16 },
  { age: 20 },
  { age: 23 },
  { age: 30 },
];

const soldiers = users.filter((user) => army.canJoin(user), army);
console.log(soldiers); // [{ age: 20 }, { age: 23 }]

06. Iterables

Symbol.iterator

const range = {
  from: 1,
  to: 3,
  [Symbol.iterator]() {
    this.current = this.from;
    return this;
  },
  next() {
    if (this.current <= this.to) {
      return { done: false, value: this.current++ };
    }
    return { done: true };
  },
};

console.log(range[Symbol.iterator]().next()); // { done: false, value: 1 }
for (const num of range) console.log(num); // 1, 2, 3

String is iterable

const str = "𝒳😂";
for (const char of str) console.log(char); // "𝒳", "😂"

console.log(str.length); // 4
console.log(str.charCodeAt(0)); // 55349

Calling an iterator explicitly

const str = "Hello";
const iterator = str[Symbol.iterator]();
while(true) {
  const res = iterator.next();
  if (res.done) break;
  console.log(res.value); // "H", "e", "l", "l", "o"
}

Iterables and array-likes

const iterable = {
  from: 1,
  to: 3,
  [Symbol.iterator]() {},
};

const arrayLike = {
  0: "a",
  1: "b",
  length: 2,
};

Array.from(obj[, mapFn, thisArg])

const arrayLike = {
  0: "a",
  1: "b",
  length: 2,
};

const arr = Array.from(arrayLike);
console.log(arr); // ["a", "b"]
const iterable = {
  from: 1,
  to: 3,
  [Symbol.iterator]() {
    this.current = this.from;
    return this;
  },
  next() {
    if (this.current > this.to) return { done: true };
    return { done: false, value: this.current++ };
  },
};

const arr = Array.from(iterable, (num) => num * num);
console.log(arr); // [1, 4, 9]
const str = "𝒳😂";
console.log(str.length); // 4

const chars = Array.from(str);
console.log(chars.length); // 2
console.log(chars[0]); // "𝒳"
console.log(chars[1]); // "😂"

for (const char of str) console.log(char); // "𝒳", "😂"

console.log(str.slice(1, 3)); // "##" (two pieces from different surrogate pairs)
console.log(str.slice(0, 2)); // "𝒳"

07. Map and Set

Map

  • Map allows keys of any type. (Object keys converted to string).
Methods and properties:
  • new Map(): creates the map.
  • map.set(key, value): stores the value by the key.
  • map.get(key): returns the value by the key, undefined if key doesn't exist in map.
  • map.has(key): returns true or false.
  • map.delete(key): removes the element.
  • map.clear(): removes everything from the map.
  • map.size: returns the current element count.
const map = new Map();
map
  .set("1", "abc")
  .set(1, 123);

console.log(map.get("1")); // "abc"
console.log(map.get(1)); // 123

const obj = { name: "Ali" };
console.log(map.set(obj, 20)); // Map { "1" => "abc", 1 => 123, { name: "Ali" } => 20 }
console.log(map.get(obj)); // 20

console.log(map.keys().next().value); // "1"
console.log(map.values().next().value); // "abc"
console.log(map.entries().next().value); // ["1", "abc"]

for (const [key, value] of map) {
  console.log(key); // "1", 1, { name: "Ali" }
  console.log(value); // "abc", 123, 20
}

map.forEach((value, key, map) => {
  console.log(key); // "1", 1, { name: "Ali" }
  console.log(value); // "abc", 123, 20
  console.log(map.size); // 3, 3, 3
});

Object.entries: Map from Object

const map = new Map([
  ["1", "abc"],
  [1, 123],
  [true, false],
]);
console.log(map); // Map { "1" => "abc", 1 => 123, true => false }
const obj = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
};

const map = new Map(Object.entries(obj));
console.log(map.get("name")); // "Ali"
console.log(map.get("age")); // 20
const map = new Map([["a", 1], ["b", 2]])
const obj = Object.fromEntries(map); // omit .entries()
console.log(obj); // { a: 1, b: 2 }

Set

  • Collection of unique values.
Methods and properties:
  • new Set([iterable]): creates the set.
  • set.add(value): adds a value, returns the set itself.
  • set.delete(value): removes the value, returns true if value existed or false.
  • set.has(value): returns true if value exists or false.
  • set.clear(): removes everything from the set.
  • set.size: elements count.
const set = new Set();

const ali = { name: "Ali" };
const veli = { name: "Veli" };

set.add(ali);
set.add(veli);
set.add(ali);

console.log(set.size); // 2

Iteration over Set

const set = new Set(["a", "b", "c"]);
console.log(set); // Set { "a", "b", "c" }

for (const char of set) console.log(char); // "a", "b", "c"

set.forEach((value, valueAgain, set) => {
  console.log(value); // "a", "b", "c"
  console.log(valueAgain); // "a", "b", "c"
  console.log(set); // Set { "a", "b", "c" }, Set { "a", "b", "c" }, Set { "a", "b", "c" }
});

console.log(set.keys().next().value); // "a"
console.log(set.values().next().value); // "a"
console.log(set.entries().next().value); // ["a", "a"]

08. WeakMap and WeakSet

WeakMap

  • WeakMap keys must be objects, not primitive values.
let ali = { name: "Ali" };

const weakMap = new WeakMap();
weakMap.set(ali, 20);

ali = null; // ali is removed from memory
console.log(weakMap.get(ali)); // undefined
Methods and properties:
  • weakMap.set(key, value)
  • weakMap.get(key)
  • weakMap.delete(key)
  • weakMap.has(key)

WeakSet

const weakSet = new WeakSet();

let ali = { name: "Ali" };

weakSet.add(ali);
console.log(weakSet.has(ali)); // true

ali = null; // ali is removed from memory
console.log(weakSet.has(ali)); // false
Methods and properties:
  • weakSet.add(value)
  • weakSet.delete(key)
  • weakSet.has(key)

09. Object.keys, values, entries

const id = Symbol("id");
const obj = {
  [id]: 123,
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
};

console.log(Object.keys(obj)); // ["name", "age"]
console.log(Object.values(obj)); // ["Ali", 20]
console.log(Object.entries(obj)); // [["name", "Ali"], ["age", 20]]

Transforming objects

const prices = {
  banana: 1,
  orange: 2,
  apple: 4,
};

const doublePrices = Object.fromEntries(
  Object.entries(prices).map(([key, value]) => [key, value * 2])
);
console.log(doublePrices); // { banana: 2, orange: 4, apple: 8 }

10. Destructuring Assignment

const arr = ["Ali", 20, true, {}];
const [name, age, ...rest] = arr;

const obj = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
  isAdmin: true,
  address: {}
};
const { age: userAge, age = 18, salary: income = 1_000, ...rest } = obj;

const greet = ({ name = "Ali" } = {}) => {}

11. Date and Time

Creation

const Jan01_1970 = new Date(0);
const Dec31_1969 = new Date(-24 * 60 * 60);

console.log(new Date("2000-01-31")); // 31 Jan 2000
console.log(new Date(2000, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0)); // 1 Jan 2000, 00:00:00

Access date components

  • getFullYear(): 2000
  • getMonth(): 0..11
  • getDate(): 1..31
  • getHours(), getMinutes(), getSeconds(), getMilliseconds()
  • getDay(): 0..6: 0 Sunday, 6 Saturday
  • getUTCFullYear(), getUTCMonth(), getUTCDay()
  • getTime(): 0 is 1 Jan 1970.
  • getTimezoneOffset(): 60 is UTC-1, -180 is UTC+3.
  • getYear(): deprecated. Use getFullYear() instead.

Setting date components

  • Every one of them except setTime() has a UTC-variant.
  • setFullYear(year, [month], [date])
  • setMonth(month, [date])
  • setDate(date)
  • setHours(hour, [min], [sec], [ms])
  • setMinutes(min, [sec], [ms])
  • setSeconds(sec, [ms])
  • setMilliseconds(ms)
  • setTime(ms)

Autocorrection

const date = new Date(2000, 0, 32);
console.log(date); // 1 Feb 2000
date.setDate(-3);
console.log(date); // 28 Jan 2000

Date.now()

const ms = Date.now(); // milliseconds count from 1 Jan 1970

Date.parse from a string

  • YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ
  • YYYY-MM-DD: year-month-day.
  • T: delimeter.
  • HH:mm:ss.sss: hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds.
  • Z: UTC+0
const ms = Date.parse("2000-01-13T15:45:59.865+03:00");
console.log(ms); // 947767559865

12. JSON Methods, toJSON

JSON.stringify

const student = {
  name: "Ali",
  age: 20,
  isAdmin: false,
  courses: ["haskell", "elixir"],
  address: null
};

JSON.stringify(student);
/*
{
  "name": "Ali",
  "age": 20,
  "isAdmin": false,
  "courses": ["haskell", "elixir"],
  "address": null
}
*/
  • Methods, symbols and undefined properties are skipped.
const user = {
  greet() {},
  [Symbol("id")]: 123,
  something: undefined,
};

console.log(JSON.stringify(user)); // "{}"
  • No circular references.
const room = { number: 42 };
const meetup = { participants: ["ali", "veli"] };

meetup.place = room;
room.occupiedBy = meetup;

JSON.stringify(meetup); // Error: cyclic object value

Excluding and transforming: replacer

  • JSON.stringify(value[, replacer, space])
const meetup = {
  title: "Conference",
  participants: [{ name: "Ali", age: 20 }, { name: "Veli", age: 40 }],
  space: 40
};

console.log(JSON.stringify(meetup, ["title", "participants", "name"], 4));
/*
{
    "title": "Conference",
    "participants": [{ "name": "Ali" }, { "name": "Veli" }]
}
*/

Custom toJSON

const room = {
  number: 42,
  toJSON() {
    return this.number;
  },
};

console.log(JSON.stringify(room)); // 42

JSON.parse

  • JSON.parse(str, [revier])
const str = '{"title":"Conference","date":"2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"}';

const meetup = JSON.parse(str, (key, value) => {
  if (key === "date") return new Date(value);
  return value;
});

console.log(meetup); // { title: "Conference", date: "2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z" }

05. Advanced Working with Functions

02. Rest Parameters and Spread Syntax

const sumAll = (...nums) => {
  let sum = 0;
  for (let num of nums) sum += num;
  return sum;
}
console.log(sumAll(1, 2, 3)); // 6

The arguments variable

function sumAll() {
  console.log(arguments) // { 0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 3, length: 3 }
  console.log(arguments.length) // 3
  console.log(arguments[0], arguments[1], arguments[2]) // 1, 2, 3

  let sum = 0;
  for (let num of arguments) sum += num;
  return sum;
}
console.log(sumAll(1, 2, 3)); // 6

03. Variable Scope, Closure

  • Closure: functions that remember their outer variables and can access them. They automatically remember where they were created using a hidden [[Environment]] property.

Code blocks

{
  const name = "Ali";
  console.log(name); // Ali
}
console.log(name); // Error: name is not defined

const age = 20;
const age = 30; // Error: Cannot redeclare block-scoped variable

Lexical environment

  • All functions remember the Lexical Environment in which they were made.
// # global LexicalEnvironment --[outer]-> null #
// - makeCounter: function
// - counter: function
function makeCounter() {
  // # LexicalEnvironment of makeCounter() call --[outer]-> global
  // - count: 0 (becomes 1 after seconds counter() call)
  let count = 0;
  return function() {
    // # LexicalEnvironment: [[Environment]] --[outer]-> makeCounter()
    // - <empty>
    return count++;
  }
}

const counter = makeCounter();
console.log(counter()); // 0
console.log(counter()); // 1

04. The Old var

var has no block scope

{
  var name = "Ali";
  console.log(name); // "Ali"
}
console.log(name); // "Ali"

for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) console.log(i) // 0, 1, 2
console.log(i); // 3

var tolerates redeclarations

var age = 20;
var age = 30;
console.log(age) // 30

var variables can declared below their use

const greet = () => {
  name = "Ali";

  console.log(name, age); // "Ali" undefined

  var name; // hoisted to the top of the function
  var age = 20; // declarations are hoisted, but assignments are not
}
greet();

IIFE

  • Emulates block-level visibility for var.
(function() {
  var name = "Ali";
  console.log(name); // "Ali"
})();
console.log(name); // Error: name is not defined

(function() {
  console.log("IIFE"); // "IIFE"
}());
!function() {
  console.log("Bitwise"); // "Bitwise"
}();
+function() {
  console.log("Unary plus"); // "Unary plus"
}();

06. Function Object, NFE

The name property

function sum() {}
console.log(sum.name); // "sum"

const greet = function() {}
console.log(greet.name); // "greet"

const farewell = () => {}
console.log(farewell.name); // "farewell"

function fn(callback = function() {}) {
  console.log(callback.name); // "callback"
}
fn();

const arr = [function() {}];
console.log(arr[0].name); // [empty string]

The length property

const a = (a1, ...rest) => {}
console.log(a.length); // 1

function b(a1, a2, ...rest) {}
console.log(b.length); // 2

Custom properties

const greet = () => {
  greet.counter++;
  return "Hi";
}
greet.counter = 0;

console.log(greet()); // "Hi"
console.log(greet()); // "Hi"
console.log(greet.counter); // 2

Named Function Expression

const greet = function print(name) {
  if (name) {
    console.log(name);
  } else {
    print("Ali");
  }
}
greet(); // "Ali"
greet("Veli"); // "Veli"

07. The new Function Syntax

const sum = new Function("a", "b", "return a + b");
console.log(sum(1, 2)); // 3

const sum2 = new Function("a,b", "return a + b");
console.log(sum2(1, 2)); // 3

09. Decorators and Forwarding, call/apply

  • Decorator: a special function that takes another function and alters its behavior.
const worker = {
  name: "worker",
  process(size) {
    console.log(`${this.name}.process(${size})`)
    const arr = [];
    for (let i = 0; i < size; i++) arr.push(i);
    return arr;
  }
}

const cachingDecorator = (fn) => {
  const cache = new Map();
  return function() {
    // # Borrowing Array.join method
    const key = [].join.apply(arguments, [","]);
    if (cache.has(key)) return cache.get(key);

    const result = fn.call(this, ...arguments);
    cache.set(key, result);
    return result;
  }
}

worker.process = cachingDecorator(worker.process);
worker.process(1000); // worker.process(1000)
worker.process(1000);

Decorators and function properties

  • If the original function had properties on it, like fn.calledCount, then the decorated one will not provide them.

10. Function Binding

Losing this

const veli = { name: "Veli" }
const ali = {
  name: "Ali",
  greet() {
    return { 
      isGlobal: this === globalThis,
      message: `Hi, ${this.name}!`
    };
  }
}
console.log(ali.greet()); // { isGlobal: false, message: "Hi, Ali!" }

const greetAli = ali.greet;
console.log(greetAli()); // { isGlobal: true, message: "Hi, undefined!" }

const greetVeli = ali.greet.bind(veli);
console.log(greetVeli()); // { isGlobal: false, message: "Hi, Veli!" }

Partial function

const sum = (a, b) => a + b;

const plusTwo = sum.bind(null, 2);
console.log(plusTwo(3)); // 5

06. Object Properties Configuration

01. Property Flags and Descriptors

Property flags

  • writable: if true, the value can be changed.
  • enumerable: if true, then listed in loops.
  • configurable: if true, the property can be deleted and these attributes can be modified.
const user = { name: "Ali" };

console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(user, "name"));
// { value: "Ali", writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true }

Object.defineProperty(user, "age", { value: 20 });
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(user, "age"));
// { value: 20, writable: false, enumerable: false, configurable: false }

// # Non-writable: { writable: false }
user.age = 30;
console.log(user.age); // 20

// # Non-enumerable: { enumerable: false }
console.log(user); // { name: "Ali" }

// # Non-configurable: { configurable: false }
Object.defineProperty(user, "age", { writable: true }); // Error: Cannot redefine property: age

Non-configurable

  • writable: true can be changed to false for a non-configurable object.

Object.defineProperties

const user = {};
Object.defineProperties(user, {
  name: { value: "Ali", configurable: true },
  age: { value: 20, enumerable: true }, 
});

Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors

const user = {};
Object.defineProperties(user, {
  name: { value: "Ali", writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
  age: { value: 20 }, 
});

const clone = Object.defineProperties({}, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(user));
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(clone));
/*
{
  name: { value: 'Ali', writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
  age: { value: 20, writable: false, enumerable: false, configurable: false }
}
*/

Sealing an object globally

  • Object.preventExtensions(obj): forbids the addition of new properties to the object.
  • Object.seal(obj): sets configurable: false for all existing properties.
  • Object.freeze(obj): sets writable: false, configurable: false for all existing properties.
  • Object.isExtensible(obj)
  • Object.isSealed(obj)
  • Object.isFrozen(obj)

02. Property Getters and Setters

const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  surname: "Veli",

  get fullName() {
    return `${this.name} ${this.surname}`;
  },

  set fullName(value) {
    [this.name, this.surname] = value.split(" ");
  },
};

user.fullName = "Ahmet Mehmet";
console.log(user.fullName); // "Ahmet Mehmet"

Ancestor descriptors

  • get: works when a property is read.
  • set: called when the property is set.
  • enumerable
  • configurable
const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  surname: "Veli",
};
Object.defineProperty(user, "fullName", {
  get() {
    return `${this.name} ${this.surname}`;
  },
  set(value) {
    [this.name, this.surname] = value.split(" ");
  },
});

user.fullName = "Ahmet Mehmet";
console.log(user.fullName); // "Ahmet Mehmet"
for (const key in user) console.log(key); // "name", "surname"

User for compatibility

function User(name, birthday) {
  this.name = name;
  this.birthday = birthday;

  Object.defineProperty(this, "age", {
    get() {
      const year = new Date().getFullYear();
      return year - this.birthday.getFullYear();
    },
  });
}

const ali = new User("Ali", new Date(2000, 0, 1));
console.log(ali.age); // 23

07. Prototypes, Inheritance

01. Prototypal Inheritance

[[Prototype]]

  • Objects have a special hidden property [[Prototype]], that is either null or references anothor object.
  • The __proto__ property is outdated. Use Object.getPrototypeOf/Object.setPrototypeOf functions instead.
const user = { age: 20 };
const ali = {
  __proto__: user,
  name: "Ali",
};

console.log(ali.age); // 20

// # Writing doesn't use prototype
ali.age = 30;
console.log(ali.age); // 30
console.log(user.age); // 20

The value of this

  • this is always the object before dot.

for..in loop

const user = { age: 20 };
const ali = {
  __proto__: user,
  name: "Ali",
};

console.log(Object.keys(ali)); // ["name"]
for (const key in ali) {
  if (ali.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
    console.log(key); // "name"
  } else {
    console.log(key); // "age"
  }
}

02. F.prototype

  • If F.prototype is an object, then the new operator uses it to set [[Prototype]] for the new object.
const user = { age: 20 };
function Admin(name) {
  this.name = name;
}

Admin.prototype = user;

const ali = new Admin("Ali");
console.log(ali.__proto__ === user); // true
console.log(ali.age); // 20

Default F.prototype, constructor property

function Admin() {}
// Admin.prototype = { constructor: Admin }

const ali = new Admin();
console.log(ali.__proto__.constructor); // Admin
console.log(ali.constructor === Admin); // true

const veli = new ali.constructor();

// # JavaScript itself does not ensure the right `constructor` value. 
function User() {}
User.prototype = { age: 20 };

const ahmet = new User();
console.log(ahmet.constructor === User); // false

03. Native Prototypes

Object.prototype

const obj = {};
console.log(obj.__proto__ === Object.prototype); // true
console.log(obj.toString === obj.__proto__.toString); // true
console.log(obj.toString === Object.prototype.toString); // true

console.log(Object.prototype.__proto__); // null

Other built-in prototypes

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(arr.__proto__ === Array.prototype); // true
console.log(arr.__proto__.__proto__ === Object.prototype); // true
console.log(arr.__proto__.__proto__.__proto__); // null

console.log(arr.toString()); // "1,2,3", Array.prototype.toString() 
const f = () => {};
console.log(f.__proto__ === Function.prototype); // true
console.log(f.__proto__.__proto__ === Object.prototype); // true

Primitives

  • null and undefined have no object wrappers.

Changing native prototypes

Object.defineProperty(Number.prototype, "isEven", {
  get() {
    return this % 2 === 0;
  },
});

console.log(2..isEven); // true
console.log(3..isEven); // false

Borrowing from prototypes

const user = {
  0: "Ali",
  1: "Veli",
  length: 2,
};

user.join = Array.prototype.join;
console.log(user.join(" ")); // "Ali Veli"

04. Prototype Methods, Objects Without __proto__

const user = { age: 20 };
const ali = Object.create(user, { 
  name: { value: "Ali", writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
}); // { __proto__: user, name: "Ali" }

console.log(ali.__proto__ === user); // true
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(ali) === user); // true

Object.setPrototypeOf(ali, null);
console.log(ali.__proto__); // undefined
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(ali)); // null
const clone = Object.create(
  Object.getPrototypeOf(obj),
  Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(obj)
);

Very plain objects

const obj = Object.create(null);
obj.__proto__ = "Ali Veli";
console.log(obj.__proto__); // "Ali Veli"
console.log(obj.toString()); // Error: obj.toString is not a function

08. Classes

01. Class Basic Syntax

What is a class?

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

  greet() {
    return `Hi, ${this.name}!`;
  }
}
console.log(typeof User); // "function"
console.log(User === User.prototype.constructor); // true
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(User.prototype)); // ["constructor", "greet"]

const ali = new User("Ali");
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(ali)); // ["name"]
console.log(ali.__proto__ === User.prototype); // true

Not a just syntactic sugar

  1. class is labelled by a special internal property [[IsClassConstructor]].
  2. Class methods are non-enumerable.
  3. Classes always use strict.
class User {}
console.log(typeof User); // "function"
console.log(User.toString()); // "class User { }"

User(); // Error: cannot be invoked without `new`

Class expression

const User = class {}

const Admin = class AdminClass {}

function makeClass(name) {
  return class {
    greet() {
      return `Hi, ${name}!`;
    }
  }
}
const Ali = makeClass("Ali");
console.log(new Ali().greet()); // "Hi, Ali!"

Getters/setters

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

  get name() {
    return `name: ${this._name}`;
  }

  set name(value) {
    if (value.length < 3) {
      console.log("Short name");
      return;
    }
    this._name = value;
  }
}

const ali = new User("Ali");
console.log(ali.name); // "name: Ali"

new User(""); // "Short name"

Computed names

class User {
  ["greet" + "Me"]() {
    return "Hi!";
  }
}

console.log(new User().greetMe()); // "Hi!"

Class fields

  • Class fields are set on individual objects, not Obj.prototype.
class User {
  name = "Ali"

  // # Making bound methods with class fields
  greet = () => {
    console.log(`Hi, ${this.name}!`);
  }
}
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(User.prototype)); // ["constructor"]

const ali = new User();
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(ali)); // ["name", "greet"]
setTimeout(ali.greet, 0); // "Hi, Ali!"

02. Class Inheritance

class User {
  constructor(name) {
    this.name = name;
  }
  
  greet() {
    return `Hi, ${this.name}!`;
  }
}

// Admin.prototype.[[Prototype]] = User.prototype
class Admin extends User {
  giveAccess() {
    return `${this.name}: granted`;
  }
}
console.log(Admin.prototype.__proto__ === User.prototype); // true

const ali = new Admin("Ali");
console.log(ali.greet()); // "Hi, Ali!"
console.log(ali.giveAccess()); // "Ali: granted"
  • Any expression is allowed after extends
function f(name) {
  return class {
    greet() {
      return `Hi, ${name}`;
    }
  }
}

class User extends f("Ali") {}
console.log(new User().greet()); // "Hi, Ali!"

Overriding a method

  • Arrow functions don't override super.
class User {
  constructor(name) {
    this.name = name;
  }

  greet() {
    return `Hi, ${this.name}!`;
  }
}

class Admin extends User {
  greet() {
    return `${super.greet()} You're Admin.`;
  }
}

const ali = new Admin("Ali");
console.log(ali.greet()); // "Hi, Ali! You're Admin."

Overriding constructor

  • A derived constructor has a special internal property [[ConstructorKind]]: "derived".
  • A derived constructor must call super in order to execute its parent constructor, otherwise the object for this won't be created.
class User {}

class Admin extends User {
  constructor(name) {
    // super(); // uncomment this line to get rid of the error
    this.name = name;
  }
}

new Admin("Ali"); // Error: Must call super constructor in derived class before accessing 'this' or returning from derived constructor

Overriding class fields

  • The parent constructor always uses its own field value.
  • The class field initialized before constructor for the base class and after super() for the derived class.
class User {
  name = "Ali";

  constructor() {
    console.log(this.name);
    this.greet();
  }

  greet() {
    console.log(`Hi, Ali!`);
  }
}

class Admin extends User {
  name = "Veli";

  greet() {
    console.log(`Hi, Veli!`);
  }
}

console.log(new User()); // "Ali", "Hi, Ali!"
console.log(new Admin()); // "Ali", "Hi, Veli!"

[[HomeObject]]

  • [[HomeObject]] is defined for methods both in classes and in plaing objects.
const user = {
  name: "User",
  greet() { // user.greet.[[HomeObject]] = user
    return `Hi, ${this.name}!`;
  },
};

const admin = {
  __proto__: user,
  name: "Admin",
  greet() { // admin.greet.[[HomeObject]] = admin
    return super.greet();
  },
};

console.log(admin.greet()); // "Hi, Admin!"

Methods are not free

  • [[HomeObject]] cannot be changed.
const user = {
  greet() {
    return "User";
  },
};
const admin = {
  __proto__: user,
  greet() { // admin.greet.[[HomeObject]] = admin
    return super.greet();
  },
};

const animal = {
  greet() {
    return "Animal";
  },
};
const puma = {
  __proto__: animal,
  greet: admin.greet
};

// It shows "user" because its copied from admin.
console.log(puma.greet()); // "User"

03. Static Properties and Methods

class User {
  static staticMethod() {
    return this === User
  }
}
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(User)); // ["length", "name", "prototype", "staticMethod"]
console.log(User.staticMethod()); // true


class Admin {}
Admin.staticMethod = function() {
  return this === Admin;
}
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Admin)); // ["length", "name", "prototype", "staticMethod"]
console.log(Admin.staticMethod()); // true

const admin = new Admin();
admin.staticMethod(); // Error: admin.staticMethod is not a function

Static properties

class User {
  static age = 20
}
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(User)); // ["length", "name", "prototype", "age"]
console.log(User.age); // 20

Inheritance of static properties and methods

class User {
  static greet(name) {
    return `Hi, ${name}!`;
  }
}
class Admin extends User {}

// inherits static methods
console.log(Admin.__proto__ === User); // true
// inherits regular methods
console.log(Admin.prototype.__proto__ === User.prototype); // true

const admin = new Admin();
console.log(admin.__proto__ === Admin.prototype); // true

04. Private and Protected Properties and Methods

class User {
  #age = 0;
  #controlAge(value) {
    if (value < 0) return 0;
    return value;
  }

  showAge() {
    // private fields cannot be accessible as 'this[key]'
    return `Age: ${this['#age']}`;
  }
}

const user = new User();
user.#age = 100; // Error
user.#controlAge(20); // Error
console.log(user.showAge()); // "Age: undefined"

class Admin extends User {
  printAge() {
    // #age is only accessible inside User
    console.log(this.#age); // Error
  }
}

05. Extending Built-in Classes

class ExtendedArray extends Array {
  get isEmpty() {
    return this.length === 0;
  }
}
let arr = new ExtendedArray(1, 2, 3);
console.log(arr.isEmpty); // false

// Built-in methods like 'map', 'filter' return inherited type
arr = arr.filter((n) => n > 1);
console.log(arr.constructor === ExtendedArray); // true
class ExtendedArray extends Array {
  get isEmpty() {
    return this.length === 0;
  }

  static get [Symbol.species]() {
    return Array;
  }
}

let arr = new ExtendedArray(1, 2, 3);
arr = arr.filter((n) => n > 1);
console.log(arr.constructor === ExtendedArray); // false
// arr is Array not ExtendedArray
console.log(arr.isEmpty); // undefined

No static inheritance in built-ins

  • Built-in classes don't inherit statics from each other.
// does not inherit static methods
console.log(Array.__proto__ === Object); // false
// inherits regular methods
console.log(Array.prototype.__proto__ === Object.prototype); // true

console.log(typeof Object.keys); // function
console.log(typeof Array.keys); // undefined

06. Class Checking: instanceof

The instanceof operator

class User {}
const user = new User;
console.log(user instanceof User); // true

function Admin() {}
console.log(new Admin() instanceof Admin); // true

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(arr instanceof Array); // true
console.log(arr instanceof Object); // true

The algorithm of obj instanceof Class

  1. If there's a static method Symbol.hasIntance runs it.
class Adult {
  static [Symbol.hasInstance](obj) {
    return obj.age >= 18;
  }
}
console.log({ age: 10 } instanceof Adult); // false
console.log({ age: 20 } instanceof Adult); // true
  1. Checks whether Class.prototype is equal to one of the prototypes in the obj prototype chain.
class User {}
class Admin extends User {}

const admin = new Admin();
console.log(admin instanceof User); // true
console.log(admin instanceof Object); // true

console.log(admin.__proto__ === User.prototype); // false
console.log(admin.__proto__.__proto__ === User.prototype); // true
console.log(User.prototype.isPrototypeOf(admin)); // true
console.log(admin.__proto__.__proto__.__proto__ === Object.prototype); // true

Bonus: Object.prototype.toString for the type

const objectToString = Object.prototype.toString;

const obj = {};
const arr = [];
const fn = () => {};
const set = new Set();
const map = new Map();
const date = new Date();
function* generator() {}
console.log(objectToString.call(obj)); // "[object Object]"
console.log(objectToString.call(arr)); // "[object Array]"
console.log(objectToString.call(fn)); // "[object Function]"
console.log(objectToString.call(set)); // "[object Set]"
console.log(objectToString.call(map)); // "[object Map]"
console.log(objectToString.call(date)); // "[object Date]"
console.log(objectToString.call(generator)); // "[object GeneratorFunction]"
console.log(objectToString.call(generator())); // "[object Generator]"

const num = 0;
const str = "";
const bool = false;
const und = undefined;
const nll = null;
const bigint = 1n;
const symbol = Symbol();
console.log(objectToString.call(num)); // "[object Number]"
console.log(objectToString.call(str)); // "[object String]"
console.log(objectToString.call(bool)); // "[object Boolean]"
console.log(objectToString.call(und)); // "[object Undefined]"
console.log(objectToString.call(nll)); // "[object Null]"
console.log(objectToString.call(bigint)); // "[object BigInt]"
console.log(objectToString.call(symbol)); // "[object Symbol]"

Symbol.toStringTag

const user = {
  [Symbol.toStringTag]: "User"
}
console.log({}.toString.call(user)); // "[object User]"

07. Mixins

  • Only one single object can be inherited. One [[Prototype]] per object. A Class can be extend only one other class.

A mixin example

const greetMixin = {
  greet(name) {
    return `Hi, ${name}!`
  },
};

const greetFarewellMixin = {
  __proto__: greetMixin,
  greet() {
    return `${super.greet(this.name)} Welcome!`;
  },
  farewell() {
    return `Goodbye, ${this.name}.`;
  },
};

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

Object.assign(User.prototype, greetFarewellMixin);

const ali = new User("Ali");
console.log(ali.greet()); // "Hi, Ali! Welcome!"
console.log(ali.farewell()); // "Goodbye, Ali."

EventMixin

const eventMixin = {
  on(eventName, handler) {
    if (!this._eventHandlers) this._eventHandlers = {};
    if (!this._eventHandlers[eventName]) this._eventHandlers[eventName] = [];
    this._eventHandlers[eventName].push(handler);
  },
  off(eventName, handler) {
    const handlers = this._eventHandlers?.[eventName];
    if (!handlers) return;
    for (let i = 0;  i < handlers.length; i++) {
      if (handlers[i] === handler) handlers.splice(i--, 1);
    }
  },
  trigger(eventName, ...args) {
    if (!this._eventHandlers?.[eventName]) return;
    this._eventHandlers[eventName].forEach(handler => handler.apply(this, args));
  },
};

class Menu {
  choose(value) {
    console.log(value)
    this.trigger("select", value);
  }
}
Object.assign(Menu.prototype, eventMixin);

const menu = new Menu();
menu.on("select", (value) => {
  console.log(`Value: ${value}`); // "Value: 123"
});
menu.choose("123");

09. Error Handling

01. Error Handling, try...catch

Error object

try {
  console.log("1st line"); // "1st line"
  fn();
  console.log("3rd line");
} catch (error) {
  console.log(error.name); // "ReferenceError"
  console.log(error.message); // "fn is not defined"
  console.log(error.stack); // "ReferenceError: fn is not defined..."
}

try...catch...finally

try {
  return console.log("return"); // "return"
  console.log("2nd line");
} finally {
  console.log("finally"); // "finally"
}

Global catch

Browser
window.onerror = (message, url, line, col, error) => {
  console.log(message); // "Uncaught ReferenceError: fn is not defined"
  console.log(url); // "/index.html"
  console.log(line); // 8
  console.log(col); // 1
};

fn();
Node.js
process.on('uncaughtException', (error, origin) => {
  console.log(error.name); // "ReferenceError"
  console.log(error.message); // "fn is not defined"
  console.log(origin); // "uncaughtException"
});

fn();

02. Custom Errors, Extending Error

Extending Error

class ValidationError extends Error {
  constructor(message) {
    super(message);
    this.name = this.constructor.name;
  }
}

try {
  throw new ValidationError("Invalid data");
} catch (error) {
    if (error instanceof ValidationError) {
    console.log(error.name); // "ValidationError"
    console.log(error.message); // "Invalid data"
  } else {
    // rethrow unknown error
    throw error;
  }
}

10. Promise, async/await

02. Promise

const result = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  resolve(123);

  resolve(456); // ignored
  reject(new Error('An error occured')); // ignored
});

result
  .finally(() => console.log("finally")) // 1st: "finally"
  .then(
    (value) => {
      console.log(value); // 2nd: 123
      throw new Error('Throw error');
    },
    (error) => console.log(error), // can't catch "Throw error"
  )
  .catch((error) => console.log(error.message)); // 3rd: "Throw error"

03. Promise Chaining

const result = new Promise((resolve) => resolve(2))
  .then((num) => {
    console.log(num); // 2
    return num * 2;
  })
  .then((num) => {
    console.log(num); // 4
    return new Promise((resolve) => resolve(num * 2));
  })
  .then((num) => {
    console.log(num); // 8
    return num * 2;
  });

result.then((num) => console.log(num)); // 16
result.then((num) => console.log(num)); // 16

04. Error Handling with Promises

Implicit try...catch

new Promise((_, reject) => {
  // throw new Error("Rejected"); // same as below
  reject(new Error("Rejected"));
}).catch((error) => console.log(error.message)); // "Rejected"

Rethrowing

new Promise(() => { throw new Error("Rejected"); })
  .catch((error) => console.log(error.message)) // "Rejected"
  .then(() => console.log("Executed successfully")); // "Executed successfully"

Unhandled rejections

Browser
window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", (event) => {
  console.log(event.promise); // "[object Promise]"
  console.log(event.reason); // "Error: Rejected"
});

new Promise(() => { throw new Error("Rejected"); });
Node.js
process.on("unhandledRejection", (reason, promise) => {
  console.log(promise); // "[object Promise]"
  console.log(reason); // "Error: Rejected"
});

new Promise(() => { throw new Error("Rejected"); });

05. Promise API

Promise.all

Promise.all([
  1,
  new Promise((resolve) => resolve(2)),
  3
]).then((result) => console.log(result)); // [1, 2, 3]

Promise.all([
  1,
  new Promise((_, reject) => reject(new Error("Rejected"))),
  3
])
  .then((result) => console.log(result))
  .catch((error) => console.log(error.message)); // "Rejected"

Promise.allSettled

Promise.allSettled([
  1,
  new Promise((resolve) => resolve(2)),
  3
]).then((result) => console.log(result));
/*
  [
    { status: 'fulfilled', value: 1 },
    { status: 'fulfilled', value: 2 },
    { status: 'fulfilled', value: 3 },
  ]
 */

Promise.allSettled([
  1,
  new Promise((_, reject) => reject(new Error("Rejected"))),
  3
]).then((result) => console.log(result));
/*
  [
    { status: 'fulfilled', value: 1 },
    { status: 'rejected', reason: [Error: Rejected] },
    { status: 'fulfilled', value: 3 },
  ]
*/

Promise.race

Promise.race([
  new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Rejected")), 3000)),
  new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(2), 1000)),
  new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(3), 2000)),
]).then((result) => console.log(result)); // 2

Promise.any

Promise.any([
  new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Rejected")), 1000)),
  new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(2), 2000)),
  new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(3), 3000)),
]).then((result) => console.log(result)); // 2

Promise.any([
  new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Rejected")), 1000)),
  new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Rejected 2")), 2000)),
]).catch((error) => {
  console.log(error.constructor.name); // "AggregateError"
  console.log(error.message); // "All promises were rejected"
  for (const { message } of error.errors) {
    console.log(message); // "Rejected", "Rejected 2"
  }
});

Promise.resolve/reject

Promise.resolve(1).then((result) => console.log(result)); // 1

Promise.reject(new Error("Rejected"))
  .catch((error) => console.log(error.message)); // "Rejected"

06. Promisification

Browser

const greet = (name, callback) => {
  callback(null, `Hi, ${name}!`)
}

const promisify = (fn) => {
  return function(...args) {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      const callback = (err, ...res) => {
        if (err) reject(err);
        else resolve(res.length === 1 ? res[0] : res);
      }
      fn.apply(this, [...args, callback]);
    })
  }
}
const greetPromise = promisify(greet);
greetPromise("Ali").then((message) => console.log(message)); // "Hi, Ali!"

Node.js

const greet = (name, callback) => {
  callback(null, `Hi, ${name}!`)
}

const { promisify } = require("util");
const greetPromise = promisify(greet);
greetPromise("Ali").then((message) => console.log(message)); // "Hi, Ali!"

07. Microtasks

Promise.resolve()
  .then(() => console.log("2nd")) // "2nd"
  .then(() => console.log("4th")); // "4th"

console.log("1st"); // "1st"

setTimeout(() => console.log("6th"), 0); // "6th"

Promise.resolve()
  .then(() => console.log("3rd")) // "3rd"
  .then(() => console.log("5th")); // "5th"

08. async/await

const sumAsync = (x, y) =>
  new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(x + y), 100));
const res = await sumAsync(1, 2);
console.log(res); // 3

const run = (generatorFunction) => {
  const iterator = generatorFunction();
  const handleNext = (value) => {
    const next = iterator.next(value);
    if (next.done) return next.value;

    return Promise.resolve(next.value).then(handleNext, (err) =>
      Promise.resolve(iterator.throw(err)).then(handleNext)
    );
  };
  handleNext();
};
run(function* () {
  const res = yield sumAsync(1, 2);
  console.log(res); // 3
});

11. Generators, Advanced Iteration

01. Generators

Generator functions

function* generateSquence() {
  yield 1;
  yield 2;
  return 3;
}

const generator = generateSquence();
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: 1, done: false }
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: 2, done: false }
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: 3, done: true }
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: undefined, done: true }

Generators are iterable

function* generateSquence() {
  yield 1;
  yield 2;
  return 3;
}

const generator = generateSquence();
for (const value of generator) console.log(value); // 1, 2

console.log([0, ...generateSquence()]); // [0, 1, 2]

Using generators for iterables

const range = {
  from: 1,
  to: 3,

  *[Symbol.iterator]() {
    for (let value = this.from; value <= this.to; value++) {
      yield value;
    }
  }
};

console.log([...range]); // [1, 2, 3]

Generator composition

function* generateSequence(from, to) {
  for (let i = from; i <= to; i++) yield i;
}

function* generatePasswordCodes() {
  // 0..9
  yield* generateSequence(48, 57);

  // A..Z
  yield* generateSequence(65, 90);

  // a..z
  yield* generateSequence(97, 122);
}

const str = [...generatePasswordCodes()].reduce(
  (acc, curr) => (acc += String.fromCharCode(curr)),
  ""
);
console.log(str);
// "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

yield is a two-way street

function* generate() {
  const sum = yield "2 + 2 = ?";
  yield `${sum} * ${sum} = ?`;
}

const generator = generate();
console.log(generator.next().value); // "2 + 2 = ?"
console.log(generator.next(4).value); // "4 * 4 = ?"
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: undefined, done: true }

generator.throw

function* generate() {
  try {
    const sum = yield "2 + 2 = ?";
    console.log(sum);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error.message); // "error message"
  }
}

const generator = generate();
console.log(generator.next().value); // "2 + 2 = ?"
generator.throw(new Error("error message"));
function* generate() {
  const sum = yield "2 + 2 = ?";
  console.log(sum);
}

const generator = generate();
console.log(generator.next().value); // "2 + 2 = ?"
try {
  generator.throw(new Error("error message"));
} catch (error) {
  console.log(error.message); // "error message"
}

generator.return

function* generate() {
  yield 1;
  yield 2;
  yield 3;
}

const generator = generate();
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: 1, done: false }
console.log(generator.return("abc")); // { value: "abc", done: true }
console.log(generator.next()); // { value: undefined, done: true }

02. Async Iteration and Generators

Async iterables

const range = {
  from: 1,
  to: 3,

  [Symbol.asyncIterator]() {
    return {
      current: this.from,
      last: this.to,

      async next() {
        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));

        if (this.current <= this.last) {
          return { done: false, value: this.current++ };
        } else {
          return { done: true };
        }
      }
    };
  },
};

for await (const value of range) console.log(value); // 1, 2, 3

Async generators

async function* generate(from, to) {
  for (let i = from; i <= to; i++) {
    await Promise.resolve(setTimeout(() => {}, 100));
    yield i;
  }
}

const generator = generate(1, 3);
for await (const value of generator) console.log(value); // 1, 2, 3

Async iterable range

const range = {
  from: 1,
  to: 3,

  async *[Symbol.asyncIterator]() {
    for (let value = this.from; value <= this.to; value++) {
      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
      yield value;
    }
  },
};

for await (const value of range) console.log(value); // 1, 2, 3

12. Modules

01. Modules, Introduction

Core module features

<script>
  console.log(this); // window object
</script>

<script type="module">
  // "use strict" // pre defined
  name = "Ali"; // Error: name is not defined

  console.log(this); // undefined
</script>
A module code is evaluated only the first time when imported
  • user.js
export const user = {
  name: "Ali",
};
  • a.js
import { user } from "user.js";
user.name = "Veli";
  • b.js
import { user } from "user.js";
console.log(user.name); // "Veli"
import.meta
<script type="module">
  console.log(import.meta.url); // the URL of the current HTML page
</script>

03. Dynamic Imports

  • index.js
export const greet = () => console.log("Hi");
export default () => console.log("Bye");
  • ìndex.html
<!-- Dynamic imports work in regular scripts too -->
<script>
  const load = async () => {
    const module = await import("./index.js");
    module.greet(); // "Hi"
    module.default(); // "Bye"
  }
</script>

13. Miscellaneous

01. Proxy and Reflect

Proxy

[[Get]]
const user = { name: "Ali" };
const proxy = new Proxy(user, {
  get(target, prop, _receiver) {
    const value = target[prop];
    if (prop === "name") return `My name is ${value}`;
    return value;
  },
});
console.log(proxy.name); // "My name is Ali"
[[Set]]
const age = { value: 20 };
const proxy = new Proxy(age, {
  set(target, prop, value, _receiver) {
    if (typeof value === "number") {
      target[prop] = value;
      return true;
    }
    return false;
  },
});
proxy.value = "Ali";
console.log(proxy.value); // 20
[[HasProperty]]
const obj = { _id: 1 };
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  has(target, prop) {
    if (!target.hasOwnProperty(prop)) return false;
    if (prop.startsWith("_")) return false;
    return true;
  },
});
console.log("_id" in proxy); // false
[[Delete]]
const obj = { _id: 1 };
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  deleteProperty(target, prop) {
    if (prop.startsWith("_")) return false;
    delete target[prop];
    return true;
  },
});
console.log(delete proxy._id); // false
console.log(proxy._id); // 1
[[Call]]
const greet = (name) => `Hi, ${name}!`;
const greetProxy = new Proxy(greet, {
  apply(target, thisArg, args) {
    const [name] = args;
    return target.apply(thisArg, [`my name is ${name}`]);
  },
});
console.log(greetProxy("Ali")); // "Hi, my name is Ali!"
[[Construct]]
function User(name) {
  this.name = name;
}
const UserProxy = new Proxy(User, {
  construct(target, args, _newTarget) {
    const [name] = args;
    return new target(`My name is ${name}.`);
  },
});
const user = new UserProxy("Ali");
console.log(user.name); // "My name is Ali."
[[GetPrototypeOf]]
const obj = {};
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  getPrototypeOf(_target, _handler) {
    return { name: "Ali" };
  },
});
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(proxy)); // { name: "Ali" }
[[SetPrototypeOf]]
const proto = { _id: 1 };
const obj = { __proto__: proto };
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  setPrototypeOf(_target, value) {
    Object.assign(proto, value);
    return true;
  },
});
console.log(Object.setPrototypeOf(proxy, { name: "Ali" }));
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(proxy)); // { _id: 1, name: "Ali" }
[[IsExtensible]]
const obj = {};
Object.preventExtensions(obj);
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  isExtensible(target) {
    return Reflect.isExtensible(target);
  },
});
console.log(Object.isExtensible(proxy)); // false
[[PreventExtensions]]
const user = { name: "" };
const proxy = new Proxy(user, {
  preventExtensions(target) {
    target.name = "Ali";
    Object.preventExtensions(target);
    return true;
  },
});
console.log(proxy); // { name: "" }
Object.preventExtensions(proxy);
console.log(proxy); // { name: "Ali" }
console.log(Object.isExtensible(proxy)); // false
[[DefineOwnProperty]]
const user = { name: "" };
const proxy = new Proxy(user, {
  defineProperty(target, prop, descriptor) {
    if (prop === "name") target.name = `My name is ${descriptor.value}`;
    else target[prop] = descriptor.value;
    return true;
  },
});

proxy.name = "Ali";
console.log(proxy.name); // "My name is Ali"

Object.defineProperties(proxy, { age: { value: 20 } });
console.log(proxy.age); // 20
[[GetOwnProperty]]
const obj = {};
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  getOwnPropertyDescriptor(_target, _prop) {
    return { configurable: true, value: "Ali" };
  },
});
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(proxy, "name"));
// { value: "Ali", writable: false, enumerable: false, configurable: true }
[[OwnPropertyKeys]]
const obj = {};
const proxy = new Proxy(obj, {
  ownKeys(_target) {
    return ["name", "age", Symbol("id")];
  },
});
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(proxy)); // ["name", "age"]
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(proxy)); // [Symbol(id)]

Reflect

  • Reflect: is a built-in object that simplifies creation of Proxy.
const user = {
  _name: "User",
  get name() {
    return this._name;
  },
};
const userProxy = new Proxy(user, {
  get(target, prop, receiver) {
    console.log(target === user); // true
    console.log(target[prop]); // "User"
    return Reflect.get(target, prop, receiver);
  },
});

const admin = {
  __proto__: userProxy,
  _name: "Admin",
};
console.log(admin.name); // "Admin"

Proxy limitations

Built-in objects: Internal slots
const map = new Map();
const proxy = new Proxy(map, {
  get(target, prop, receiver) {
    const value = Reflect.get(target, prop, receiver);
    return typeof value === "function" ? value.bind(target) : value;
  },
});

proxy.set("name", "Ali");
console.log(proxy.get("name")); // "Ali"
Private fields
class User {
  #name = "Ali";
  getName() {
    return this.#name;
  }
}

let user = new User();
user = new Proxy(user, {
  get(target, prop, receiver) {
    const value = Reflect.get(target, prop, receiver);
    return typeof value === "function" ? value.bind(target) : value;
  },
});
console.log(user.getName()); // "Ali"
Proxy != target
const user = {};
const proxy = new Proxy(user, {});
console.log(user === proxy); // false

Revocable proxies

const user = { name: "Ali" };
const { proxy, revoke } = Proxy.revocable(user, {
  get() {
    return "Veli";
  },
});

console.log(proxy.name); // "Ali"
revoke();
console.log(proxy.name); // Error: Cannot perform 'get' on a proxy that has been revoked

02. Eval: Run a Code String

let name = "Ali";
eval('name = "Veli"; const age = 20;');
console.log(name); // "Veli"
console.log(age); // Error: age is not defined

03. Currying

  • Currying: is a transformation of functions that translates a function from callable as f(a, b, c) into callable as f(a)(b)(c).
const sum = (x, y, z) => x + y + z;

const curry = (fn) => {
  return function curried(...args) {
    if (args.length >= fn.length) {
      return fn.apply(this, args);
    }
    return function(...args2) {
      return curried.apply(this, args.concat(args2));
    }
  }
}

const curriedSum = curry(sum);
console.log(curriedSum(1, 2, 3)); // 6
console.log(curriedSum(1)(2)(3)); // 6
console.log(curriedSum(1)(2, 3)); // 6

04. Reference Type

  • The Reference Type is a "specification type". We can't explicitly use it, but it is used internally by the language.
  • The value of Reference Type: (base, name, strict)
    • base: object
    • name: property name
    • strict: true if use strict is in effect
const user = {
  name: "Ali",
  greet() {
    return `Hi, ${this.name}!`;
  },
};

// # Reference Type value
// `(user, "greet", false)`
console.log(user.greet()); // "Hi, Ali!"

const greet = user.greet;
console.log(greet()); // "Hi, undefined!"

05. BigInt

Math operators

const sum = 1n + 2n;
console.log(sum); // 3n

const divide = 5n / 2n;
console.log(divide); // 2n

const sumBigInt = 1n + BigInt(2);
console.log(sumBigInt); // 3n

const sumNumber = Number(1n) + 2;
console.log(sumNumber); // 3

// # The unary plus is not supperted on BigInts
console.log(+1n); // Error: Cannot convert a BigInt value to a number

Comparisons

console.log(2n > 1); // true
console.log(2 > 1n); // true

console.log(1 == 1n); // true
console.log(1 === 1n); // false

Boolean operations

if (0n) console.log(true);

console.log(1n || 2); // 1n
console.log(0n || 2); // 2

06. Unicode, String Internals

console.log("\x7A"); // "z"
console.log("\xA9"); // "©"
console.log("\u00A9"); // "©"
console.log("\u{1F60D}"); // "😍"

Surrogate pairs

const emoji = "😍";
console.log(emoji.length); // 2
console.log(emoji[0]); // "#": invalid character

// # `charCodeAt` is not surrogate-pair aware
console.log(emoji.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)); // "d83d"
console.log(String.fromCharCode(Number.parseInt("d83d", 16))); // "#": invalid character

// # `codePointAt` is surrogate-pair aware
console.log(emoji.codePointAt(0).toString(16)); // "1f60d"
console.log(String.fromCodePoint(Number.parseInt("1f60d", 16))); // "😍"

Diacritical marks and normalization

const s1 = "S\u0307\u0323"; // Ṩ: S + dot above + dot below
const s2 = "S\u0323\u0307"; // Ṩ: S + dot below + dot above

console.log(s1 == s2); // false
console.log(s1.normalize() === s2.normalize()); // true
console.log(s1.normalize().length); // 1
console.log(s1.normalize() === "\u1e68"); // true

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