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JavaScript JavaScript Array Iteration Methods Array Iteration Examples Using forEach()

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
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Examples using forEach()

I have tried the example he provided without using any external array :

const fruits = ['apple' , 'pear' , 'cherry'];
fruits.forEach((fruit,index,array) => {
    array[index] = fruit.toUpperCase();
});
console.log(fruits);

Is this good approach ?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
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The video code created a new array with capitalized names, but this code modifies the original one. Both examples are good approaches to achieving different results. In a real-life situation, only one would be appropriate, and that would be determined by the task criteria.

But for the purpose of simply demonstrating array methods, your example has the advantage of illustrating a use for all 3 callback arguments. :+1:

Aakash Srivastav
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Thanks Steven Parker . I think that , this approach can be used only when we want to bring changes in all the items of the array. For ex , if there is an array with lots of students name and we want to filter only those students whose name starts with "S" , then we can't use this method , because for that , we need an "else" statement too 

const names = ['Selma', 'Ted', 'Mike', 'Sam', 'Sharon', 'Marvin'];
let namesWithS = [];
names.forEach((name, index, arr) => {
    if (name.startsWith('S')) {
        arr[index] = name;
    }
});
console.log(names);

Here , I need to provide an else statement and then , in that case , it will use lots of lines of code.