There are many ways to loop through an array or object. Here are 3 commonly used ways
for
loop
// syntax:
myArray = ['alice', 'tim', 'bob', 'june'];
for (startingValueOfI; endingCondition; incrementStep) {
// do something with myArray[i]
}
// example:
someArray = ['alice', 'tim', 'bob', 'june'];
for (var i = 0; i < someArray.length; i++) {
console.log('Hi ' + someArray[i] + '!');
}
while
loop
var n = 0;
while (n < 3) { // n < 3 returns true or false
// do something
console.log("i is " + i);
// increment n
n++;
}
for...of
statement
for (variable of iterable) {
statement
}
var iterable = [10, 20, 30];
for (var value of iterable) {
value += 1;
console.log(value);
}
for...in
statement
for (key in object) {
// do something with key
};
// Example:
var car = {
wheels: 4,
doors: 2,
seats: 5
};
for (var thing in car) {
console.log("my car has " + car[thing] + " " + thing)
};
Make sure you remember the difference between 'for...of' and 'for...in'!