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///// an exercise in object and array destructuring
// https://gist.github.com/timabell/0757735a759ed086fc57f51014392587
// https://jsfiddle.net/sz479ecd/
// object and array destructuring example
let sourceObject = {
propertyA: 2,
propertyB: [3, 4, 5],
z: 99,
};
let {
propertyA: output1, // map property into new variable (seems backwards to me but that's how it is)
output2 = 6, // default for missing prop
propertyB: [
output3, // capture first array element
...rest // dots capture remaining array elements
] = [], // default input to empty array to avoid "TypeError: (intermediate value).propertyB is undefined" if no input array
z, // make variable that matches property name
} = sourceObject || {}; // or default empty object to avoid "TypeError: sourceObject is undefined" if nothing passed in
console.log(output1, output2, output3, rest, z)
// again but with no source object so the defaults kick in
sourceObject = undefined;
( // surround with bracket because without the let it's not recognised as destructuring
{
propertyA: output1,
output2 = 6,
propertyB: [
output3,
...rest
] = []
} = sourceObject || {});
console.log([output1, output2, output3, rest.length, rest[0], rest[1]])
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