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Bipon Biswas
Bipon Biswas

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ES6 Fat Arrow Functions

Normal function to Arrow Function

Firstly create a function

function number(){
  return 10;
}
console.log(number())
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Oputput : 10

Now can convert to Arrow function

let number = () => {
  return 10
}
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or let number = () => 10

If one line statement then remove return keyword otherwise showing error

or

let number = () => console.log(10)
number()
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console.log(number())

Oputput : 10

Pass two parameter

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

console.log(number(10, 5));
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Oputput : 15

Another Example

var javascript = {
  name: 'Javascript',
  libraries: ['React', 'Angular', 'Vue'],
  printLibraries: function(){
    this.libraries.forEach(function(a) {
      console.log(`${this.name} loves ${a}`)
    })
  }
}

javascript.printLibraries()
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Oputput : undefined Name is undefined.

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var javascript = {
  name: 'Javascript',
  libraries: ['React', 'Angular', 'Vue'],
  printLibraries: function(){
    this.libraries.forEach(function(a) {
      console.log(this)
      console.log(`${this.name} loves ${a}`)
    })
  }
}

javascript.printLibraries()
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Oputput

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Bit more update using self variable.

var javascript = {
  name: 'Javascript',
  libraries: ['React', 'Angular', 'Vue'],
  printLibraries: function(){
    var self = this;
    this.libraries.forEach(function(a) {
      console.log(`${self.name} loves ${a}`)
    })
  }
}

javascript.printLibraries()
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Oputput
Alt Text

So avoid this complexity. We can move on Fat Arrow Function

Using Fat Arrow Function example

var javascript = {
  name: 'Javascript',
  libraries: ['React', 'Angular', 'Vue'],
  printLibraries: function(){
    // this = {javascript}
    this.libraries.forEach((a) => console.log(`${this.name} loves ${a}`));
  }
}

javascript.printLibraries()
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Oputput

Alt Text

So output same. But there is no conflict with this. This is the benefit of Arrow Function. That's why come to Arrow Function.

Another Example

// Normal function that works
const searchInput = document.querySelector(".search");
const display = document.querySelector(".result");
const thanks = document.querySelector(".thanks");

// normal
function show() {
  display.innerHTML = this.value; // get input value
  setTimeout(function () {
    thanks.innerHTML = `You have typeed: ${this.value}`;
  }, 1000);
}

searchInput.addEventListener("keyup", show);
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Oputput

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Bit more update for this. Before change this. We can store a reference by var self = this

const searchInput = document.querySelector(".search");
const display = document.querySelector(".result");
const thanks = document.querySelector(".thanks");

// normal
function show() {
  display.innerHTML = this.value; // get input value
  var self = this;
  setTimeout(function () {
    thanks.innerHTML = `You have typeed: ${self.value}`;
  }, 1000);
}

searchInput.addEventListener("keyup", show);
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Oputput

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Now convert again to Arrow Function

const searchInput = document.querySelector(".search");
const display = document.querySelector(".result");
const thanks = document.querySelector(".thanks");

const show = () => {
  display.innerHTML = this.value;
};
searchInput.addEventListener("keyup", show);
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Oputput

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Call bind will not work for Arrow Function

new keyword in fat arrow function

function Person(name) {
  this.name = name;
}
var sajib = new Person("Sajib");
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In JavaScript every function as a constructor function

But If we change as a arrow function.

var Person = (name) => {
  this.name = name;
}
var sajib = new Person("Sajib")
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Oputput

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So If we use arrow function then can't use new keyword.

Thanks for reading.

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