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      <title>useState in React</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/usestate-in-react-33dg</link>
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      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is &lt;code&gt;useState&lt;/code&gt;?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;useState&lt;/code&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;React Hook&lt;/strong&gt; that allows us to add and manage &lt;strong&gt;state&lt;/strong&gt; in a functional component.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In simple words, &lt;code&gt;useState&lt;/code&gt; helps us store a value and update it when needed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, we can use state to store:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A counter value&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;User input&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A selected product&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A login status&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data from an API&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  How to Import &lt;code&gt;useState&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;First, we need to import it from React.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;import&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;useState&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;react&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Basic Syntax
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;state&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;setState&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;useState&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;initialValue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;state&lt;/code&gt; → stores the current value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;setState&lt;/code&gt; → updates the value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;initialValue&lt;/code&gt; → the starting value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Simple Counter Example
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;import&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;useState&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;react&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;Counter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;setCount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;useState&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;increment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nf"&gt;setCount&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;div&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;h1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/h1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;&amp;gt;
&lt;/span&gt;            &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;button&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;onClick&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;increment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;Increase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/button&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;&amp;gt;
&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/div&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;&amp;gt;
&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;export&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;default&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;Counter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;When the button is clicked:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The &lt;code&gt;increment()&lt;/code&gt; function runs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;setCount(count + 1)&lt;/code&gt; updates the state.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;React re-renders the component.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The updated value appears on the screen.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Another Example: Updating Text
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;import&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;useState&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;react&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;App&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;setName&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;useState&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;""&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;div&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;input&lt;/span&gt;
                &lt;span class="nx"&gt;type&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;text&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;
                &lt;span class="nx"&gt;onChange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;event&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;setName&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;event&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;target&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)}&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="sr"&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;&amp;gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;h2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;Hello&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/h2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;&amp;gt;
&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/div&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;&amp;gt;
&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;export&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;default&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;App&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;As the user types in the input field, the &lt;code&gt;name&lt;/code&gt; state is updated and displayed on the screen.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Do We Use &lt;code&gt;useState&lt;/code&gt;?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;useState&lt;/code&gt; helps us create interactive React applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It can be used for:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Counters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Forms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dropdown menus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Show/hide content&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shopping carts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Product selections&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>beginners</category>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>react</category>
      <category>tutorial</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>What Is React?</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/what-is-react-3c91</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/what-is-react-3c91</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is React?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;React&lt;/strong&gt; is a JavaScript library used to build &lt;strong&gt;user interfaces (UI)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is mainly used to create interactive and dynamic web applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, websites and applications often have:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Buttons&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Forms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Navigation bars&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Product cards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;User profiles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interactive pages&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;React helps developers build and manage these user interfaces more easily.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Do We Use React?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When building a large website using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, managing the code can become difficult.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;React helps by dividing the user interface into smaller, reusable parts called &lt;strong&gt;components&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Website
   │
   ├── Navbar
   ├── Product List
   │      ├── Product Card
   │      ├── Product Card
   │      └── Product Card
   │
   └── Footer
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Each part can be created as a separate component.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Are Components?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;component&lt;/strong&gt; is a reusable piece of the user interface.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;Welcome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;h1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;Hello&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;World&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;!&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/h1&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This creates a simple React component.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can use components to build different parts of a website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  React Uses JSX
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;React commonly uses &lt;strong&gt;JSX&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;JSX allows us to write HTML-like code inside JavaScript.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;App&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;h1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;Hello&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;React&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;!&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="sr"&gt;/h1&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="err"&gt;;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Although it looks similar to HTML, JSX is written inside JavaScript.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  React Can Update the UI
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;React helps update the user interface when data changes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, if a user clicks a button and a value changes, React can update the relevant part of the screen.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This makes it useful for building interactive applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Popular Uses of React
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;React can be used to build:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;E-commerce websites&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Social media applications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dashboards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Portfolio websites&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Single-page applications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interactive web applications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>beginners</category>
      <category>frontend</category>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>react</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>REST API</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/rest-api-1g9</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/rest-api-1g9</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is an API?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;API stands for &lt;strong&gt;Application Programming Interface&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, an API allows different applications to communicate with each other.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, a frontend application can send a request to a server and receive data in return.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is a REST API?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;REST stands for &lt;strong&gt;Representational State Transfer&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A REST API is a common way for applications to communicate over the internet using HTTP.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, an e-commerce application may use an API to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get all products.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get a single product.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add a new product.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Update a product.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Delete a product.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  HTTP Methods
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;REST APIs commonly use different HTTP methods to perform different operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. GET
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;GET&lt;/code&gt; is used to &lt;strong&gt;retrieve data&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;GET /products
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This can be used to get a list of products.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://dummyjson.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  2. POST
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;POST&lt;/code&gt; is used to &lt;strong&gt;send new data&lt;/strong&gt; to the server.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, we can use it to create a new product or user.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;POST /products
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  3. PUT
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;PUT&lt;/code&gt; is commonly used to &lt;strong&gt;replace or update a resource&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;PUT /products/1
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  4. PATCH
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;PATCH&lt;/code&gt; is used to &lt;strong&gt;partially update a resource&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, we may only want to update a product's price.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;PATCH /products/1
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  5. DELETE
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;DELETE&lt;/code&gt; is used to &lt;strong&gt;remove data&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;DELETE /products/1
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is an Endpoint?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;endpoint&lt;/strong&gt; is a specific URL used to access a resource through an API.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;/products
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This endpoint may be used to access product data.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Another example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;/products/1
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This endpoint may be used to access a specific product.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  REST API and JSON
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;REST APIs commonly send and receive data in &lt;strong&gt;JSON format&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"id"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"name"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"Laptop"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"price"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;50000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The frontend can receive this data and display it to the user.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Simple Example
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Imagine an e-commerce website.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The frontend sends a request:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;GET /products
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The server responds with product data:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
        &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"id"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
        &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"name"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"Laptop"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;},&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
        &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"id"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
        &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"name"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"Mobile"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The frontend can then display these products on the webpage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Important REST API Concepts
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here are some important things to remember:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;API&lt;/strong&gt; – Allows applications to communicate.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;REST&lt;/strong&gt; – A common architectural style for designing web APIs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Endpoint&lt;/strong&gt; – A URL used to access a resource.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;GET&lt;/strong&gt; – Retrieves data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;POST&lt;/strong&gt; – Creates new data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;PUT&lt;/strong&gt; – Replaces or updates a resource.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;PATCH&lt;/strong&gt; – Partially updates a resource.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;DELETE&lt;/strong&gt; – Removes data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;JSON&lt;/strong&gt; – A common format for exchanging data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;REST APIs are an important part of modern web development. They allow frontend and backend applications to communicate with each other.&lt;/p&gt;

</description>
      <category>api</category>
      <category>backend</category>
      <category>webdev</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JSON in JavaScript</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/json-in-javascript-2jmo</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/json-in-javascript-2jmo</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is JSON?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;JSON stands for &lt;strong&gt;JavaScript Object Notation&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;JSON is a simple format used to &lt;strong&gt;store and exchange data&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is commonly used when sending data between a &lt;strong&gt;server and a web application&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, when we fetch data from an API, the data is often sent in JSON format.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Example of JSON
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"name"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"Lokesh"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"age"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"course"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"Java Full Stack"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;JSON stores data using &lt;strong&gt;key-value pairs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;"name"&lt;/code&gt; is a key.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;"Lokesh"&lt;/code&gt; is its value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  JSON vs JavaScript Object
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;JSON looks similar to a JavaScript object, but there are some differences.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  JavaScript Object
&lt;/h3&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;user&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="na"&gt;name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Lokesh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="na"&gt;age&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;};&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  JSON
&lt;/h3&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight json"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"name"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;"Lokesh"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nl"&gt;"age"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;One important difference is that &lt;strong&gt;JSON requires property names to be written with double quotes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  JSON.stringify()
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;JSON.stringify()&lt;/code&gt; converts a JavaScript object into a JSON string.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;user&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="na"&gt;name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Lokesh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="na"&gt;age&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;22&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;};&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;jsonData&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;JSON&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;stringify&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;user&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;jsonData&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;{"name":"Lokesh","age":22}
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This is useful when we need to send JavaScript data in JSON format.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  JSON.parse()
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;JSON.parse()&lt;/code&gt; converts a JSON string into a JavaScript object.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;jsonData&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;{"name":"Lokesh","age":22}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;user&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;JSON&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;parse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;jsonData&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;user&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Lokesh
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Now, we can access the data like a normal JavaScript object.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  JSON and APIs
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;JSON is commonly used with APIs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://dummyjson.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; requests data from the API.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;response.json()&lt;/code&gt; reads and parses the JSON response.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;We can then use the data in JavaScript.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Important Points to Remember
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JSON stands for &lt;strong&gt;JavaScript Object Notation&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JSON is used to store and exchange data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JSON uses key-value pairs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;JSON.stringify()&lt;/code&gt; converts a JavaScript value into a JSON string.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;JSON.parse()&lt;/code&gt; converts a JSON string into a JavaScript value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JSON is commonly used when working with APIs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>beginners</category>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>programming</category>
      <category>tutorial</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JavaScript Closures</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/javascript-closures-19ad</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/javascript-closures-19ad</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Let's learn what closures are and how they work!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. What Is a Closure?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;closure&lt;/strong&gt; happens when a function remembers variables from the scope where it was created, even after the outer function has finished executing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In simple words, a function can remember the variables around it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Understanding Closures with an Example
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;outer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Hello&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;inner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;inner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;outer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Hello
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, the &lt;code&gt;inner()&lt;/code&gt; function can access the &lt;code&gt;message&lt;/code&gt; variable because it is inside the &lt;code&gt;outer()&lt;/code&gt; function.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But what happens if we return the inner function instead?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. A Real Closure Example
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;outer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Hello&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;inner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;inner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;myFunction&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;outer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;myFunction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Hello
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Let's understand what happens:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;outer()&lt;/code&gt; creates the &lt;code&gt;message&lt;/code&gt; variable.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The inner function is returned and stored in &lt;code&gt;myFunction&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The &lt;code&gt;outer()&lt;/code&gt; function finishes executing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;We call &lt;code&gt;myFunction()&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The inner function still remembers the &lt;code&gt;message&lt;/code&gt; variable.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a closure!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The inner function remembers the variables from its surrounding scope, even after the outer function has finished executing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Closures Can Remember Changing Values
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's look at another example.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;counter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;function &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;++&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;};&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;myCounter&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;counter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;myCounter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nf"&gt;myCounter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nf"&gt;myCounter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;1
2
3
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Why does this happen?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Initially, &lt;code&gt;count&lt;/code&gt; is &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each time we call &lt;code&gt;myCounter()&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;count&lt;/code&gt; increases by &lt;code&gt;1&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The function remembers the same &lt;code&gt;count&lt;/code&gt; variable between calls.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is one of the most common examples of closures in JavaScript.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  5. Why Are Closures Useful?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Closures are useful for:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Remembering data between function calls.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Creating counters.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keeping variables private.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maintaining state without using global variables.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, the &lt;code&gt;count&lt;/code&gt; variable in our counter example cannot be accessed directly from outside the function.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;myCounter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;count&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;undefined
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The variable is not a property of &lt;code&gt;myCounter&lt;/code&gt;. It remains in the surrounding lexical environment that the closure can access.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Conclusion
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Closures are easier to understand when you remember one important idea:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A function can remember variables from the scope where it was created, even after that scope's outer function has finished executing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep practising closures with small examples like counters and private variables. They will help you understand more advanced JavaScript concepts and React.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy Coding! 🚀&lt;/p&gt;

</description>
      <category>beginners</category>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>tutorial</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Async/Await in JavaScript</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/asyncawait-in-javascript-35em</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/asyncawait-in-javascript-35em</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Async/await makes working with Promises easier and helps us write asynchronous code in a clean, readable way.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's understand it with simple examples!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. What Is Async/Await?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; are JavaScript keywords used to work with asynchronous operations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt; is used to declare an asynchronous function.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; waits for a Promise to settle before continuing the execution of that async function.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Understanding &lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When we use &lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt; before a function, that function always returns a Promise.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;async&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;greet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Hello, JavaScript!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;greet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;().&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Hello, JavaScript!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Even though we return a normal string, the async function returns a Promise that fulfills with that string.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Understanding &lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; keyword waits for a Promise's result before continuing inside the async function.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;getData&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;return&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;new&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nc"&gt;Promise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nf"&gt;setTimeout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="nf"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Data received!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="p"&gt;},&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;2000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;async&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;displayData&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;getData&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;displayData&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output after approximately two seconds:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Data received!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, &lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; waits for the Promise returned by &lt;code&gt;getData()&lt;/code&gt; to fulfill before assigning its value to &lt;code&gt;result&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; pauses the async function, not the entire JavaScript application.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Using Async/Await with Fetch API
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We often use async/await when fetching data from an API.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;async&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;getProducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://fakestoreapi.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getProducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Let's understand the code:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; requests product data from the API.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; waits for the response.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;response.json()&lt;/code&gt; reads and parses the response body.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; waits for the parsed data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;console.log()&lt;/code&gt; displays the products.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  5. Handling Errors with Try/Catch
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, an API request may fail. We can use &lt;code&gt;try...catch&lt;/code&gt; to handle errors.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;async&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;getProducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;try&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://fakestoreapi.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

        &lt;span class="k"&gt;if &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;ok&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="k"&gt;throw&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;new&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nc"&gt;Error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Failed to fetch products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

        &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;

        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;catch &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Error:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getProducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;try&lt;/code&gt; block contains the code we want to execute. If an error is thrown or an awaited Promise rejects, the &lt;code&gt;catch&lt;/code&gt; block handles it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Checking &lt;code&gt;response.ok&lt;/code&gt; is important because &lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; does not automatically throw an error for HTTP responses such as &lt;code&gt;404 Not Found&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  6. Async/Await vs. Then/Catch
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Both approaches can handle Promises.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://fakestoreapi.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;))&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;catch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;));&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;code&gt;async/await&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;async&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;getProducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="k"&gt;try&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://fakestoreapi.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

        &lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;await&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;

        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;catch &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getProducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Both approaches work with Promises. Many developers prefer async/await because it can make asynchronous code easier to read.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Conclusion
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Async/await is an important JavaScript concept, especially when working with APIs and modern frameworks like React.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Remember:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt; makes a function return a Promise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt; waits for a Promise's result inside an async function.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;try...catch&lt;/code&gt; helps handle errors.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Async/await makes asynchronous code easier to read.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Keep practising these examples to improve your JavaScript skills.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy Coding! 🚀&lt;/p&gt;

</description>
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      <title>JavaScript Promises</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/javascript-promises-h6g</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/javascript-promises-h6g</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;A Promise in JavaScript is used to handle operations that take time to complete, such as fetching data from an API.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's understand Promises with simple examples!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. What Is a Promise?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A Promise represents the result of an operation that may be available now or in the future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A Promise has three states:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pending:&lt;/strong&gt; Waiting for the result.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Fulfilled:&lt;/strong&gt; The operation completed successfully.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rejected:&lt;/strong&gt; The operation failed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, when you order food online, your order is pending while being prepared, fulfilled when delivered, or rejected if it fails.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Creating a Promise
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can create a Promise using &lt;code&gt;new Promise()&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;myPromise&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;new&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nc"&gt;Promise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;reject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;success&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="kc"&gt;true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

    &lt;span class="k"&gt;if &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;success&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nf"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Task completed successfully!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;else&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nf"&gt;reject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Task failed!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;resolve()&lt;/code&gt; is called when the operation succeeds.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;reject()&lt;/code&gt; is called when the operation fails.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Using &lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We use &lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt; to handle a successful result.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;myPromise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Task completed successfully!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The value passed to &lt;code&gt;resolve()&lt;/code&gt; is received by the callback inside &lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Using &lt;code&gt;.catch()&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We use &lt;code&gt;.catch()&lt;/code&gt; to handle a rejected Promise.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;myPromise&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;new&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nc"&gt;Promise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;reject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;reject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Something went wrong!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;myPromise&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;})&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;catch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Something went wrong!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This helps us handle errors without leaving them unhandled.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  5. Promise with &lt;code&gt;setTimeout()&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's create a Promise that completes after two seconds.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;const&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;myPromise&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;new&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nc"&gt;Promise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;setTimeout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nf"&gt;resolve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Data received!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;},&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;2000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;myPromise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;After approximately two seconds, the output is:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Data received!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The Promise remains pending until &lt;code&gt;resolve()&lt;/code&gt; is called.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  6. Using Promises with Fetch API
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Promises are commonly used to get data from APIs.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://fakestoreapi.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;})&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;catch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Error:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; sends a request to the API.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The first &lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt; converts the response body into JSON.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The second &lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt; receives the product data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;.catch()&lt;/code&gt; handles errors such as network failures.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; does not automatically reject for HTTP errors like &lt;code&gt;404&lt;/code&gt;. In real projects, you should also check &lt;code&gt;response.ok&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Conclusion
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Promises make asynchronous operations easier to manage in JavaScript.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Remember these important points:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;resolve()&lt;/code&gt; represents successful completion.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;reject()&lt;/code&gt; represents failure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;.then()&lt;/code&gt; handles successful results.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;.catch()&lt;/code&gt; handles errors.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Promises are widely used with APIs and &lt;code&gt;async/await&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>beginners</category>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>programming</category>
      <category>tutorial</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Asynchronous JavaScript</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/asynchronous-javascript-47d3</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/asynchronous-javascript-47d3</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;In JavaScript, some operations take time to complete, such as fetching data from an API or waiting for a timer.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asynchronous JavaScript&lt;/strong&gt; allows JavaScript to handle these operations without blocking other work.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's understand it with simple examples!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. Synchronous JavaScript
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Synchronous code runs one line at a time, in order.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;First&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Third&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;First
Second
Third
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Each statement runs before the next one.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Asynchronous JavaScript
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Asynchronous operations allow JavaScript to continue other work while waiting for an operation to finish.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;First&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;setTimeout&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;},&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;2000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Third&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Output:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;First
Third
Second
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;"First"&lt;/code&gt; prints immediately.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;setTimeout()&lt;/code&gt; schedules the callback to run after approximately two seconds.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;"Third"&lt;/code&gt; prints without waiting for the timer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;"Second"&lt;/code&gt; prints when the timer finishes and its callback can run.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a simple example of asynchronous JavaScript.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Where Do We Use Asynchronous JavaScript?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Asynchronous JavaScript is commonly used for:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fetching data from APIs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Loading products in an e-commerce website.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sending login details to a server.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Uploading files.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Communicating with databases through a backend.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, we can fetch products from an API:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://fakestoreapi.com/products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;products&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;})&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;catch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;((&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Error:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



</description>
      <category>beginners</category>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>programming</category>
      <category>tutorial</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fetch API in JavaScript</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/fetch-api-in-javascript-27h6</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/fetch-api-in-javascript-27h6</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is Fetch API?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Fetch API is used to send requests to a server and receive data from it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, when we open a website that displays weather information or product details, the website may fetch data from an API.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;JavaScript's &lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; method helps us retrieve this data and use it on a webpage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. What Is an API?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;API stands for &lt;strong&gt;Application Programming Interface&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, an API allows different software applications to communicate with each other.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, a website can use an API to retrieve a list of products from a server instead of storing all the product information directly in its HTML file.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Basic Fetch Example
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's fetch some sample data from a public API.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;})&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;catch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Error:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here is how it works:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;fetch()&lt;/code&gt; sends a request to the API.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;response.json()&lt;/code&gt; reads the response body and converts the JSON data into a JavaScript value.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;then(data =&amp;gt; ...)&lt;/code&gt; receives the converted data.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;catch()&lt;/code&gt; handles errors such as network failures.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The request is asynchronous, so JavaScript can continue doing other work while waiting for the response.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Displaying API Data on a Webpage
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can use the fetched data to update HTML elements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HTML:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight html"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;h2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="na"&gt;id=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;"title"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;Loading...&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;p&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="na"&gt;id=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;"body"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JavaScript:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;fetch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;json&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;())&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nb"&gt;document&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getElementById&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;title&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;textContent&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;title&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nb"&gt;document&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getElementById&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;body&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;textContent&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;body&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;})&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="k"&gt;catch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Error:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;error&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, the post title and body are displayed on the webpage using the DOM.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Where Is Fetch API Used?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Fetch API is commonly used to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Retrieve product details from a server.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Display posts and comments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get weather information.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Load user details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send data to a server.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>javascript</category>
      <category>frontend</category>
      <category>api</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DOM in JavaScript for Beginners</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/dom-in-javascript-for-beginners-2enj</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/dom-in-javascript-for-beginners-2enj</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is DOM?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;DOM stands for &lt;strong&gt;Document Object Model&lt;/strong&gt;. It allows JavaScript to access and change HTML elements on a webpage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Using the DOM, we can change text, add new elements, delete elements, change styles, and respond to button clicks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. Accessing Elements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can use &lt;code&gt;getElementById()&lt;/code&gt; to select an HTML element using its ID.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight html"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;h1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="na"&gt;id=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;"title"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;Hello World!&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;/h1&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;





&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;heading&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nb"&gt;document&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getElementById&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;title&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;heading&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, JavaScript selects the heading whose ID is &lt;code&gt;title&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Updating Elements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can use &lt;code&gt;textContent&lt;/code&gt; to change the text of an element.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;heading&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;textContent&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Welcome to JavaScript!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Now, the heading displays the new text.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can also change its style:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;heading&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;style&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;color&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;blue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This changes the heading's text color to blue.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Creating Elements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can create new HTML elements using &lt;code&gt;createElement()&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;paragraph&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nb"&gt;document&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;createElement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;paragraph&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;textContent&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;This is a new paragraph.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nb"&gt;document&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;body&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;appendChild&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;paragraph&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, JavaScript creates a paragraph, adds text to it, and places it inside the webpage's body.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Deleting Elements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can remove an HTML element using the &lt;code&gt;remove()&lt;/code&gt; method.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight html"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;p&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="na"&gt;id=&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s"&gt;"message"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;Hello World!&lt;span class="nt"&gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;





&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;paragraph&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nb"&gt;document&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;getElementById&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;message&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;paragraph&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;remove&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The paragraph will be removed from the webpage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Important DOM Methods and Properties
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;getElementById()&lt;/code&gt; — selects an element by ID.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;querySelector()&lt;/code&gt; — selects the first matching element.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;textContent&lt;/code&gt; — changes or reads text.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;createElement()&lt;/code&gt; — creates a new element.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;appendChild()&lt;/code&gt; — adds an element inside another element.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;remove()&lt;/code&gt; — removes an element.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;addEventListener()&lt;/code&gt; — responds to user actions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>javascript</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Callback Functions in JavaScript.</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/callback-functions-in-javascript-22cl</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/callback-functions-in-javascript-22cl</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is a Callback Function?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A callback function is a function that is passed as an argument to another function and can be called inside that function.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In simple words, we give one function to another function so it can execute it when needed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's understand this with a simple example.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. A Simple Callback Example
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;greet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Hello!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;welcome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;callback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;callback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;welcome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;greet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Hello!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Let's understand what happens:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;greet()&lt;/code&gt; is a function that prints &lt;code&gt;"Hello!"&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;welcome()&lt;/code&gt; accepts a function through its &lt;code&gt;callback&lt;/code&gt; parameter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;welcome(greet)&lt;/code&gt; passes the &lt;code&gt;greet&lt;/code&gt; function to &lt;code&gt;welcome&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;code&gt;callback()&lt;/code&gt; executes the function it received.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Notice that we pass &lt;code&gt;greet&lt;/code&gt; without parentheses because we are passing the function itself, not calling it immediately.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Callback Functions with Parameters
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can also pass data to a callback function.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;calculate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;b&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;callback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;b&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;callback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;calculate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;30
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, &lt;code&gt;calculate()&lt;/code&gt; adds two numbers and passes the result to the &lt;code&gt;display()&lt;/code&gt; callback.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This allows us to separate the calculation from displaying the result.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Using an Anonymous Callback
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We don't always need to create a separate named function for a callback. We can pass an anonymous function directly.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nf"&gt;greet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;callback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nf"&gt;callback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;();&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nf"&gt;greet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;()&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Welcome to JavaScript!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Welcome to JavaScript!
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The function passed directly to &lt;code&gt;greet()&lt;/code&gt; is the callback.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Callback Functions with Array Methods
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Callbacks are commonly used with JavaScript array methods such as &lt;code&gt;forEach()&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;map()&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;filter()&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, using &lt;code&gt;forEach()&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Apple&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Banana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Mango&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;];&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;forEach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Apple
Banana
Mango
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, the function passed to &lt;code&gt;forEach()&lt;/code&gt; is a callback. JavaScript calls it for each element in the array.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Are Callback Functions Important?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Callback functions help us:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reuse functions in different situations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pass behavior from one function to another.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with array methods.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Handle events and delayed operations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand asynchronous JavaScript.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

</description>
      <category>javascript</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Array Iteration in JavaScript.</title>
      <dc:creator>Lokesh</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/array-iteration-in-javascript-2ec0</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/lokesh_a/array-iteration-in-javascript-2ec0</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Is Array Iteration?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Array iteration means going through the elements of an array one by one to perform an operation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, if we have a list of fruits, we can use array iteration to display each fruit without writing separate code for every item.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let's look at some common ways to iterate through arrays in JavaScript.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  1. Using a for Loop
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A &lt;code&gt;for&lt;/code&gt; loop allows us to access array elements using their index.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Apple&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Banana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Mango&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;];&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;i&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;i&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;length&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;i&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;++&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;i&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;]);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;Apple
Banana
Mango
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, &lt;code&gt;i&lt;/code&gt; starts at &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt; and increases until it reaches the array's length. We use &lt;code&gt;fruits[i]&lt;/code&gt; to access each element.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  2. Using for...of
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;for...of&lt;/code&gt; loop lets us access each value directly without using an index.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Apple&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Banana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Mango&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dl"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;];&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="k"&gt;for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruit&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="k"&gt;of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;fruit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;}&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This prints each fruit on a separate line.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is a simple and readable way to iterate through array values.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  3. Using forEach()
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;forEach()&lt;/code&gt; method executes a function for every element in an array.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;];&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;forEach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;function&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;{&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class="p"&gt;});&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, the function runs once for each number in the array.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can also write it using an arrow function:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;forEach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;));&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  4. Using map()
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;map()&lt;/code&gt; method creates a new array by transforming each element.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;];&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;doubled&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;map&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;doubled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;[2, 4, 6]
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, every number is multiplied by two, and the results are stored in a new array.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  5. Using filter()
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;filter()&lt;/code&gt; method creates a new array containing only the elements that satisfy a condition.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight javascript"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="p"&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;];&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="kd"&gt;let&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;numbers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;filter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;=&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nx"&gt;number&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="o"&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mi"&gt;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class="nx"&gt;console&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nx"&gt;result&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="p"&gt;);&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Output:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;[25, 30]
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here, only numbers greater than 20 are included in the new array.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Difference Between These Methods
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;for loop:&lt;/strong&gt; Useful when we need control over the index and loop execution.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;for...of:&lt;/strong&gt; Useful when we want to access each array value directly.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;forEach():&lt;/strong&gt; Useful when we want to perform an action for each element.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;map():&lt;/strong&gt; Useful when we want to transform elements and create a new array.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;filter():&lt;/strong&gt; Useful when we want to select elements that match a condition.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Is Array Iteration Important?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Array iteration is useful when working with:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lists of products in an online store.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Student marks and records.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data received from APIs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Filtering and displaying information.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Calculating totals and processing collections of values.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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