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Replies for: There is one issue with the 2nd example used in the flatmap. The .flat() call at the end isn't needed, if you run the following code you will see t...

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Ibrahima Ndaw •

There is no issue with that code. It's just two examples.
The first is used with flatMap()

const myAwesomeArray = [[1], [2], [3], [4], [5]]

myAwesomeArray.flatMap(arr => arr * 10)
//-------> Output : [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

And the second uses flat() and map().

const myAwesomeArray = [[1], [2], [3], [4], [5]]

// With .map() and .flat()
myAwesomeArray.map(arr => arr * 10).flat()
//-------> Output : [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

As a side note, with flatMap(), the map() function is applied first and flat() comes after.