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Ustariz Enzo
Ustariz Enzo

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Learn how to use the forEach method in JS!

Hey fellow creators,

The forEach method is really handy when you’re working with arrays or nodelists.
It allows you to run a callback function for each element in those containers.
Let’s learn how to use it in less than a minute!

If you prefer to watch the video version, it's right here :

1. How to use it.

To use it, you need to feed it with a callback function, which can take up to three parameters.
Those parameters are:

  • The current value
  • The index
  • And the array/nodelist that you’re working with.
const array = [1, 2, 3];

array.forEach((current, index, arr) => {
    console.log(current, index, arr);
});
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Take a look in your console/terminal and you’ll see:
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2. Let’s create three buttons to have a real example.

In an HTML file, create three buttons:

<button data-action="modify">Modify</button>
<button data-action="delete">Delete</button>
<button data-action="update">Update</button>
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In your JS file, select the buttons:

const buttons = document.querySelectorAll('button'); 
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The .queryAll method returns a nodelist, and the nodelists also have access to the forEach method in their prototype.

Thus, we can use it to attach an event listener to each button :

buttons.forEach(btn => {
    btn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
        alert(e.target.getAttribute
        ('data-action'))
    })
});
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This is a basic example but you now know how useful this method is!
You can easily avoid code repetition.

Come and take a look at my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWebSchool

See you soon!

Enzo.

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