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JavaScript from Frontend to Backend

You're reading from   JavaScript from Frontend to Backend Learn full stack JavaScript development using the MEVN stack with quick and easy steps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801070317
Length 336 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eric Sarrion Eric Sarrion
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: JavaScript Syntax
2. Chapter 1: Exploring the Core Concepts of JavaScript FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Exploring the Advanced Concepts of JavaScript 4. Part 2: JavaScript on the Client-Side
5. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Vue.js 6. Chapter 4: Advanced Concepts of Vue.js 7. Chapter 5: Managing a List with Vue.js 8. Part 3: JavaScript on the Server-Side
9. Chapter 6: Creating and Using Node.js Modules 10. Chapter 7: Using Express with Node.js 11. Chapter 8: Using MongoDB with Node.js 12. Chapter 9: Integrating Vue.js with Node.js 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Arrays

Arrays store a collection of data, ordered according to their index. The index is also called the index of the array. It starts at 0 and scales up to the total number of elements in the array, minus 1 (0 to n-1).

Let’s learn how to create an array first.

Creating an array

An array corresponds in JavaScript to an Array class object. We therefore create an array using the new Array instruction.

However, since arrays are widely used in JavaScript programs, it is also possible to create them using a bracket notation [ and ]. This is an easier way to use them without going through the Array class.

Let’s take a detailed look at these two ways to create an array (with brackets and with the Array class).

Creating an array using square brackets [ and ]

The easiest and fastest way to create an array is to use the bracket notation:

Creating an array using square brackets

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