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JavaScript Tutorial: Basics to Advanced Concepts

1.   JavaScript Fundamentals
2.   Javascript Variables
3.   Javascript Data Types
4.   JavaScript Operators
5.   JavaScript If-Else Statements
6.   JavaScript Arrays
7.   JavaScript Functions
8.   Scope and Scope Chain in JavaScript
9.   JavaScript Hoisting
10.   JavaScript Closures
11.   JavaScript Strings
12.   Document Object Model (DOM) in JavaScript
13.   JavaScript Data Transformation
14.   JavaScript Regular Expressions
15.   Numbers and Mathematics in JavaScript
16.   JavaScript Date Objects
17.   JavaScript Browser Objects
18.   JavaScript Events
19.   JavaScript Event Propagation
20.   Asynchronous JavaScript

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JavaScript Tutorial: Basics to Advanced

Concepts (.....Continued)

21.   JavaScript Memory Allocation and Event Loop

22.   JavaScript Error Handling
23.   ES5 Vs ES6: What is the Difference

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Introduction to JavaScript:

JavaScript is a programming language that, together with HTML and CSS, is one of
the core technologies of the World Wide Web. Over 97% of websites employ
JavaScript on the client-side for web page behaviour, typically combining third-party
libraries. When it comes to web development,  JavaScript is one of the most popular
languages owing to its features and capabilities.
This article includes a JavaScript cheat sheet as well as rich JavaScript
documentation and how-tos to make it easy for our readers to work with JavaScript.
The purpose of the cheat sheet is to give you some quick, correct, and ready to use
code snippets for common circumstances. In a nutshell, this article makes
JavaScript simple for both novice and professional coders.

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JavaScript Tutorial: Basics to Advanced Concepts

1.   JavaScript Fundamentals
Writing JavaScript code in an HTML page: We must enclose the JavaScript
code within the <script> tag in order to include it on an HTML page just as the
example shown below:

<script type = "text/javascript">

//JavaScript coding can be done inside this tag
</script>

With this information, the browser can correctly make out that the code is written in
JavaScript and execute the code.
Inclusion of external JavaScript files in an HTML file: An external JavaScript
file can also be written separately and included within our HTML file. That way,
different types of code can be kept isolated from one another, resulting in
better-organised files. For instance, if our JavaScript code is written in the file
script.js, we can include it in our HTML file in the following way:

<script src="script.js"></script>

Usage of Comments in JavaScript coding: Comments are extremely useful in

programming because they can assist others to understand what's going on in
your code or they can help you if you have forgotten something. Keep in mind
that they must be correctly identified so that the browser does not attempt to
execute them. There are two alternatives available in JavaScript in which we can
add comments:
Single-line comments: If you want to include a single line comment, start it
with "//".
Multi-line comments: If you want to write a comment that spans multiple
lines, you can wrap it in /* and */ to prevent it from being executed.

2.   Javascript Variables

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Variables in JavaScript are simply names of storage locations. In other words, they
can be considered as stand-in values that we can use to perform various operations
in our JavaScript codes. JavaScript allows the usage of variables in the following
three ways:
var: The most commonly used variable in JavaScript is var. It can be redeclared
and its value can be reassigned, but only inside the context of a function. When
the JavaScript code is run, variables defined using var are moved to the top. An
example of a variable declared using the "var" keyword in JavaScript is shown
below:

var x = 140; // variable x can be reassigned a new value and also redeclared

const: const variables in JavaScript cannot be used before they appear in the
code. They can neither be reassigned values, that is, their value remains fixed
throughout the execution of the code, nor can they be redeclared. An example
of a variable declared using the "const" keyword in JavaScript is shown below:

const x = 5; // variable x cannot be reassigned a new value or redeclared

let: The let variable, like const, cannot be redeclared. But they can be reassigned
a value. An example of a variable declared using the "let" keyword in JavaScript
is shown below:

let x = 202; // variable x cannot be redeclared but can be reassigned a new value

3.   Javascript Data Types

Different types of values and data can be stored in JavaScript variables. To assign
values to JavaScript variables, you use the equals to "=" sign operator. The various
data types in JavaScript are as follows:

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Numbers: These are just numerical values. They can be real numbers or integers.
An example of the numbers data type is shown below: var id = 100
Variables: The variable data type, as the name suggests, does not have a fixed
value. An example of the variables data type is shown below: var y
Text (strings): String data types of JavaScript are a combination of multiple
characters. An example of the string data type is shown below: var demoString =
"Hello World"
Operations: Operations in JavaScript can also be assigned to JavaScript
variables. An example of these is shown below: var sum = 20 + 30 + 29
Boolean values: Boolean values can be true or false. An example of the boolean
data type is shown below: var booleanValue = true
Constant numbers: As the name suggests, these data types have a fixed value. An
example of the constant data type is shown below: const g = 9.8
Objects: JavaScript objects are containers for named values called properties.
They possess their own data members and methods. An example of the objects
data type is shown below:
var name = {name:"Jon Snow", id:"AS123"}

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Note: It is important to remember that variables in JavaScript are case-sensitive.

As a result, "small" and "Small" will be treated as separate variables in
JavaScript.

4.   JavaScript Operators
You can use variables to conduct a variety of tasks using JavaScript operators. The
various types of operators in JavaScript are as follows:

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Fundamental Operators: These operators are used to perform basic operations

like addition, multiplication, etc. in JavaScript. A list of all the Fundamental
operators in JavaScript is as follows:
+: The Addition Operator is used to add two numbers
-: The Subtraction Operator is used to subtract two numbers
*: The MultiplicationOperator is used to multiply two numbers
/: The Division Operator is used to divide two numbers
(...): In general, operations within brackets are executed earlier than that
outside. This grouping operator surrounds an expression or sub-expression
with a pair of parentheses to override the conventional operator
precedence, allowing operators with lower precedence to be evaluated
before operators with higher precedence. It does exactly what it says: it
groups the contents of the parentheses.
%: The Modulus operator is used to get the remainder when an integer
number is divided by another integer number.
++: The Increment operator is used to increase the value of numbers by
one.
--: The Decrement operator is used to decrease the value of numbers by
one.
Bitwise Operators:  All the operations dealing with the bits of the numbers can
be performed by the bitwise operators in JavaScript. A list of all the Bitwise
operators in JavaScript is as follows:
&: The bitwise AND operator returns a 1 in every bit position where both
operands' corresponding bits are 1.
|:  The bitwise OR operator (|) returns a 1 in each bit position where either or
both operands' corresponding bits are 1.
~: The bitwise NOT operator reverses the operand's bits. It turns the
operand into a 32-bit signed integer, just like other bitwise operators.
^: The bitwise XOR operator () returns a 1 in each bit position where the
corresponding bits of both operands are 1s but not both.
<<: The le shi operator shi s the first operand to the le by the provided
number of bits. Extra bits that have been relocated to the le are discarded.
From the right, zero bits are shi ed in.
>>: The right shi operator (>>) moves the first operand to the right by the
provided number of bits. Extra bits that have been relocated to the right are
discarded. The le most bit's copies are shi ed in from the le . The sign bit
(the le most bit) does not change since the new le most bit has the same
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5.   JavaScript If-Else Statements

The if-else statements are simple to comprehend. You can use them to set conditions
for when your code runs. If specific requirements are met, something is done; if they
are not met, another action is taken. The switch statement is a concept that is
comparable to if-else. The switch however allows you to choose which of several
code blocks to run. The syntax of if-else statements in JavaScript is given below:

if (check condition) {
// block of code to be executed if the given condition is satisfied
} else {
// block of code to be executed if the given condition is not satisfied
}

Loops in JavaScript:
Most programming languages include loops. They let you run code blocks as many
times as you like with different values. Loops can be created in a variety of ways in
JavaScript:
the for loop: The most frequent method of creating a loop in JavaScript. Its
syntax is shown below:

for (initialization of the loop variable; condition checking for the loop; updation aft
// code to be executed in loop
}

the while loop: Establishes the conditions under which a loop will run. Its syntax
is shown below:

// Initialization of the loop variable is done before the while loop begins
while(condition checking for the loop){
// 1. code to be executed in loop
// 2. updation of the loop variable
}

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the do-while loop: Similar to the while loop, but it runs at least once and checks
at the end to see whether the condition is met to run again. Its syntax is shown
below:

// Initialization of the loop variable is done before the do-while loop begins
do{
// 1. code to be executed in loop
// 2. updation of the loop variable
}while(condition checking for the loop);

There are two statements that are important in the context of loops:
the continue statement: Skip parts of the loop if certain conditions are met.
break statement: Used to stop and exit the cycle when specific conditions are
met.

6.   JavaScript Arrays
Arrays are the next item on our JavaScript cheat sheet. Arrays are used in a variety of
programming languages. They are a method of categorising variables and attributes.
Arrays can be defined as a collection of objects of the same type. In JavaScript, here's
how one can make an array of cars:

var cars = {"Mercedes", "Tesla","Volvo"};

Now that we understand how to make arrays, we can perform a bunch of operations
on them. Let us take a look at some JavaScript methods which can be used to
perform various types of operations on arrays:

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pop(): This method is used for removing the last element of an array.
push(): This method is used for adding a new element at the very end of an
array.
concat(): This method is used for joining various arrays into a single array.
reverse(): This method is used for reversing the order of the elements in an
array.
shi (): This method is used for removing the first element of an array.
slice(): This method is used for pulling a copy of a part of an array into a new
array.
splice(): This method is used for adding elements in a particular way and
position.
toString(): This method is used for converting the array elements into strings.
unshi (): This method is used for adding new elements at the beginning of the
array.
valueOf(): This method is used for returning the primitive value of the given
object.
indexOf(): This method is used for returning the first index at which a given
element is found in an array.
lastIndexOf(): This method is used for returning the final index at which a given
element appears in an array.
join(): This method is used for combining elements of an array into one single
string and then returning it.
sort(): This method is used for sorting the array elements based on some
condition.

7.   JavaScript Functions
JavaScript Functions can be defined as chunks of code written in JavaScript to
perform a single task. A function in JavaScript looks like this:

function nameOfTheFunction(parameterOne, parameterTwo, parameterThree, parameterFour,..

// Job or Task of the function
}

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The code above consists of the "function" keyword and a name, as you can see. The
parameters of the function are enclosed in brackets, while the function's task code
and output is enclosed in curly brackets. You can make your own, but there are a few
default functions to make your life easier. Although we will be discussing various
methods throughout this cheat sheet, let us discuss in brief two important types of
JavaScript functions in this section:

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Functions For Throwing Data As Output: The output of data is a common

application for functions. You have the following options for outputting data:
prompt(): This function is used for creating a dialogue box for taking input
from the user.
alert(): This function is used for outputting information in an alert box in
the browser window
console.log(): This function is used for writing data to the browser's
console and is used for the purpose of debugging code by developers.
document.write(): This function is used for writing straight to our HTML
document
confirm(): This function is used for opening up a yes or no dialogue box and
for returning a boolean value depending upon the user's click
Global Functions: Every browser that can run JavaScript has a set of global
functions built-in. Some of them are as follows:
parseFloat(): This function is used for parsing the argument passed to it
and returning a floating-point number.
parseInt(): This function is used for parsing the argument passed to it and
returning an integral number.
encodeURI(): This function is used for encoding a URI into a UTF-8 encoding
scheme.
decodeURI(): This function is used for decoding a Uniform Resource
Identifier (URI) made by encodeURI() function or similar functions.
encodeURIComponent(): This function is used for the same purpose as
encodeURI() only for URI components.
decodeURIComponent(): This function is used for decoding a URI
component.
isNaN(): This function is used for determining if a given value is Not a
Number or not.
Number(): This function is used for returning a number converted from
what is passed as an argument to it.
eval(): This function is used for evaluating JavaScript programs presented
as strings.
isFinite(): This function is used for determining if a passed value is finite or
not.

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8.   Scope and Scope Chain in JavaScript

1. Scope: The accessibility or visibility of variables in JavaScript is referred to as
scope. That is, which sections of the program can access a given variable and where
the variable can be seen. There are usually three types of scopes:
Global Scope: The global scope includes any variable that is not contained
within a function or block (a pair of curly braces). Global scope variables can be
accessed from anywhere in the program. An example showing the global scope
of a variable is given below:

var hello = 'Hello!';

function sayHello() {
console.log(hello);
}
// 'Hello!' gets logged
sayHello();

Local or Function Scope: Variables declared inside a function are local variables.
They can only be accessed from within that function; they are not accessible
from outside code. An example showing local scope of a variable is given below:

function sayHello() {
var hello = 'Hello!';
console.log(hello);
}
// 'Hello!' gets logged
sayHello();

console.log(hello); // Uncaught ReferenceError: hello is not defined

Block Scope: Unlike var variables, let and const variables can be scoped to the
nearest pair of curly brackets in ES6. They can't be reached from outside that
pair of curly braces, which means they can't be accessed from the outside. An
example showing the block scope of a variable is given below:

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{
let hello = 'Hello!';
var language = 'Hindi';
console.log(hello); // 'Hello!' gets logged
}
console.log(language); // 'Hindi!' gets logged
console.log(hello); // Uncaught ReferenceError: hello is not defined

2. Scope Chain: When a variable is used in JavaScript, the JavaScript engine searches
the current scope for the variable's value. If it can't find the variable in the inner
scope, it will look into the outer scope until it finds it or reaches the global scope.
If it still can't identify the variable, it will either return an error or implicitly declare
the variable in the global scope (if not in strict mode). Let us take into consideration
the following example:

let a = 'a';
function foo() {
let b = 'b';
console.log(b); // 'b' gets logged
console.log(a); // 'a' gets logged
randomNumber = 33;
console.log(randomNumber); // 33 gets logged
}
foo();

When the function foo() is called, the JavaScript engine searches for the 'b' variable
in the current scope and finds it. Then it looks for the 'a' variable in the current scope,
which it can't find, so it moves on to the outer scope, where it finds it (i.e global
scope).
A er that, we assign 33 to the 'randomNumber' variable, causing the JavaScript
engine to search for it first in the current scope, then in the outer scope.
If the script isn't in strict mode, the engine will either create a new variable called
randomNumber and assign 33 to it, or it will return an error (if not in strict mode).
As a result, the engine will traverse the scope chain till the time when a variable is
found.

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9.   JavaScript Hoisting
Prior to executing the code, the interpreter appears to relocate the declarations of
functions, variables, and classes to the top of their scope using a process known as
Hoisting in JavaScript. Functions can be securely utilised in code before they have
been declared thanks to hoisting. Variable and class declarations are likewise
hoisted, allowing them to be referenced prior to declaration. It should be noted that
doing so can result in unforeseen mistakes and is not recommended. There are
usually two types of Hoisting:
Function Hoisting: Hoisting has the advantage of allowing you to use a function
before declaring it in your code as shown in the code snippet given below.
Without function hoisting, we would have to first write down the function
display and only then can we call it.

display("Lion");
function display(inputString) {
console.log(inputString); // 'Lion' gets logged
}

Variable Hoisting: You can use a variable in code before it is defined and/or
initialised because hoisting works with variables as well. JavaScript, however,
only hoists declarations, not initializations! Even if the variable was initially
initialised then defined, or declared and initialised on the same line,
initialization does not occur until the associated line of code is run. The variable
has its default initialization till that point in the execution is reached (undefined
for a variable declared using var, otherwise uninitialized). An example of variable
hoisting is shown below:

console.log(x) // 'undefined' is logged from hoisted var declaration (instead of 7)

var x // Declaration of variable x
x = 7; // Initialization of variable x to a value 7
console.log(x); // 7 is logged post the line with initialization's execution.

10.   JavaScript Closures

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A closure is a function that has been bundled together (enclosed) with references to
its surroundings (the lexical environment). In other words, a closure allows an inner
function to access the scope of an outside function. Closures are formed every time a
function is created in JavaScript, during function creation time. An example of
closures in Javascript is given below:

function subtractor(subtractingInteger) {
return function(a) {
return a - subtractingInteger;
};
}
var subtract2 = subtractor(2);
var subtract5 = subtractor(5);
console.log(subtract2(5)); // 3 is logged
console.log(subtract5(5)); // 0 is logged

In this example, we have developed a function subtractor(subtractingInteger) that

takes a single parameter subtractingInteger and returns a new function. Its return
function accepts only one input, a, and returns the difference of a and
subtractingInteger. The function 'subtractor' is essentially a function factory. It
creates functions that have the ability to subtract a specified value from their
arguments. The function factory creates two new functions in the example above:
one that subtracts 2 from its argument and one that subtracts 5 from its arguments.
Both subtract2 and subtract5 are closures. They have the same function body
definition, but they hold lexical surroundings that are distinct. subtractingInteger is 2
in subtract2's lexical environment, but subtractingInteger is 5 in subtract5's lexical
environment.

11.   JavaScript Strings
As mentioned earlier, Strings are nothing but a combination of characters that can be
used to perform a variety of tasks. JavaScript provides so many methods for Strings
alone that it makes sense to cover Strings as a standalone topic in this cheat sheet.
Let us now look at the various escape sequences in JavaScript and the methods
which JavaScript provides for strings:

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Escape Sequences or Escape Characters: An escape character is a character in

computers and telecommunications that causes the following characters in a
character sequence to take on a different meaning. Metacharacters include
escape characters, which are a subset of metacharacters. In general, whether
something is an escape character or not is determined by the context. For
instance, Strings in JavaScript are delimited by single or double-quotes. You
must use special characters in a string if you want to utilise quote marks. A few
of the escape characters allowed by JavaScript are as follows:
\' — Single quotes
\" — Double quotes
\t — Horizontal tab
\v — Vertical tab
\\ — Backslash
\b — Backspace
\f — Form feed
\n — Newline
\r — Carriage return
String methods: As mentioned earlier, JavaScript provides a lot of methods to
manipulate its Strings. Let us take a look at some of them:
toLowerCase() — This method is used for converting strings to lower case
toUpperCase() — This method is used for converting strings to upper case
charAt() — This method is used for returning the character at a particular
index of a string
charCodeAt() — This method is used for returning to us the Unicode of the
character at a  given index
fromCharCode() — This method is used for returning a string made from a
particular sequence of UTF-16 code units
concat() — This method is used for concatenating or joining multiple
strings into a single string
match() — This method is used for retrieving the matches of a string
against a pattern string which is provided
replace() — This method is used for finding and replacing a given text in the
string
indexOf() — This method is used for providing the index of the first
appearance of a given text inside the string
lastIndexOf() — This method is similar to the indexOf() methods and only
differs in the fact that it searches for the last occurrence of the character
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12.   Document Object Model (DOM) in JavaScript

The Document Object Model (DOM) is the structure of a webpage's code. There are
many different ways to build and alter HTML elements with JavaScript (called
nodes). 

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Node Properties: Let us first take a look at some of the properties of a

JavaScript DOM node:
attributes — Gets a live list of all the characteristics associated with an
element.
baseURI — Returns an HTML element's absolute base URL.
childNodes — Returns a list of the child nodes of an element.
firstChild — Returns the element's first child node.
lastChild — An element's final child node
nextSibling — Returns the next node in the same node tree level as the
current node.
nodeName —Returns a node's name.
nodeType — Returns the node's type.
nodeValue — Sets or returns a node's value.
ownerDocument — This node's top-level document object.
parentNode — Returns the element's parent node.
previousSibling — Gets the node that comes before the current one.
textContent — Sets or returns a node's and its descendants' textual
content.
Node Methods: Let us now take a look at some of the methods provided by
JavaScript to manipulate these nodes in the DOM:
appendChild() — Adds a new child node as the last child node to an
element.
cloneNode() is a function that duplicates an HTML element.
compareDocumentPosition() — Compares two elements' document
positions.
getFeature() returns an object that implements the APIs of a feature.
hasAttributes() — If an element has any attributes, it returns true;
otherwise, it returns false.
hasChildNodes() — If an element has any child nodes, it returns true;
otherwise, it returns false.
insertBefore() — Adds a new child node to the le of an existing child node.
isDefaultNamespace() returns true if a given namespaceURI is the default,
and false otherwise.
isEqualNode() — Determines whether two elements are the same.
isSameNode() — Determines whether two elements belong to the same
node.
isSupported() — Returns true if the element supports the provided feature.
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13.   JavaScript Data Transformation

Data Transformation in JavaScript can be done with the usage of higher-order
functions. Higher-order functions are those functions in JavaScript which can accept
one or more functions as inputs and return a function as the result. All higher-order
functions that take a function as input are map(), filter(), and reduce(). Let us now
take a look at how these functions can be used. One thing to note over here is that
because all of these functions are part of the JavaScript Array prototype, they can be
used directly on an array.
map() method: The map method applies a function to each array element. The
callback function receives each element of the array and returns a new array of the
same length. This method can be used to conduct the same
operation/transformation on each element of an array and return a new array with
the modified values of the same length. An example of the usage of the map()
method is given below:

var arr = [10,20,30];

var triple = arr.map(x => x * 3);
triple; // [30,60,90]

filter() method:  Using the filter() method, items that do not meet a criterion are
removed from the array. The callback function receives every element of the array. If
the callback returns true on each iteration, the element will be added to the new
array; otherwise, it will not be added. An example of the usage of the filter() method
is given below:

var arr = [13,40,47];

var odd = arr.filter(x => x % 2);
odd; // [13,47]

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reduce() method: The reduce() method can combine the items of an array into a
single value. When using reduce, we must declare the accumulator's beginning value
(final result). Each iteration, we do some operation inside the callback, which is then
added to the accumulator. An example of the usage of the reduce() method is given
below:

var arr = [10,20,30];

var counter = 0;
let answer = arr.reduce((accumulator, value) => value + accumulator, counter);
console.log(answer) // answer = 10 + 20 + 30 = 60

14.   JavaScript Regular Expressions

Regular expressions can be defined as search patterns that can be used to match
string character combinations. Text search and text to replace procedures can both
benefit from the search pattern. Let us look at how JavaScript allows Regular
Expressions:

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Pattern Modifiers: Following are the pattern modifiers that are allowed in
JavaScript:
e —  This is used for evaluating replacement
i — This is used for performing case-insensitive matching
U — This is used for ungreedy pattern
g — This is used for performing global matching
m — This is used for performing multiple line matching
s — This is used for treating strings as a single line
x — This is used for allowing comments and whitespace in the pattern
Metacharacters: Following are the metacharacters that are allowed in
JavaScript:
. — This is used for finding a single character, except newline or line
terminator
\w — This is used for finding Word characters
\W — This is used for finding Non-word characters
\s — This is used for finding Whitespace characters
\S — This is used for finding Non-whitespace characters
\b — This is used for finding matches at the beginning or at the end of a
word
\B — This is used for finding matches not at the beginning or at the end of a
word
\0 — This is used for finding NULL characters
\n — This is used for finding a new line character
\f — This is used for finding a Form feed character
\r — This is used for finding a Carriage return character
\t — This is used for finding a Tab character
\v — This is used for finding a Vertical tab character
\d — This is used for finding digits
\D — This is used for finding non-digit characters
\xxx — This is used for finding characters given by an octal number xxx
\xdd — This is used for finding characters given by a hexadecimal number
dd
\uxxxx — This is used for finding the Unicode character given by a
hexadecimal number XXXX
Brackets: You can group parts of a regular expression together by putting them
inside round brackets or parentheses. You can use this to apply a quantifier to
the entire group or to limit the alternation to a specific area of the regex. For
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15.   Numbers and Mathematics in JavaScript

JavaScript provides various properties and methods to deal with Numbers and
Maths. Let us have a quick look at those:

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Numbers Properties:
MAX VALUE — The maximum numeric value that JavaScript can represent.
NaN — The "Not-a-Number" value is NaN.
NEGATIVE INFINITY – The value of Infinity is negative.
POSITIVE INFINITY – Infinity value that is positive.
MIN VALUE — The smallest positive numeric value that JavaScript can
represent.
Numbers Methods:
toString() — Returns a string representation of an integer.
toFixed() — Returns a number's string with a specified number of decimals.
toPrecision() — Converts a number to a string of a specified length.
valueOf() — Returns a number in its original form.
toExponential() — Returns a rounded number written in exponential
notation as a string.
Maths Properties:
E — Euler's number is E.
SQRT1_2 — 1/2 square root
SQRT2 stands for square root of two.
LOG2E — E's base 2 logarithm
LN2 — The natural logarithm of 2 is LN2.
LN10 — The natural logarithm of ten is LN10.
LOG10E — E's base ten logarithm
PI — PI stands for Pianistic Integer.
Maths Methods:
exp(x) — Ex's value
floor(x) — x's value rounded to the nearest integer.
log(x) — The natural logarithm (base E) of x is log(x).
abs(x) — Returns the value of x in its absolute (positive) form.
acos(x) — In radians, the arccosine of x.
asin(x) — In radians, the arcsine of x.
pow(x,y) — x to the power of y
random() — Returns a number between 0 and 1 at random.
round(x) — Rounds the value of x to the nearest integer.
sin(x) — The sine of x is sin(x) (x is in radians)
sqrt(x) — x's square root
tan(x) — The angle's tangent
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16.   JavaScript Date Objects

Dates are extremely important to deal with while creating most types of applications.
JavaScript also allows you to deal with and change dates and times. The next section
of the JavaScript cheat sheet is how to work on dates:

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Setting Dates: Dates can be set using the following three ways:
Date() — Returns a new date object that contains the current date and
time.
Date(1993, 6, 19, 5, 12, 50, 32) — We can create a custom date object with
the pattern as Year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds
are represented by the numbers. Except for the year and month, we can
omit anything we like.
Date("1999-12-22") — Date as a string declaration
Getting the values of Time and Date: The following methods can be used for
getting the date and time values in JavaScript:
getDate() returns the month's day as a number (1-31)
getTime() — Get the milliseconds since January 1, 1970
getUTCDate() returns the month's day (day) in the supplied date in
universal time (also available for day, month, full year, hours, minutes etc.)
getMilliseconds() — This function returns the milliseconds (0-999)
getMinutes() — Returns the current minute (0-59)
getMonth() returns the current month as a number (0-11)
parse —  It returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 from a
string representation of a date.
getDay() returns a number representing the weekday (0-6)
getFullYear() returns the current year as a four-digit value (yyyy)
getHours() — Returns the current hour (0-23)
getSeconds() — Returns the second number (0-59)
Setting a Part of the Dates: We can set a part of the dates in JavaScript using
the following methods:
setDate() — Returns the current date as a number (1-31)
setFullYear() — This function sets the year (optionally month and day)
setMonth() — This function sets the month (0-11)
setSeconds() — This function sets the seconds (0-59)
setTime() — This function is used to set the time (milliseconds since
January 1, 1970)
setMinutes() — This function sets the minutes (0-59)
setUTCDate() — According to universal time, sets the day of the month for
a given date (also available for day, month, full-year, hours, minutes etc.)
setHours() — Changes the time (0-23)
setMilliseconds() — This function sets the milliseconds (0-999)

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17.   JavaScript Browser Objects

JavaScript is also capable of taking note of the user's browser activity and
incorporating its properties into the code, in addition to HTML elements.

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Given below is a list of Window properties that JavaScript can take into
account:
history — Provides the window's History object.
innerHeight — The content area of a window's inner height.
innerWidth — The content area's inner width.
closed — Returns true or false depending on whether or not a window has
been closed.
pageXOffset — The number of pixels offset from the centre of the page.
The current document has been horizontally scrolled.
pageYOffset — The number of pixels offset from the centre of the page.
The document has been vertically scrolled.
navigator — Returns the window's Navigator object.
opener — Returns a reference to the window that created the window.
outerHeight — A window's total height, including toolbars and scrollbars.
outerWidth — A window's outside width, including toolbars and scrollbars.
defaultStatus — Changes or restores the default text in a window's status
bar.
document — Returns the window's document object.
frames — All <iframe> elements in the current window are returned by
frames.
length — Determine how many iframe> elements are in the window.
location — Returns the window's location object.
name — Sets or retrieves a window's name.
parent — The current window's parent window is called parent.
screen — Returns the window's Screen object.
screenLe — The window's horizontal coordinate (relative to the screen)
screenTop — The window's vertical coordinate.
self — Returns the window that is currently open.
status — Changes or restores the text in a window's status bar.
top — Returns the browser window that is currently at the top of the screen.
screenX — Identical to screenLe , but required by some browsers
screenY — Identical to screenTop, but required by some browsers
Given below are the JavaScript methods which can work on the user's
browser window:
alert() — Shows a message and an OK button in an alert box.
setInterval() — Calls a function or evaluates an expression at intervals
defined by the user.
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18.   JavaScript Events
Things that can happen to HTML components and are executed by the user in
JavaScript are called events. These events can be detected by the programming
language, which can then be used to activate code actions. Without them, no
JavaScript cheat sheet would be complete. Let us take a look at some of the events
supported by JavaScript:

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Mouse Events:
onclick – When a user clicks on an element, an event is triggered.
oncontextmenu — When a user right-clicks on an element, a context menu
appears.
ondblclick — When a user double-clicks on an element, it is called
ondblclick.
onmousedown — When a user moves their mouse over an element, it is
called onmousedown.
onmouseenter — The mouse pointer is moved to a certain element.
onmouseleave — The pointer leaves an element.
onmousemove — When the pointer is over an element, it moves.
onmouseover  — When the cursor is moved onto an element or one of its
descendants, the term onmouseover is used.
onmouseout — When the user moves the mouse cursor away from an
element or one of its descendants, it is called onmouseout.
onmouseup — When a user releases a mouse button while hovering over an
element, it is known as onmouseup.
Form Events:
onblur — When an element loses focus, it is called onblur.
onchange — A form element's content changes. (for the input>, select>,
and textarea> elements)
onfocus – An aspect is brought into focus.
onfocusin — When an element is ready to become the centre of attention.
onfocusout —The element is about to lose focus.
oninput — When a user inputs something into an element, it's called
oninput.
oninvalid — If an element isn't valid, it's called oninvalid.
onreset — The state of a form is reset.
onsearch — A user enters text into a search field (for input="search">).
onselect — The user chooses some text (input> and textarea>).
onsubmit — A form is filled out and submitted.
Drag Events:
ondrag — When an element is dragged, it is called ondrag.
ondragend — The element has been dragged to its final position.
ondragenter — When a dragged element enters a drop target, it is called
ondragenter.
ondragleave When a dragged element departs the drop target it is
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19.   JavaScript Event Propagation

Event propagation is a technique that governs how events propagate or travel
through the DOM tree to reach their destination, as well as what happens to them
once they arrive. Consider the following scenario: you have been given a click event
handler to a hyperlink (i.e. <a> element) that's nested inside a paragraph (i.e. <p>
element). The handler will now be executed if you click on that link. However, if you
set the click event handler to the paragraph containing the link instead of the link,
the handler will be triggered regardless of whether the link is clicked. Because events
go up and down the DOM tree to reach their target, they don't merely affect the
target element that triggered the event. This is known as event propagation.

When an event is fired on an element with parent elements, the above picture shows
how the event travels through the DOM tree at different stages of the event
propagation. Event propagation in current browsers is divided into two phases:
capturing and bubbling.

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The Capturing Phase: In the capturing phase, events propagate from the
Window down through the DOM tree to the target node. For example, if the user
clicks a hyperlink, that click event would pass through the <html> element, the
<body> element, and the <p> element containing the link. Also if any ancestor
(i.e. parent, grandparent, etc.) of the target element and the target itself has a
specially registered capturing event listener for that type of event, those
listeners are executed during this phase.
The Bubbling Phase: From the target element up to the Window, the DOM tree
visits all of the target element's ancestors one by one. When a user hits a
hyperlink, the click event passes via the <p> element containing the link, the
<body> element, the <html> element, and the document node, for example.
Additionally, if the target element or any of its ancestors have event handlers for
that sort of event, those handlers are run during this phase. By default, all event
handlers in current browsers are registered at the bubbling phase.

20.   Asynchronous JavaScript
A number of Web API features now use asynchronous code for running, especially
those that access or fetch a resource from external devices, for instance, retrieving
files from the network, accessing some database and returning data to it, accessing a
video stream from a webcam, or broadcasting the display to a VR headset. There are
two ways in which asynchronous coding can be done in JavaScript:
Async Callbacks: When invoking a function, async callbacks are functions that
are passed as arguments and begin executing code in the background. When the
background code is finished, it runs the callback function to notify you that the
work is complete or that anything interesting has occurred. Callbacks are a little
out of date these days, but they're still utilised in a lot of older but still popular
APIs. The second parameter of the addEventListener() method is an example of
an async callback:

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buton.addEventListener('click', () => {
alert('Button has been clicked!');
let paraElement = document.createElement('p');
paraElement.textContent = 'A new paragraph.';
document.body.appendChild(paraElement);
});

The first parameter specifies the type of event to be listened for, while the second
specifies a callback function to be called when the event occurs. When we give a
callback function as an input to another function, we are merely passing the
function's reference; the callback function isn't immediately performed. It is
asynchronously "called back" (thus the name) somewhere within the containing
function's body. When the time comes, the contained function is in charge of calling
the callback function.
Promises: Promises are a new async programming paradigm that you'll see in
current Web APIs. The get() API, which is essentially a newer, more efficient
version of XMLHttpRequest, is a nice example. Let's take a look at an example
from our post Fetching data from the server:

fetch(items.json').then(function(res) {
return res.json();
}).then(function(json) {
let item = json;
initialise(item);
}).catch(function(e) {
console.log('Fetch error: ' + e.message);
});

Here, fetch() takes a single argument:  the URL of a network resource we wish to fetch
and a promise is returned. A promise is an object that represents whether the async
operation succeeded or failed. In a sense, it reflects a transitional condition. In
essence, it's the browser's way of saying, "I promise to respond as quickly as I can,"
hence the name "promise."

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Note: Pyramid of Doom, also known as Callback Hell, is an anti-pattern found in

asynchronous computer code. It is a slang phrase for a large number of
interconnected "if" statements or functions. A few callbacks appear harmless if
you do not expect your application logic to become too sophisticated. However,
as your project's requirements grow, you will quickly find yourself with layers
upon layers of nested callbacks. The usage of callbacks makes writing and
maintaining code more challenging. It also makes it more difficult to identify the
application's flow, which is a debugging roadblock, hence the problem's well-
known nickname: Callback Hell. An example of callback hell is given below:

fs.readdir(source, function (error, file) {

if (error) {
console.log(Problem occurred while finding file: ' + error)
} else {
file.forEach(function (filename, fileIndex) {
console.log(filename)
gm(source + filename).size(function (error, value) {
if (error) {
console.log(Problem occurred while identifying file size: ' + error)
} else {
console.log(filename + ' : ' + value)
aspect = (values.width / values.height)
widths.forEach(function (width, widthIndex) {
height = Math.round(width / aspect)
console.log('resizing ' + filename + 'to ' + height + 'x' + height)
this.resize(width, height).write(dest + 'w' + width + '_' + filename, functi
if (error) console.log('Problem occurred while writing file: ' + error)
})
}.bind(this))
}
})
})
}
})

21.   JavaScript Memory Allocation and Event Loop

In JavaScript, memory allocation is done in the following regions:
Heap memory: Data is stored in random order and memory is allocated
accordingly.

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Stack memory: Memory that is allocated in stacks. The majority of the time, it's
employed for functions.

The function stack is a function that maintains track of all other functions that are
running at the same time. An example to illustrate it is as follows:

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function second() {
console.log("Second")
}
function First() {
second()
}
function foo() {
first()
}
foo()

The order in which functions are executed, that is. when they are popped out of the
stack once their purpose is completed, is as follows:
1. console.log
2. second
3. first
4. foo
Event loop: An event loop is something that pulls various things like methods,
etc. out of the queue and places it onto the function execution stack whenever
the function stack becomes empty. The event loop is the trick to making
JavaScript appear multithreaded even if it is only single-threaded. The following
illusion clearly explains how the event loop works:

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The callback function in the event queue has not yet started and is waiting for its
time to be added to the stack when SetTimeOut() is called and the Web API waits.
The function is loaded onto the stack when the function stack becomes empty, as
seen below:

The event loop is used to take the first event from the Event Queue and place it on
the stack, which in this case is the callback function. If this function is called from
here, it will call other functions within it.

22.   JavaScript Error Handling

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Various types of errors occur when we are coding in JavaScript. There are a few
options for dealing with them:
try — We can define a code block for testing errors using the try block.
catch — We can set up a block of code to execute in the event of an error using
the catch statement. 
throw — Instead of the typical JavaScript errors, we can also create custom
error messages using the throw statement.
finally — JavaScript also allows us to run our code regardless of the outcome of
try and catch.
JavaScript possesses its own inbuilt error object which has the following properties:
name — It is used for setting or returning an error name.
message — It is used for setting or returning the error message as a string.
There are six types of ways in which the error property can return its name. They are
as follows:
EvalError — It indicates that an error has occurred within the eval() method.
RangeError — It indicates that some number is “out of range”.
ReferenceError —  It indicates that an illegal reference was occurring.
SyntaxError —  It indicates that a syntax error was occurring.
TypeError —  It indicates that a type error was occurring.
URIError —  It indicates that an encodeURI() error was occurring.

23.   ES5 Vs ES6: What is the Difference

ECMAScript 5 (ES5P): Because it was launched in 2009, ES5 is also known as
ECMAScript 2009. It has functions where developers concentrate on how items are
created. In ES5, you must use the function keyword and return to define the function,
just as you would in any other JavaScript language.
ECMAScript 6 (ES6): Because it was launched in 2015, ES6 is also known as
ECMAScript 2015. Its class allows developers to create an object with the new
operator and an arrow function if they don't need to use the function keyword to
specify the function, and they can also avoid using the return keyword to get the
computer value.

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The key differences between ES5 and ES6 are as shown below:

ES5 ES6

Its year of release is

Its year of release is 2015.
2009. 

It accepts string, JavaScript data types have some new

integer, boolean, features in ES6. It introduced the
null, and undefined 'symbol' basic data type to support
primitive data types. unique values.

Using the var

keyword, there is The keywords let and const are two
only one way to new ways to define variables.
define variables.

ES5 has a lower

ES6 has a better performance
performance
compared to ES5.
compared to ES6.

Object manipulation
Object manipulation in ES6 takes a
in ES5 takes a longer
lesser time than ES5.
time than ES6.

Conclusion:

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As a programming language, JavaScript is gaining popularity. Because of its proven

track record and benefits, it is becoming the language of choice for developing web
properties. JavaScript based libraries like React, Angular, Nest, etc. are becoming
popular day by day because of the ease with which they allow users to use JavaScript
to build applications. We have compiled several of the most basic and important
operators, functions, principles, and methods in the JavaScript cheat sheet above. It
gives both experienced developers and beginners a good introduction of the
language and serves as a reference. We hope you found it informative.
Useful Resources:
Javascript Interview Questions
Javascript Concepts
9 Best JavaScript IDE & Code Editors
30 + JavaScript MCQ With Answers

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