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JavaScript Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript Asynchronous JavaScript with Callbacks Async Programming and Callback Functions

Posted by jun cheng wong
jun cheng wong
17,021 Points

clarification on array.map()

btn.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
  getJSON(astrosUrl, (json) => {
    json.people.map( person => {
      getJSON(wikiUrl + person.name, generateHTML);
    })
  });
  event.target.remove();
});

.map() returns an array? What will happen without using it

1 Answer

Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

The .map() method will create an array containing the results of the a function run on every item in the array on which .map() was called. In this case, .map() will iterate over all of the items in the people array and then run the getJSON() function every time, which then retrieves the JSON data and passes it on to the generateHTML() function.

WIthout the .map() method here, you could probably still achieve the same result, but you'd probably have to write a couple of loops to do so.

More on Map is available in the MDN docs.

jun cheng wong
jun cheng wong
17,021 Points

alright thank you