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Anthony Candaele
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 32,135 PointsI'm not sure if i fully understand this syntax: const { side } = req.query;
I believe this is called 'destructuring' but I am not sure what the part 'const { side } does, why is between brackets?
2 Answers
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsYou're exactly right, this is a destructuring assignment. The brackets indicate an object (the "structure") that "side" will be found inside of. So we can expect that the "req" object contains another object named "query" which will have a property named "side". The value associated with that property will be assigned to the new constant named "side".
Anthony Candaele
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 32,135 PointsThanks for the explanation. So
const { side } = req.query;
is the same as:
const side = req.query.side
?
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsEssentially, yes, but not as easy to read. I'd code it your way.
