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JavaScript A Real World Example

Posted by Daniel Rivers
Daniel Rivers
2,931 Points

Simpler way to write generateListItems using template literal

I updated generateListItems to use template literals and a for-of loop in case anyone is interested here is the code.

function generatListItems(employees)  {
    let statusHTML = '';
    for (const employee of employees) {
        statusHTML += `<li class="${(employee.inoffice === true) ? "in" : "out"}">${employee.name}</li>`
    }
    return statusHTML;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points

Well, it's certainly more compact, but I'm not sure I'd say "simpler". It could be a bit more of a challenge for someone reading it to quickly grasp the functionality.

However, that said, I'm also a fan of compact code. I might write it this way:

const generateListItems = employees => employees.reduce(
    (s, e) => s + `<li class="${e.inoffice ? "in" : "out"}">${e.name}</li>`, ""
);