Question 111 - 120
#111. What's the output?
let name = 'Lydia';
function getName() {
console.log(name);
let name = 'Sarah';
}
getName();
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- A: Lydia
- B: Sarah
- C:
undefined
- D:
ReferenceError
Answer
Answer: D
Each function has its own execution context (or scope). The getName
function first looks within its own context (scope) to see if it contains the variable name
we're trying to access. In this case, the getName
function contains its own name
variable: we declare the variable name
with the let
keyword, and with the value of 'Sarah'
.
Variables with the let
keyword (and const
) are hoisted, but unlike var
, don't get initialized. They are not accessible before the line we declare (initialize) them. This is called the "temporal dead zone". When we try to access the variables before they are declared, JavaScript throws a ReferenceError
.
If we wouldn't have declared the name
variable within the getName
function, the javascript engine would've looked down the scope chain. The outer scope has a variable called name
with the value of Lydia
. In that case, it would've logged Lydia
.
let name = 'Lydia';
function getName() {
console.log(name);
}
getName(); // Lydia
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#112. What's the output?
function* generatorOne() {
yield ['a', 'b', 'c'];
}
function* generatorTwo() {
yield* ['a', 'b', 'c'];
}
const one = generatorOne();
const two = generatorTwo();
console.log(one.next().value);
console.log(two.next().value);
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- A:
a
anda
- B:
a
andundefined
- C:
['a', 'b', 'c']
anda
- D:
a
and['a', 'b', 'c']
Answer
Answer: C
With the yield
keyword, we yield
values in a generator function. With the yield*
keyword, we can yield values from another generator function, or iterable object (for example an array).
In generatorOne
, we yield the entire array ['a', 'b', 'c']
using the yield
keyword. The value of value
property on the object returned by the next
method on one
(one.next().value
) is equal to the entire array ['a', 'b', 'c']
.
console.log(one.next().value); // ['a', 'b', 'c']
console.log(one.next().value); // undefined
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In generatorTwo
, we use the yield*
keyword. This means that the first yielded value of two
, is equal to the first yielded value in the iterator. The iterator is the array ['a', 'b', 'c']
. The first yielded value is a
, so the first time we call two.next().value
, a
is returned.
console.log(two.next().value); // 'a'
console.log(two.next().value); // 'b'
console.log(two.next().value); // 'c'
console.log(two.next().value); // undefined
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#113. What's the output?
console.log(`${((x) => x)('I love')} to program`);
javascript
- A:
I love to program
- B:
undefined to program
- C:
${(x => x)('I love') to program
- D:
TypeError
Answer
Answer: A
Expressions within template literals are evaluated first. This means that the string will contain the returned value of the expression, the immediately invoked function (x => x)('I love')
in this case. We pass the value 'I love'
as an argument to the x => x
arrow function. x
is equal to 'I love'
, which gets returned. This results in I love to program
.
#114. What will happen?
let config = {
alert: setInterval(() => {
console.log('Alert!');
}, 1000),
};
config = null;
javascript
- A: The
setInterval
callback won't be invoked - B: The
setInterval
callback gets invoked once - C: The
setInterval
callback will still be called every second - D: We never invoked
config.alert()
, config isnull
Answer
Answer: C
Normally when we set objects equal to null
, those objects get garbage collected as there is no reference anymore to that object. However, since the callback function within setInterval
is an arrow function (thus bound to the config
object), the callback function still holds a reference to the config
object.
As long as there is a reference, the object won't get garbage collected.
Since this is an interval, setting config
to null
or delete
-ing config.alert
won't garbage-collect the interval, so the interval will still be called.
It should be cleared with clearInterval(config.alert)
to remove it from memory.
Since it was not cleared, the setInterval
callback function will still get invoked every 1000ms (1s).
#115. Which method(s) will return the value 'Hello world!'
?
const myMap = new Map();
const myFunc = () => 'greeting';
myMap.set(myFunc, 'Hello world!');
//1
myMap.get('greeting');
//2
myMap.get(myFunc);
//3
myMap.get(() => 'greeting');
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- A: 1
- B: 2
- C: 2 and 3
- D: All of them
Answer
Answer: B
When adding a key/value pair using the set
method, the key will be the value of the first argument passed to the set
function, and the value will be the second argument passed to the set
function. The key is the function () => 'greeting'
in this case, and the value 'Hello world'
. myMap
is now { () => 'greeting' => 'Hello world!' }
.
1 is wrong, since the key is not 'greeting'
but () => 'greeting'
.
3 is wrong, since we're creating a new function by passing it as a parameter to the get
method. Object interact by reference. Functions are objects, which is why two functions are never strictly equal, even if they are identical: they have a reference to a different spot in memory.
#116. What's the output?
const person = {
name: 'Lydia',
age: 21,
};
const changeAge = (x = { ...person }) => (x.age += 1);
const changeAgeAndName = (x = { ...person }) => {
x.age += 1;
x.name = 'Sarah';
};
changeAge(person);
changeAgeAndName();
console.log(person);
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- A:
{name: "Sarah", age: 22}
- B:
{name: "Sarah", age: 23}
- C:
{name: "Lydia", age: 22}
- D:
{name: "Lydia", age: 23}
Answer
Answer: C
Both the changeAge
and changeAgeAndName
functions have a default parameter, namely a newly created object { ...person }
. This object has copies of all the key/values in the person
object.
First, we invoke the changeAge
function and pass the person
object as its argument. This function increases the value of the age
property by 1. person
is now { name: "Lydia", age: 22 }
.
Then, we invoke the changeAgeAndName
function, however we don't pass a parameter. Instead, the value of x
is equal to a new object: { ...person }
. Since it's a new object, it doesn't affect the values of the properties on the person
object. person
is still equal to { name: "Lydia", age: 22 }
.
#117. Which of the following options will return 6
?
function sumValues(x, y, z) {
return x + y + z;
}
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- A:
sumValues([...1, 2, 3])
- B:
sumValues([...[1, 2, 3]])
- C:
sumValues(...[1, 2, 3])
- D:
sumValues([1, 2, 3])
Answer
Answer: C
With the spread operator ...
, we can spread iterables to individual elements. The sumValues
function receives three arguments: x
, y
and z
. ...[1, 2, 3]
will result in 1, 2, 3
, which we pass to the sumValues
function.
#118. What's the output?
let num = 1;
const list = ['🥳', '🤠', '🥰', '🤪'];
console.log(list[(num += 1)]);
javascript
- A:
ðŸ¤
- B:
🥰
- C:
SyntaxError
- D:
ReferenceError
Answer
Answer: B
With the +=
operand, we're incrementing the value of num
by 1
. num
had the initial value 1
, so 1 + 1
is 2
. The item on the second index in the list
array is 🥰, console.log(list[2])
prints 🥰.
#119. What's the output?
const person = {
firstName: 'Lydia',
lastName: 'Hallie',
pet: {
name: 'Mara',
breed: 'Dutch Tulip Hound',
},
getFullName() {
return `${this.firstName} ${this.lastName}`;
},
};
console.log(person.pet?.name);
console.log(person.pet?.family?.name);
console.log(person.getFullName?.());
console.log(member.getLastName?.());
javascript
- A:
undefined
undefined
undefined
undefined
- B:
Mara
undefined
Lydia Hallie
ReferenceError
- C:
Mara
null
Lydia Hallie
null
- D:
null
ReferenceError
null
ReferenceError
Answer
Answer: B
With the optional chaining operator ?.
, we no longer have to explicitly check whether the deeper nested values are valid or not. If we're trying to access a property on an undefined
or null
value (nullish), the expression short-circuits and returns undefined
.
person.pet?.name
: person
has a property named pet
: person.pet
is not nullish. It has a property called name
, and returns Mara
.
person.pet?.family?.name
: person
has a property named pet
: person.pet
is not nullish. pet
does not have a property called family
, person.pet.family
is nullish. The expression returns undefined
.
person.getFullName?.()
: person
has a property named getFullName
: person.getFullName()
is not nullish and can get invoked, which returns Lydia Hallie
.
member.getLastName?.()
: variable member
is non existent therefore a ReferenceError
gets thrown!
#120. What's the output?
const groceries = ['banana', 'apple', 'peanuts'];
if (groceries.indexOf('banana')) {
console.log('We have to buy bananas!');
} else {
console.log(`We don't have to buy bananas!`);
}
javascript
- A: We have to buy bananas!
- B: We don't have to buy bananas
- C:
undefined
- D:
1
Answer
Answer: B
We passed the condition groceries.indexOf("banana")
to the if-statement. groceries.indexOf("banana")
returns 0
, which is a falsy value. Since the condition in the if-statement is falsy, the code in the else
block runs, and We don't have to buy bananas!
gets logged.