Increment a Date in JavaScript Without Using Any Libraries

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:41:22

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To add one day to date in JS, the setDate function is the best way. You can create the following function on the Date prototype to add days to the date.ExampleDate.prototype.addDays = function(days) {    let d = new Date(this.valueOf());    d.setDate(d.getDate() + days);    return d; } let date = new Date(); console.log(date.addDays(1));This will log the next day.

Set Value of Select Box Element Using JavaScript

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:39:19

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We can set the value of a select box using Javascript using the following. Suppose we have the following select box −    Select    Apple    Strawberry    Cherry    Guava To set the value of this select element, we need to access it using querySelector. Then set the value. For example −Example// Search the select box const mySelectBox = document.querySelector('#my-select'); // Set the value to 3 or Strawberry mySelectBox.value = 3;

JavaScript Encapsulation Using Anonymous Functions

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:37:08

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Object-oriented programming languages allow data hiding using private fields. They use these to hide the internals of classes. In JS there is no such in build support to hide/encapsulate the inner workings.We have Anonymous functions that can give you encapsulation in JS. Let us look at an example −Exampleconst HIDDEN_CONST = 100; function fnWeWantToHide(x, y) {    return (x + y) * HIDDEN_CONST } console.log(fnWeWantToHide(1, 2))If we write the above code out in the open this code will pollute the global namespace with these names. Instead what we can do is wrap this in an IIFE(immediately invoked functional expressions). For ... Read More

Pros and Cons of Using AJAX

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:35:33

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Ajax is a set of web development techniques using many web technologies on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications. With Ajax, web applications can send and retrieve data from a server asynchronously without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page.Any other technology Ajax also has its own pros and cons. Let's look at some of those.Pros −Allows applications to render without data and fill data as the application gets it from the server.Gives platform independence to application developersFaster page rendersMore responsive applicationsNo rerenders of whole pages are needed to update only a single area.Cons−Any user whose ... Read More

Safely Setting Object Properties with Dot Notation Strings in JavaScript

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:34:36

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You can use lodash's set method to set properties at any level safely. Setting first-level properties are pretty straightforward. Nested property access is tricky and you should use a tested library like lodash for it.You can set a deeply nested object in the following way −Examplelet _ = require("lodash"); let obj = {    a: {       b: {          foo: "test"       },       c: 2    } }; _.set(obj, "a.b.foo", "test1"); _.set(obj, "a.c", { test2: "bar" }); console.log(obj);OutputThis will give the output −{ a: { b: { foo: 'test1' ... Read More

Safely Access Deeply Nested Values in JavaScript

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:27:51

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You can use lodash's get method to get properties at any level safely. Getting first-level properties is pretty straightforward. Nested property access is tricky and you should use a tested library like lodash for it.You can access a deeply nested object in the following way −Examplelet _ = require("lodash"); let obj = {    a: {       b: {          foo: "test"       },       c: 2    } }; console.log(_.get(obj, "a.b.foo")); console.log(_.get(obj, "a.c")); console.log(_.get(obj, "a.test")); console.log(_.get(obj, "a.test.x"));OutputThis will give the output −test 2 undefined undefinedYou can also write your own ... Read More

Access Nested JavaScript Objects with String Key

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:23:09

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You can use lodash's get method to get properties at any level safely. Getting first-level properties is pretty straightforward. Nested property access is tricky and you should use a tested library like lodash for it.You can access a deeply nested object in the following way −Examplelet _ = require("lodash"); let obj = {    a: {       b: {          foo: "test"       },       c: 2    } }; console.log(_.get(obj, "a.b.foo")); console.log(_.get(obj, "a.c")); console.log(_.get(obj, "a.test")); console.log(_.get(obj, "a.test.x"));OutputThis will give the output −test 2 undefined undefinedYou can also write your own ... Read More

Send and Receive JSON Data to and from the Server

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:20:22

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JavaScript can send network requests to the server and load JSON. JS does this using something called AJAX. AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. JS has an API, fetch, to GET(receive) and POST(send) information to the server.You can use fetch to GET JSON data in the following way −Exampleconst URL = 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1' // Send a GET request without any data to the server fetch(URL, {method: "GET"}) // Get the JSON data from the raw response    .then(res => res.json()) // Print the result    .then(console.log)OutputThis will give the output −{    "userId": 1,    "id": 1,    "title": "delectus ... Read More

Query String Encoding of a JavaScript Object

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:16:51

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The query string is made up of query parameters and used to send data to the server. This part of the URL is optional. It needs to be constructed by the developer. This can be done using a native method called encodeURIComponent.The encodeURIComponent() function encodes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) component by replacing each instance of certain characters by one, two, three, or four escape sequences representing the UTF-8 encoding of the characterUsing the new ES6 format, objects can be query string encoded in the following way −Examplelet obj = {    name: 'John',    age: 25,    city: 'Chicago' ... Read More

Differences Between Lodash and Underscore

Ayush Gupta
Updated on 27-Nov-2019 10:03:22

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lodash and underscore are both utility libraries that make JavaScript easier by providing utils that make working with arrays, numbers, objects, strings, etc. much easier. These libraries are great for −Iterating arrays, objects, & stringsManipulating & testing valuesCreating composite functionsThey are both functional libraries. Lo-Dash is a fork of Underscore, and still follows Underscore’s API enough to allow it to serve as a drop-in replacement. But under the hood, it’s been completely rewritten, and it’s also added a number of features and functions that Underscore does not provide.Lo-Dash was created to provide more consistent cross-environment iteration support for arrays, strings, ... Read More

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