Spread Syntax vs Rest Parameter in ES2015 / ES6
I am confused about the spread syntax and rest parameter in ES2015. Can anybody explain the difference between them with proper examples?
When using spread, you are expanding a single variable into more:
var abc = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
var def = ['d', 'e', 'f'];
var alpha = [ ...abc, ...def ];
console.log(alpha)// alpha == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
When using rest arguments, you are collapsing all remaining arguments of a function into one array:
function sum( first, ...others ) {
for ( var i = 0; i < others.length; i++ )
first += others[i];
return first;
}
console.log(sum(1,2,3,4))// sum(1, 2, 3, 4) == 10;
ES6 has new feature three dots ...
Here is how we can use these dots:
- As Rest/Collector/Gather
var [c, ...m] = [1,2,3,4,5]; // m -> [2,3,4,5]
Here ...m
is a collector, it collects the rest of the parameters. Internally when we write:
var [c, ...m] = [1,2,3,4,5];
JavaScript does following
var c = 1,
m = [2, 3, 4, 5];
- As Spread
var params = [ "hello", true, 7 ];
var other = [ 1, 2, ...params ]; // other => [1,2,"hello", true, 7]
Here, ...params
spreads so as to adding all of its elements to other
Internally JavaScript does following
var other = [1, 2].concat(params);
Hope this helps.