Do you know the difference between for...in and for...of loops in JavaScript?

Do you know the difference between for...in and for...of loops in JavaScript?

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for...in:

for...in iterates over through properties of an Object.

//Syntax:  
for (variable in object) {
     statement;
}

Example I: Object

if you use for...in loop in Object it returns the Keys

const object = {
    loop: "for",
    ds: "Array",
    dataType: "int"
};
for(const i in object) {
    console.log(i);
}
//output
loop
ds
dataType

Example II: Array

if you used for...in loop in Array it returns the index number

const list = ["for", 3, "while", 2];
for(const i in list) {
    console.log(i);
}
//output
0
1
2
3

Example III: String

in the string for...in loop returns the index number

const str1 = "Hello folks";

for(const i in str1) {
    console.log(i);
}
//output
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

for...of:

for...of iterates through the values of an iterable object such as Array, String, array-like objects (e.g., arguments or NodeList ), TypedArray , Map , Set , and user-defined iterables.

//Syntax:
 for (variable of iterable) {
    statement;
}

Example I: Object

We can't use for...of loop in Object. because Object is not iterable

for..of used in object.png

Example II: Array

If we use for...of loop in Array, It returns the value of the Array. because Array is iterable

const list = ["for", 3, "while", 2];
for(const i of list) {
    console.log(i);
}
//output
for
3
while
2

Example III: String

If we use for...of loop in String, It returns the letter from that String. because String is iterable

const str = "Hello folks";
for(const i of list) {
    console.log(i);
}
//output
H
e
l
l
o

f
o
l
k
s

Comparison

for..in vs for...of.png

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