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Javascript

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varDeclares a mutable variable
letDeclares a variable that can only be declared once
constRead only variable, cannot be changed
string.lengthLength of a string
parseInt(string)Returns a int with a string argument
var array = [] .push() .pop() .shift() .unshift()Creates an array: can be nested. Pushes date to the end of the array Pop a value off the end of an array Removes the first element in a list Add elements to the beginning of an array
Function functionName(parameters) functionName(arguments)Creates a function Calls a function
if (condition) &&
else Else statement
switch (variable): Case1: something happens; break; ……Switch statements between different cases.
while (condition) While loop
for (let i=0; i<$; i++)For loop
Do } while (condition)Another way of doing a for loop (Difference in number of executions)

Javascript Objects:

  • Objects are treated like python dictionaries
  • Can be assessed using bracket notation or dot notation