freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/use--to-import-everything-from-a-file.english.md

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id: 587d7b8c367417b2b2512b57
title: Use * to Import Everything from a File
challengeType: 1
---

## Description
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Suppose you have a file that you wish to import all of its contents into the current file. This can be done with the <dfn>import *</dfn> syntax.
Here's an example where the contents of a file named <code>"math_functions"</code> are imported into a file in the same directory:
<blockquote>import * as myMathModule from "math_functions";<br>myMathModule.add(2,3);<br>myMathModule.subtract(5,3);</blockquote>
And breaking down that code:
<blockquote>import * as object_with_name_of_your_choice from "file_path_goes_here"<br>object_with_name_of_your_choice.imported_function</blockquote>
You may use any name following the <code>import * as </code>portion of the statement. In order to utilize this method, it requires an object that receives the imported values. From here, you will use the dot notation to call your imported values.
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## Instructions
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The code below requires the contents of a file, <code>"capitalize_strings"</code>, found in the same directory as it, imported. Add the appropriate <code>import *</code> statement to the top of the file, using the object provided.
</section>

## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: Properly uses <code>import * as</code> syntax.
    testString: assert(code.match(/import\s+\*\s+as\s+[a-zA-Z0-9_$]+\s+from\s*"\s*capitalize_strings\s*"\s*;/gi), 'Properly uses <code>import * as</code> syntax.');

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
"use strict";
```

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### Before Test
<div id='js-setup'>

```js
window.require = function(str) {
if (str === 'capitalize_strings') {
return {
capitalize: str => str.toUpperCase(),
lowercase: str => str.toLowerCase()
}}};
```

</div>


</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```js
// solution required
```
</section>