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ES6 Object Initializers

ES6 Object Initializers

In ES6 you can use shorthand property syntax to initialize objects, which at first does not appear to be very time-saving but when you are creating many objects in a project can be super useful.

If you have a property name that is exactly the same as your variable name instead of placing it twice in ES6 you can use the shorthand property syntax:

// ES5
var name = 'Lord Farquad';

var user = {
  name: name,
 };
 
 // ES6
 const name = 'Shrek';
 
 const user = {
  name,
 };

This shorthand property syntax is also useful when initializing methods in an objec:

// ES5
var example = {
  getName: function(name) {
    return name.firstName + ' ' + name.lastName;
  },
};

// ES6 Shorthand
const example = {
  getName(name) {
    return name.firstName + ' ' + name.lastName;
  },
};

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