React ES6 Spread Operator
Spread Operator
The JavaScript spread operator (...
) allows us to quickly copy all or part of an existing array or object into another array or object.
Example
const numbersOne = [1, 2, 3];
const numbersTwo = [4, 5, 6];
const numbersCombined = [...numbersOne, ...numbersTwo];
The spread operator is often used in combination with destructuring.
Example
Assign the first and second items from numbers
to variables and put the rest in an array:
const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
const [one, two, ...rest] = numbers;
We can use the spread operator with objects too:
Example
Combine these two objects:
const myVehicle = {
brand: 'Ford',
model: 'Mustang',
color: 'red'
}
const updateMyVehicle = {
type: 'car',
year: 2021,
color: 'yellow'
}
const myUpdatedVehicle = {...myVehicle, ...updateMyVehicle}
Notice the properties that did not match were combined, but the property that did match, color
, was overwritten by the last object that was passed, updateMyVehicle
. The resulting color is now yellow.