Javascript Questions

`String.prototype.search` searches a string for a match against a regular expression and returns the index of the first match. If no match is found, it returns -1. 

const str = 'hello 123'; 
const index = str.search(/\d+/); 
console.log(index); // 6 

`String.prototype.codePointAt` returns an integer representing the UTF-16 code unit at a specified index in a string. It is useful for dealing with Unicode characters. 

const str = '𠮷';
const codePoint = str.codePointAt(0);
console.log(codePoint); // 134071

`Array.prototype.join` joins all elements of an array into a string, with elements separated by a specified separator. The default separator is a comma if none is provided. 

const arr = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
console.log(arr.join('-')); // 'a-b-c'

`Array.prototype.flatMap` maps each element using a provided mapping function and then flattens the resulting array into a new array. It combines the map and flat operations into a single method. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
const flatMapArr = arr.flatMap(x => [x, x * 2]);
console.log(flatMapArr); // [1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6]

`Array.prototype.reverse` reverses the elements of an array in place, meaning the original array is modified. It returns the reference to the same array with elements in reverse order. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
arr.reverse();
console.log(arr); // [3, 2, 1]

`Array.prototype.findIndex` returns the index of the first element in the array that satisfies the provided testing function. If no elements satisfy the function, it returns `-1`. It does not modify the original array. 

const arr = [5, 12, 8];
const index = arr.findIndex(num => num > 10);
console.log(index); // 1

`Array.prototype.sort` sorts the elements of an array in place and returns the sorted array. By default, the elements are sorted as strings. A custom sorting function can be provided for different sorting logic. 

const arr = [3, 1, 2];
arr.sort();
console.log(arr); // [1, 2, 3]

`Array.prototype.unshift` adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array and returns the new length of the array. It modifies the original array. 

const arr = [2, 3];
arr.unshift(1);
console.log(arr); // [1, 2, 3]

`Array.prototype.map` creates a new array with the results of calling a provided function on every element in the calling array. It does not modify the original array. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
const doubled = arr.map(num => num * 2);
console.log(doubled); // [2, 4, 6]

`Array.prototype.reverse` reverses the elements of an array in place and returns the reversed array. It modifies the original array. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
arr.reverse();
console.log(arr); // [3, 2, 1]

`Array.prototype.join` joins all elements of an array into a string separated by a specified separator. The default separator is a comma. 

const arr = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
const joined = arr.join('-');
console.log(joined); // 'a-b-c'

`Array.prototype.splice` changes the contents of an array by removing or replacing existing elements and/or adding new elements in place. It modifies the original array and returns an array containing the removed elements. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3, 4];
const removed = arr.splice(2, 1, 'a', 'b');
console.log(arr); // [1, 2, 'a', 'b', 4]
console.log(removed); // [3]

`Array.prototype.toLocaleString` returns a string representing the array and its elements, formatted according to the locale and options. It uses the `toLocaleString` method of each element. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(arr.toLocaleString()); // '1,2,3' (may vary depending on locale)

`String.prototype.split` splits a string into an array of substrings based on a specified separator. The separator can be a string or regular expression. 

const str = 'a,b,c';
const arr = str.split(',');
console.log(arr); // ['a', 'b', 'c']

`String.prototype.repeat` returns a new string with the specified number of copies of the original string, concatenated together. 

const str = 'abc';
const repeated = str.repeat(3);
console.log(repeated); // 'abcabcabc'

`Array.prototype.forEach` executes a provided function once for each element in the array. It does not return a value and does not modify the original array. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
arr.forEach(num => console.log(num));
// Output:
// 1
// 2
// 3

`Array.prototype.concat` merges two or more arrays into a new array. It does not modify the original arrays and can take any number of arguments, including arrays and values. 

const arr1 = [1, 2];
const arr2 = [3, 4];
const merged = arr1.concat(arr2);
console.log(merged); // [1, 2, 3, 4]

`String.prototype.toLowerCase` returns a new string with all characters converted to lowercase. 

const str = 'HELLO';
const lower = str.toLowerCase();
console.log(lower); // 'hello'

`Array.prototype.flat` creates a new array with all sub-array elements concatenated into it recursively up to the specified depth. It helps to flatten nested arrays into a single array. 

const arr = [1, [2, [3, [4]]]];
const flatArr = arr.flat(2);
console.log(flatArr); // [1, 2, 3, [4]]

`Array.prototype.concat` merges two or more arrays into a new array. It does not modify the original arrays and can take any number of arguments, including arrays and values. 

const arr1 = [1, 2];
const arr2 = [3, 4];
const merged = arr1.concat(arr2);
console.log(merged); // [1, 2, 3, 4]

`Array.prototype.pop` removes the last element from an array and returns that element. It modifies the original array. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
const last = arr.pop();
console.log(last); // 3
console.log(arr); // [1, 2]

`Array.prototype.keys` returns a new Array Iterator object that contains the keys (indices) for each index in the array. It allows iteration over the array's indices. 

const arr = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
const iterator = arr.keys();
for (const key of iterator) {
  console.log(key);
}
// Output:
// 0
// 1
// 2

`Array.prototype.flatMap` maps each element using a provided mapping function and then flattens the resulting array into a new array. It combines the map and flat operations into a single method. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
const flatMapArr = arr.flatMap(x => [x, x * 2]);
console.log(flatMapArr); // [1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6]

`Array.prototype.reduce` executes a reducer function on each element of the array, accumulating a single result. It takes a callback function and an optional initial value, and returns the final accumulated result. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
const sum = arr.reduce((acc, num) => acc + num, 0);
console.log(sum); // 6

`Array.prototype.fill` changes all elements in an array to a static value from a start index to an end index. It modifies the original array. 

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
arr.fill(0, 1, 3);
console.log(arr); // [1, 0, 0]