map and forEach code example

Example 1: difference between foreach and map in js

forEach() just loop through the elements. It's throws away return values and always returns undefined.The result of this method does not give us an output .

map() loop through the elements allocates memory and stores return values by iterating main array

Example:

   var numbers = [2,3,5,7];

   var forEachNum = numbers.forEach(function(number){
      return number
   })
   console.log(forEachNum)
   //output undefined

   var mapNum = numbers.map(function(number){
      return number
   })
   console.log(mapNum)
   //output [2,3,5,7]
map() is faster than forEach()

Example 2: javascript map foreach

const myArray = ['Sam', 'Alice', 'Nick', 'Matt'];

// Appends text to each element of the array
const newArray = myArray.map(name => {
	return 'My name is ' + name; 
});
console.log(newArray); // ['My name is Sam', 'My Name is Alice', ...]

// Appends the index of each element with it's value
const anotherArray = myArray.map((value, index) => index + ": " + value);
console.log(anotherArray); // ['0: Sam', '1: Alice', '2: Nick', ...]

// Starting array is unchanged
console.log(myArray); // ['Sam', 'Alice', 'Nick', 'Matt']