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JavaScript Express Basics Parameters, Query Strings, and Modularizing Routes Using Data and Route Parameters

Posted by jlampstack
jlampstack
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How can we have the first ID display as 1 instead of 0?

http://localhost:3000/cards/0 is the first card in the index, but wouldn't it be nicer to have it start at 1?

Is there a way to achieve this by adding +1 or something like that?

2 Answers

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
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Simon Coates
Simon Coates
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Deduct 1. Maybe something like cards[req.params.id-1].question. However, I'd guess with any real world scenario, a database would probably generate the ids (might be able to configure where to start?) and the ids might be hidden inside anchor tags.

Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Hello,

Cards is an array of objects that contain each cards flashcard data.

It is my understanding that the index of an array always starts with zero.

In the video when he selects cards[0].question, he is literally selecting the first object in the array, when he says card[0]. and then he is specifying the question property of that first object in the array.

It is just one of those things to you need to remember in programming, array indexes always start with zero.

Here is an article on medium explaining why array indexes start with zero.

https://medium.com/@albertkoz/why-does-array-start-with-index-0-65ffc07cbce8#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20answer%20to,comes%20from%20language%20design%20itself.&text=As%20we%20can%20see%20on,location%20of%20the%20array%20itself.

But you don't really need to know why you just need to remember that they do.

Good Question! Heidi

jlampstack
jlampstack
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Hi Heidi,

Thanks for your reply. I think you're misunderstanding my question. I understand the index part but from a users perspective, someone who knows nothing about code or arrays, it's not intuitive going to the browsers address bar and typing 0. A typical user would start at 1.