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JavaScript JavaScript Array Iteration Methods Combining Array Methods Working with Objects

Posted by Zach Freitag
Zach Freitag
20,341 Points

map method on the authors array, create an array of full name strings, comprising the first name, space, last name.

Using the map method on the authors array, create an array of full name strings, comprising the first name, then a space, then the last name. See the comments below for reference. Store the new array in the fullAuthorNames variable.

app.js 
const authors = [
  { firstName: "Beatrix", lastName: "Potter" },
  { firstName: "Ann", lastName: "Martin" },
  { firstName: "Beverly", lastName: "Cleary" },
  { firstName: "Roald", lastName: "Dahl" },
  { firstName: "Lewis", lastName: "Carroll" }
];
let fullAuthorNames;

// fullAuthorNames should be: ["Beatrix Potter", "Ann Martin", "Beverly Cleary", "Roald Dahl", "Lewis Carroll"]
// Write your code below

2 Answers

Zach Freitag
Zach Freitag
20,341 Points

This worked!

fullAuthorNames = authors
  .map(authors => `${authors.firstName} ${authors.lastName}`);
console.log(fullAuthorNames);
David Shulkin
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David Shulkin
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David Shulkin
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David Shulkin
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Whats happening in this code is that were mapping over the authors array, which is creating a new array (fullAuthorNames - the template literals are concatenating both property values in each object as an array value and storing them in the new array (fullAuthorNames).

You could also write it in arrow function syntax like so:

fullAuthorNames = authors.map( author =>  { return `${author.firstName} ${author.lastName}` } )