freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/use-destructuring-assignment-with-the-rest-operator-to-reassign-array-elements.english.md

id, title, challengeType

id	title	challengeType
587d7b8a367417b2b2512b4c	Use Destructuring Assignment with the Rest Operator to Reassign Array Elements	1

Description

In some situations involving array destructuring, we might want to collect the rest of the elements into a separate array. The result is similar to Array.prototype.slice(), as shown below:

const [a, b, ...arr] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7];
console.log(a, b); // 1, 2
console.log(arr); // [3, 4, 5, 7]

Variables a and b take the first and second values from the array. After that, because of rest operator's presence, arr gets rest of the values in the form of an array. The rest element only works correctly as the last variable in the list. As in, you cannot use the rest operator to catch a subarray that leaves out last element of the original array.

Instructions

Use destructuring assignment with the rest operator to perform an effective Array.prototype.slice() so that arr is a sub-array of the original array source with the first two elements omitted.

Tests

tests:
  - text: '<code>arr</code> should be <code>[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]</code>'
    testString: 'assert(arr.every((v, i) => v === i + 3) && arr.length === 8,"<code>arr</code> should be <code>[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]</code>");'
  - text: Destructuring should be used.
    testString: 'getUserInput => assert(getUserInput("index").match(/\[\s*\w*\s*,\s*\w*\s*,\s*...\w+\s*\]/g),"Destructuring should be used.");'
  - text: <code>Array.slice()</code> should not be used.
    testString: 'getUserInput => assert(!getUserInput("index").match(/slice/g), "<code>Array.slice()</code> should not be used.");'

Challenge Seed

const source = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];
function removeFirstTwo(list) {
  "use strict";
  // change code below this line
  arr = list; // change this
  // change code above this line
  return arr;
}
const arr = removeFirstTwo(source);
console.log(arr); // should be [3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
console.log(source); // should be [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];

Solution

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