ECMAScript 2023
JavaScript Version Numbers
Old ECMAScript versions was named by numbers: ES5 and ES6.
From 2016, versions are named by year: ES2016, 2018, 2020 ...
The 14th edition, ECMAScript 2023, was published in June 2023.
New Features in ES2023
- Array findLast()
- Array findLastIndex()
- Array toReversed()
- Array toSorted()
- Array toSpliced()
- Array with()
- #! (Shebang)
Warning
These features are relatively new.
Older browsers may need an alternative code (Polyfill)
JavaScript Array findLast() Method
ES2023 added the findLast() method that will start from the end of an array and return the value of the first element that satisfies a condition.
Example
const temp = [27, 28, 30, 40, 42, 35, 30];
let high = temp.findLast(x => x > 40);
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JavaScript Array findLastIndex() Method
The findLastIndex() method finds the index of the last element that satisfies a condition.
Example
const temp = [27, 28, 30, 40, 42, 35, 30];
let pos = temp.findLastIndex(x => x > 40);
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JavaScript Array toReversed() Method
ES2023 added the Array toReversed() method as a safe way to reverse an array without altering the original array.
The difference between the new toReversed() method and the old reverse() method is that the new method creates a new array, keeping the original array unchanged, while the old method altered the original array.
Example
const months = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr"];
const reversed = months.toReversed();
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JavaScript Array toSorted() Method
ES2023 added the Array toSorted() method as a safe way to sort an array without altering the original array.
The difference between the new toSorted() method and the old sort() method is that the new method creates a new array, keeping the original array unchanged, while the old method altered the original array.
Example
const months = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr"];
const sorted = months.toSorted();
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JavaScript Array toSpliced() Method
ES2023 added the Array toSpliced() method as a safe way to splice an array without altering the original array.
The difference between the new toSpliced() method and the old splice() method is that the new method creates a new array, keeping the original array unchanged, while the old method altered the original array.
Example
const months = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr"];
const spliced = months.toSpliced(0, 1);
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JavaScript Array with() Method
ES2023 added the Array with() method as a safe way to update elements in an array without altering the original array.
Example
const months = ["Januar", "Februar", "Mar", "April"];
const new = months.with(2, "March");
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#! JavaScript Shebang
A Shebang is a number sign and an exclamation mark (#!) at the beginning of a script:
#!/usr/bin/env node
The example above tells the operating system to use the node program to run the script.
Now, you can run JavaScript code with ./fileName.js instead
of node fileName.js.
#! is also called sharp-exclamation, hashbang, pound-bang, or hash-pling.