cheatsheets/es6.md

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---
title: ES6
layout: default
---
## Stable (io.js)
New features you can use on io.js.
```js
/*
* Promises
*/
new Promise(fn)
.then(fn)
.catch(fn)
Promise.all(/*...*/)
Promise.race(/*...*/)
Promise.reject(/*...*/)
Promise.resolve(/*...*/)
/*
* Block scoping
*/
// Block scoping (let)
function fn () {
let x = 0;
if (true) {
let x = 1; // only inside this `if`
}
}
// Constants
const a = 1;
/*
* Syntax updates, etc
*/
// Short object syntax
module.exports = {
sayHello,
sayGoodbye
};
// Template strings
var message = `Hello ${name}`;
// New string methods
"hello".repeat(3)
"hello".contains("ll")
"\u1E9B\u0323".normalize("NFC")
// Binary/octal literals
var bin = 0b1010010;
var oct = 0755;
```
## Stable (6to5)
Available via 6to5
```js
/*
* Imports
*/
// Import; aka: require('...')
import 'helpers';
// Import; aka: Express = require('...')
import Express from 'express';
// Import; aka: indent = require('...').indent
import { indent } from 'helpers';
/*
* Exports
*/
// Export; aka: module.exports = ...
export default function () {
// ...
};
// Export a method; aka: exports.mymethod = ...
export function mymethod () {
};
// Export a value; aka: exports.pi = ...
export var pi = 3.14159;
/*
* Destructuring
*/
// Destructuring assignment
var [first, last] = ["Nikola", "Tesla"];
let {title, author} = { title: "The Silkworm", author: "R. Galbraith" };
// Available in loops too
for (let {title, artist} in songs) {
// ...
}
/*
* Spread
*/
// Default arguments
function greet(name="Jerry") {
return `Hello ${name}`;
}
// Spread arguments
function fn(x, ...y) {
// y is an Array
return x * y.length;
}
// Rest
fn(...[1,2,3]) // same as fn(1,2,3)
// Fat arrows
setTimeout(() => {
console.log('hi');
});
```
## Experimental
Available via 6to5's experimental mode
```js
/*
* Comprehensions
*/
// Basic comprehension
var names = [for (c of customers) c.name];
// Comprehension with IDs
var names = [for (c of customers) if (c.admin) c.name];
```