JavaScript Comprehensive Cheatsheet

Complete reference covering variables, functions, arrays, objects, ES6+, DOM, async/await, promises, classes, modules & more. From basics to advanced JS concepts with clear code examples. Perfect quick guide for developers of all levels. Save & bookmark!

Variables & Data Types
Operators
Control Flow
Functions
Arrays
Objects
Strings
ES6+ Features
DOM Manipulation
Events
Asynchronous JavaScript
Error Handling
Classes & OOP
Modules
Built-in Methods
Browser APIs
Tips & Best Practices

1. Variables & Data Types

Variable Declarations

// var - function scoped, can be redeclared
var name = "John";

// let - block scoped, can be reassigned
let age = 25;

// const - block scoped, cannot be reassigned
const PI = 3.14159;

Primitive Data Types

// String
let str = "Hello";
let str2 = 'World';
let str3 = `Template ${str}`;  // Template literal

// Number
let num = 42;
let float = 3.14;
let infinity = Infinity;
let notANumber = NaN;

// Boolean
let isTrue = true;
let isFalse = false;

// Undefined
let undefinedVar;

// Null
let nullVar = null;

// Symbol (ES6)
let sym = Symbol('description');

// BigInt (ES2020)
let bigNum = 9007199254740991n;

Type Checking

typeof "Hello"        // "string"
typeof 42            // "number"
typeof true          // "boolean"
typeof undefined     // "undefined"
typeof null          // "object" (bug!)
typeof Symbol()      // "symbol"
typeof {}            // "object"
typeof []            // "object"
typeof function(){}  // "function"

// Better type checking
Array.isArray([])           // true
Object.prototype.toString.call([])  // "[object Array]"

Type Conversion

// String conversion
String(123)          // "123"
(123).toString()     // "123"
123 + ""            // "123"

// Number conversion
Number("123")       // 123
parseInt("123px")   // 123
parseFloat("3.14")  // 3.14
+"123"              // 123

// Boolean conversion
Boolean(1)          // true
Boolean(0)          // false
Boolean("")         // false
!!"text"            // true

2. Operators

Arithmetic Operators

let a = 10 + 5;    // 15 (Addition)
let b = 10 - 5;    // 5 (Subtraction)
let c = 10 * 5;    // 50 (Multiplication)
let d = 10 / 5;    // 2 (Division)
let e = 10 % 3;    // 1 (Modulus/Remainder)
let f = 2 ** 3;    // 8 (Exponentiation ES6)
let g = 10;
g++;               // 11 (Increment)
g--;               // 10 (Decrement)

Comparison Operators

// Equality
5 == "5"           // true (loose equality)
5 === "5"          // false (strict equality)
5 != "5"           // false
5 !== "5"          // true

// Relational
5 > 3              // true
5 < 3              // false
5 >= 5             // true
5 <= 4             // false

Logical Operators

// AND (&&)
true && true       // true
true && false      // false

// OR (||)
true || false      // true
false || false     // false

// NOT (!)
!true              // false
!false             // true

// Nullish Coalescing (??)
null ?? "default"         // "default"
undefined ?? "default"    // "default"
0 ?? "default"           // 0 (only null/undefined)

// Optional Chaining (?.)
const user = { name: "John" };
user?.address?.street     // undefined (no error)

Assignment Operators

let x = 10;
x += 5;   // x = x + 5  (15)
x -= 5;   // x = x - 5  (10)
x *= 2;   // x = x * 2  (20)
x /= 2;   // x = x / 2  (10)
x %= 3;   // x = x % 3  (1)
x **= 2;  // x = x ** 2 (1)

Ternary Operator

let result = condition ? valueIfTrue : valueIfFalse;
let age = 20;
let status = age >= 18 ? "Adult" : "Minor";

3. Control Flow

If-Else Statements

if (condition) {
  // code
} else if (anotherCondition) {
  // code
} else {
  // code
}

Switch Statement

switch(expression) {
  case value1:
    // code
    break;
  case value2:
    // code
    break;
  default:
    // code
}

Loops

// For loop
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
  console.log(i);
}

// While loop
let i = 0;
while (i < 5) {
  console.log(i);
  i++;
}

// Do-while loop
let j = 0;
do {
  console.log(j);
  j++;
} while (j < 5);

// For...of (iterables: arrays, strings, maps, sets)
const arr = [1, 2, 3];
for (let value of arr) {
  console.log(value);
}

// For...in (object properties)
const obj = {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3};
for (let key in obj) {
  console.log(key, obj[key]);
}

Break & Continue

// Break - exits loop
for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  if (i === 5) break;
  console.log(i); // 0,1,2,3,4
}

// Continue - skips iteration
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
  if (i === 2) continue;
  console.log(i); // 0,1,3,4
}

4. Functions

Function Declarations

// Function Declaration (hoisted)
function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}

// Function Expression
const greet = function(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
};

// Arrow Function (ES6)
const greet = (name) => `Hello, ${name}!`;
const add = (a, b) => a + b;
const square = x => x * x;
const noArgs = () => "Hello";
const returnObject = () => ({ key: "value" });

Parameters

// Default parameters
function greet(name = "Guest") {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}

// Rest parameters
function sum(...numbers) {
  return numbers.reduce((total, num) => total + num, 0);
}
sum(1, 2, 3, 4); // 10

// Arguments object (old way)
function sum() {
  let total = 0;
  for (let i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
    total += arguments[i];
  }
  return total;
}

Callback Functions

function processUserInput(callback) {
  const name = "John";
  callback(name);
}

processUserInput(function(name) {
  console.log(`Hello ${name}`);
});

// Or with arrow function
processUserInput(name => console.log(`Hello ${name}`));

IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expression)

(function() {
  console.log("I run immediately!");
})();

// With arrow function
(() => {
  console.log("I also run immediately!");
})();

Closures

function outer() {
  let count = 0;
  return function inner() {
    count++;
    return count;
  };
}

const counter = outer();
counter(); // 1
counter(); // 2
counter(); // 3

5. Arrays

Array Creation

const arr1 = [1, 2, 3];
const arr2 = new Array(3); // [empty × 3]
const arr3 = Array.from("hello"); // ['h','e','l','l','o']
const arr4 = Array.of(1, 2, 3); // [1,2,3]

Array Methods

Adding/Removing Elements

let arr = [1, 2, 3];

// End
arr.push(4);        // [1,2,3,4] - adds to end
arr.pop();          // [1,2,3] - removes from end

// Beginning
arr.unshift(0);     // [0,1,2,3] - adds to beginning
arr.shift();        // [1,2,3] - removes from beginning

// Middle
arr.splice(1, 0, "a");  // [1,'a',2,3] - insert at index 1
arr.splice(1, 1);       // [1,2,3] - remove 1 element at index 1
arr.splice(1, 1, "b");  // [1,'b',3] - replace

// Slice (non-mutating)
arr.slice(1, 3);    // [2,3] - extract portion

Searching & Finding

const arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3];

// Index
arr.indexOf(3);        // 2 (first occurrence)
arr.lastIndexOf(3);    // 5 (last occurrence)
arr.includes(3);       // true

// Finding elements
arr.find(x => x > 3);        // 4 (first match)
arr.findIndex(x => x > 3);   // 3 (index of first match)
arr.filter(x => x > 3);      // [4,5] (all matches)

// Testing
arr.every(x => x > 0);  // true (all match?)
arr.some(x => x > 4);   // true (any match?)

Transforming Arrays

const arr = [1, 2, 3];

// Map - transform each element
arr.map(x => x * 2);  // [2,4,6]

// Filter - keep elements that pass test
arr.filter(x => x > 1);  // [2,3]

// Reduce - accumulate values
arr.reduce((acc, val) => acc + val, 0);  // 6

// Flat - flatten nested arrays
[1, [2, [3]]].flat(2);  // [1,2,3]

// FlatMap - map then flat
[1, 2, 3].flatMap(x => [x, x * 2]);  // [1,2,2,4,3,6]

Sorting & Reversing

const arr = [3, 1, 4, 1, 5];

arr.sort();                 // [1,1,3,4,5] (alphabetical)
arr.sort((a, b) => a - b);  // [1,1,3,4,5] (numerical ascending)
arr.sort((a, b) => b - a);  // [5,4,3,1,1] (numerical descending)
arr.reverse();              // [5,1,4,1,3]

Other Array Methods

const arr = [1, 2, 3];

// Join
arr.join("-");      // "1-2-3"

// Concat
arr.concat([4, 5]);  // [1,2,3,4,5]

// Fill
arr.fill(0);        // [0,0,0]
[1,2,3].fill(0, 1, 2);  // [1,0,3]

// CopyWithin
[1,2,3,4,5].copyWithin(0, 3);  // [4,5,3,4,5]

6. Objects

Object Creation

// Object literal
const person = {
  name: "John",
  age: 30,
  "full-name": "John Doe"  // special property names need quotes
};

// Constructor
const obj = new Object();
obj.key = "value";

// Object.create()
const proto = { greet() { return "Hello"; } };
const obj2 = Object.create(proto);

Property Access & Manipulation

const obj = { name: "John", age: 30 };

// Access
obj.name;           // "John" (dot notation)
obj["name"];        // "John" (bracket notation)
const key = "name";
obj[key];           // "John" (dynamic access)

// Add/Update
obj.city = "NYC";   // Add new property
obj.age = 31;       // Update existing property

// Delete
delete obj.city;    // Remove property

// Check existence
"name" in obj;                  // true
obj.hasOwnProperty("name");     // true

Object Methods

const obj = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 };

// Keys, Values, Entries
Object.keys(obj);      // ['a', 'b', 'c']
Object.values(obj);    // [1, 2, 3]
Object.entries(obj);   // [['a',1], ['b',2], ['c',3]]

// Object spread
const newObj = { ...obj, d: 4 };  // {a:1, b:2, c:3, d:4}

// Object.assign (merge)
Object.assign({}, obj, { c: 30 });  // {a:1, b:2, c:30}

// Freeze & Seal
Object.freeze(obj);   // Cannot add/delete/modify
Object.seal(obj);     // Cannot add/delete, can modify
Object.isFrozen(obj); // true/false
Object.isSealed(obj); // true/false

// Property descriptors
const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, 'a');
Object.defineProperty(obj, 'd', {
  value: 4,
  writable: false,
  enumerable: true,
  configurable: false
});

Destructuring

const person = { name: "John", age: 30, city: "NYC" };

// Basic destructuring
const { name, age } = person;

// With alias
const { name: fullName, age: years } = person;

// Default values
const { country = "USA" } = person;

// Rest pattern
const { name, ...rest } = person;  // rest = { age: 30, city: "NYC" }

// Nested destructuring
const user = { id: 1, info: { name: "John", email: "john@email.com" } };
const { info: { name, email } } = user;

Shorthand & Computed Properties

const name = "John";
const age = 30;

// Property shorthand
const person = { name, age };  // { name: "John", age: 30 }

// Method shorthand
const obj = {
  greet() {
    return "Hello!";
  }
};

// Computed property names
const key = "dynamic";
const obj2 = {
  [key]: "value",
  [`computed_${key}`]: "another value"
};

7. Strings

String Methods

const str = "Hello, World!";

// Length
str.length;  // 13

// Case conversion
str.toUpperCase();    // "HELLO, WORLD!"
str.toLowerCase();    // "hello, world!"

// Character access
str.charAt(0);        // "H"
str.charCodeAt(0);    // 72
str[0];               // "H"

// Searching
str.indexOf("World");     // 7
str.lastIndexOf("l");     // 10
str.includes("Hello");    // true
str.startsWith("He");     // true
str.endsWith("!");        // true
str.search(/world/i);     // 7 (regex search)

// Substrings
str.slice(0, 5);          // "Hello"
str.substring(0, 5);      // "Hello"
str.substr(7, 5);         // "World" (deprecated)

// Trimming
"  Hello  ".trim();       // "Hello"
"  Hello  ".trimStart();  // "Hello  "
"  Hello  ".trimEnd();    // "  Hello"

// Padding
"5".padStart(3, "0");     // "005"
"5".padEnd(3, "0");       // "500"

// Replacing
str.replace("World", "JavaScript");  // "Hello, JavaScript!"
str.replace(/l/g, "L");              // "HeLLo, WorLd!"
str.replaceAll("l", "L");            // "HeLLo, WorLd!"

// Splitting & Joining
str.split(", ");          // ["Hello", "World!"]
arr.join(", ");           // "Hello, World!"

// Repeating
"Hi".repeat(3);           // "HiHiHi"

// Template literals
const name = "John";
`Hello, ${name}!`;        // "Hello, John!"
`Sum: ${1 + 2}`;          // "Sum: 3"

Tagged Templates

function highlight(strings, ...values) {
  return strings.reduce((result, str, i) => 
    `${result}${str}<strong>${values[i] || ''}</strong>`, '');
}

const name = "John";
const age = 30;
highlight`${name} is ${age} years old`;
// "<strong>John</strong> is <strong>30</strong> years old"

8. ES6+ Features

Spread Operator

// Arrays
const arr1 = [1, 2, 3];
const arr2 = [...arr1, 4, 5];  // [1,2,3,4,5]
const copy = [...arr1];        // shallow copy

// Objects
const obj1 = { a: 1, b: 2 };
const obj2 = { ...obj1, c: 3 };  // {a:1, b:2, c:3}

// Function arguments
const nums = [1, 2, 3];
sum(...nums);

// Strings
const chars = [..."hello"];  // ['h','e','l','l','o']

Destructuring

// Array destructuring
const [a, b, ...rest] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
// a=1, b=2, rest=[3,4,5]

// With defaults
const [x = 0, y = 0] = [1];

// Swapping
let a = 1, b = 2;
[a, b] = [b, a];  // a=2, b=1

// Object destructuring (covered above)

Map & Set

// Map
const map = new Map();
map.set('key', 'value');
map.get('key');        // 'value'
map.has('key');        // true
map.delete('key');
map.size;              // 0
map.clear();

// Iterating Map
for (let [key, value] of map) { }
map.forEach((value, key) => { });

// Set
const set = new Set([1, 2, 3, 3]);  // {1, 2, 3}
set.add(4);
set.has(2);           // true
set.delete(2);
set.size;             // 3

// Set operations
const set1 = new Set([1, 2, 3]);
const set2 = new Set([2, 3, 4]);
new Set([...set1, ...set2]);              // Union: {1,2,3,4}
new Set([...set1].filter(x => set2.has(x))); // Intersection: {2,3}

Promises

// Creating
const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  // async operation
  if (success) resolve(data);
  else reject(error);
});

// Consuming
promise
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error(error))
  .finally(() => console.log("Done"));

// Promise methods
Promise.all([p1, p2, p3]);       // All resolve or one rejects
Promise.allSettled([p1, p2]);    // Wait for all (ES2020)
Promise.race([p1, p2]);          // First to settle
Promise.any([p1, p2]);           // First to resolve (ES2021)
Promise.resolve(value);          // Resolved promise
Promise.reject(error);           // Rejected promise

Classes

class Person {
  // Private field (ES2022)
  #privateField = "private";
  
  constructor(name, age) {
    this.name = name;
    this.age = age;
  }
  
  // Method
  greet() {
    return `Hi, I'm ${this.name}`;
  }
  
  // Getter
  get info() {
    return `${this.name}, ${this.age}`;
  }
  
  // Setter
  set info(value) {
    [this.name, this.age] = value.split(", ");
  }
  
  // Static method
  static species() {
    return "Homo sapiens";
  }
  
  // Private method
  #privateMethod() {
    return this.#privateField;
  }
}

// Inheritance
class Student extends Person {
  constructor(name, age, grade) {
    super(name, age);
    this.grade = grade;
  }
  
  greet() {
    return `${super.greet()} and I'm in grade ${this.grade}`;
  }
}

9. DOM Manipulation

Selecting Elements

// Single elements
document.getElementById("myId");
document.querySelector(".myClass");
document.querySelector("#myId");

// Multiple elements
document.getElementsByClassName("myClass");  // HTMLCollection (live)
document.getElementsByTagName("div");        // HTMLCollection (live)
document.querySelectorAll(".myClass");       // NodeList (static)

Modifying Elements

const element = document.querySelector("#myId");

// Content
element.textContent = "Hello";
element.innerHTML = "<strong>Hello</strong>";
element.innerText = "Hello";  // respects CSS

// Attributes
element.setAttribute("class", "newClass");
element.getAttribute("class");
element.removeAttribute("class");
element.hasAttribute("class");
element.id = "newId";
element.className = "class1 class2";
element.classList.add("class3");
element.classList.remove("class1");
element.classList.toggle("active");
element.classList.contains("class2");

// Styles
element.style.color = "red";
element.style.backgroundColor = "blue";
element.style.cssText = "color: red; background: blue;";
getComputedStyle(element).color;  // Read computed styles

// Data attributes
element.dataset.myValue;  // <div data-my-value="123">

Creating & Removing Elements

// Create
const div = document.createElement("div");
div.innerHTML = "Hello";

// Clone
const clone = element.cloneNode(true);  // true = deep clone

// Insert
parent.appendChild(div);
parent.append(div, "text");  // Modern
parent.append(div, textNode);
parent.prepend(div);
element.before(div);
element.after(div);

// HTML insertion
element.insertAdjacentHTML("beforebegin", "<p>Before</p>");
element.insertAdjacentHTML("afterbegin", "<p>First child</p>");
element.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", "<p>Last child</p>");
element.insertAdjacentHTML("afterend", "<p>After</p>");

// Replace
oldElement.replaceWith(newElement);

// Remove
element.remove();
parent.removeChild(child);

Traversing DOM

const el = document.querySelector("#myId");

// Parent
el.parentElement;
el.parentNode;

// Children
el.children;        // HTMLCollection of elements
el.childNodes;      // NodeList including text nodes
el.firstElementChild;
el.lastElementChild;
el.firstChild;
el.lastChild;

// Siblings
el.nextElementSibling;
el.previousElementSibling;
el.nextSibling;
el.previousSibling;

// Check
el.matches(".myClass");  // CSS selector match
el.closest(".parent");   // Nearest ancestor match

10. Events

Event Handling

// Add event listener (preferred)
element.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
  console.log("clicked!", event);
});

// Remove event listener
const handler = (e) => console.log(e);
element.addEventListener("click", handler);
element.removeEventListener("click", handler);

// Inline event (not recommended)
element.onclick = function(event) { };

// Event object properties
event.target;          // Element that triggered event
event.currentTarget;   // Element that listener is attached to
event.type;            // "click", "keydown", etc.
event.preventDefault(); // Prevent default behavior
event.stopPropagation(); // Stop bubbling
event.stopImmediatePropagation(); // Stop all listeners

Common Events

// Mouse events
"click", "dblclick", "mousedown", "mouseup", "mouseenter", "mouseleave", "mouseover", "mouseout", "mousemove"

// Keyboard events
"keydown", "keyup", "keypress"
event.key;      // "Enter", "a", "Escape"
event.code;     // "KeyA", "Enter"
event.keyCode;  // 13 (deprecated but still used)

// Form events
"submit", "change", "input", "focus", "blur", "reset"

// Document/Window events
"load", "DOMContentLoaded", "resize", "scroll", "unload", "beforeunload"

// Touch events
"touchstart", "touchmove", "touchend"

Event Delegation

// Efficient event handling for dynamic content
document.querySelector("#parent").addEventListener("click", function(e) {
  if (e.target.matches(".child-class")) {
    console.log("Child clicked!", e.target);
  }
});

Custom Events

// Create and dispatch
const customEvent = new CustomEvent("myEvent", {
  detail: { message: "Hello!" },
  bubbles: true
});
element.dispatchEvent(customEvent);

// Listen
element.addEventListener("myEvent", (e) => {
  console.log(e.detail.message);
});

11. Asynchronous JavaScript

Callbacks

function fetchData(callback) {
  setTimeout(() => {
    callback(null, "Data received");
  }, 1000);
}

fetchData((error, data) => {
  if (error) console.error(error);
  else console.log(data);
});

// Callback hell example (avoid!)
fetchUser(userId, (user) => {
  fetchPosts(user.id, (posts) => {
    fetchComments(posts[0].id, (comments) => {
      // deeply nested
    });
  });
});

Promises

// Basic promise
const fetchData = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    const success = true;
    if (success) resolve("Data");
    else reject("Error");
  }, 1000);
});

fetchData
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error(error))
  .finally(() => console.log("Done"));

// Promise.all
Promise.all([fetchUser(1), fetchUser(2)])
  .then(([user1, user2]) => { })
  .catch(error => { });

// Promise.race
Promise.race([timeout(5000), fetchData()])
  .then(result => { });

// Promise.allSettled
Promise.allSettled([p1, p2])
  .then(results => {
    results.forEach(result => {
      if (result.status === 'fulfilled') console.log(result.value);
      else console.log(result.reason);
    });
  });

Async/Await

// Basic async function
async function getData() {
  try {
    const response = await fetch("https://api.example.com");
    const data = await response.json();
    return data;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error:", error);
    throw error;
  }
}

// Parallel execution
async function fetchAll() {
  const [users, posts] = await Promise.all([
    fetchUsers(),
    fetchPosts()
  ]);
  return { users, posts };
}

// Async arrow function
const getData = async () => {
  const data = await fetchData();
  return data;
};

// IIFE with async
(async () => {
  const data = await getData();
  console.log(data);
})();

Fetch API

// GET request
fetch("https://api.example.com/data")
  .then(response => {
    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error(error));

// POST request
fetch("https://api.example.com/data", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer token123"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ name: "John" })
});

// With async/await
async function postData() {
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify(data)
  });
  return response.json();
}

// Response methods
response.json();      // Parse JSON
response.text();      // Parse text
response.blob();      // Get Blob
response.arrayBuffer(); // Get ArrayBuffer
response.ok;          // Status 200-299
response.status;      // HTTP status code

12. Error Handling

Try-Catch

try {
  // Code that might throw
  throw new Error("Something went wrong");
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
  console.error(error.name);
  console.error(error.stack);
} finally {
  // Always executes
  console.log("Cleanup");
}

Custom Errors

class ValidationError extends Error {
  constructor(message) {
    super(message);
    this.name = "ValidationError";
    this.code = 400;
  }
}

throw new ValidationError("Invalid input");

Error Handling in Async Code

// Promise error handling
promise
  .then(result => { })
  .catch(error => console.error(error));

// Async/await error handling
async function example() {
  try {
    await riskyOperation();
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
}

// Global error handling
window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", event => {
  console.error("Unhandled promise rejection:", event.reason);
});

window.addEventListener("error", event => {
  console.error("Global error:", event.error);
});

13. Classes & OOP

Basic Class

class Animal {
  constructor(name) {
    this.name = name;
    this._speed = 0;  // Convention for "protected"
  }
  
  // Method
  speak() {
    return `${this.name} makes a sound.`;
  }
  
  // Getter
  get speed() {
    return this._speed;
  }
  
  // Setter
  set speed(value) {
    if (value < 0) throw new Error("Negative speed");
    this._speed = value;
  }
  
  // Static method
  static className() {
    return "Animal";
  }
  
  // Static property
  static planet = "Earth";
}

Inheritance

class Dog extends Animal {
  constructor(name, breed) {
    super(name);  // Must call super first
    this.breed = breed;
  }
  
  // Override method
  speak() {
    return `${super.speak()} Woof!`;  // Call parent method
  }
  
  // New method
  fetch() {
    return `${this.name} fetches the stick.`;
  }
}

Private Fields & Methods (ES2022)

class BankAccount {
  #balance = 0;  // Private field
  
  constructor(owner) {
    this.owner = owner;
  }
  
  deposit(amount) {
    this.#balance += amount;
    return this.#balance;
  }
  
  getBalance() {
    return this.#balance;
  }
  
  #privateMethod() {  // Private method
    console.log("Private");
  }
}

Mixins

const flyMixin = {
  fly() {
    return `${this.name} is flying`;
  }
};

const swimMixin = {
  swim() {
    return `${this.name} is swimming`;
  }
};

class Bird extends Animal {
  constructor(name) {
    super(name);
    Object.assign(this, flyMixin);
  }
}

14. Modules

ES6 Modules (Modern)

Exporting

// Named exports (file: math.js)
export const PI = 3.14159;
export function add(a, b) { return a + b; }
export class Calculator { }

// Or export at end
const PI = 3.14159;
function add(a, b) { return a + b; }
export { PI, add };

// Default export (one per module)
export default class Calculator { }

// Rename export
export { add as sum };

Importing

// Named imports
import { PI, add } from "./math.js";
import { add as sum } from "./math.js";  // Rename
import * as math from "./math.js";       // All as namespace

// Default import
import Calculator from "./math.js";

// Mixed import
import Calculator, { PI, add } from "./math.js";

// Dynamic import (returns promise)
const module = await import("./math.js");
module.add(1, 2);

// Side effects only
import "./styles.css";

CommonJS (Node.js)

// Exporting
module.exports = { add, subtract };
exports.multiply = (a, b) => a * b;

// Importing
const math = require("./math");
const { add, multiply } = require("./math");

15. Built-in Methods

Number Methods

// Conversion and checking
Number.isNaN(NaN);           // true
Number.isFinite(Infinity);   // false
Number.isInteger(5.0);       // true
Number.isSafeInteger(9007199254740991);  // true

// Formatting
(3.14159).toFixed(2);     // "3.14"
(1234.56).toPrecision(4); // "1235"
(255).toString(16);       // "ff" (hex)
(123).toExponential(2);   // "1.23e+2"

// Math
Math.PI;              // 3.14159...
Math.abs(-5);         // 5
Math.ceil(4.2);       // 5
Math.floor(4.9);      // 4
Math.round(4.5);      // 5
Math.max(1, 2, 3);    // 3
Math.min(1, 2, 3);    // 1
Math.pow(2, 3);       // 8
Math.sqrt(16);        // 4
Math.random();        // 0-1 (exclusive)
Math.trunc(3.7);      // 3

Date Methods

// Creation
const now = new Date();
const specific = new Date(2024, 0, 1);  // Jan 1, 2024
const fromString = new Date("2024-01-01");

// Getters
date.getFullYear();     // 2024
date.getMonth();        // 0-11
date.getDate();         // 1-31
date.getDay();          // 0-6 (Sunday-Saturday)
date.getHours();        // 0-23
date.getMinutes();      // 0-59
date.getSeconds();      // 0-59
date.getTime();         // milliseconds since epoch
Date.now();             // current timestamp

// Setters
date.setFullYear(2025);
date.setMonth(5);
date.setDate(15);

// Formatting
date.toString();
date.toISOString();     // "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
date.toLocaleDateString();
date.toLocaleTimeString();
date.toLocaleString();

// Calculations
const diff = date2 - date1;  // milliseconds

Global Methods

// Encoding/Decoding
encodeURIComponent("Hello World!");   // "Hello%20World!"
decodeURIComponent("Hello%20World!"); // "Hello World!"
btoa("Hello");    // Base64 encode
atob("SGVsbG8="); // Base64 decode

// Parsing
parseInt("42px");         // 42
parseFloat("3.14px");     // 3.14

// Timing
setTimeout(() => { }, 1000);
setInterval(() => { }, 1000);
clearTimeout(id);
clearInterval(id);

16. Browser APIs

Local Storage & Session Storage

// Local Storage (persists)
localStorage.setItem("key", "value");
localStorage.getItem("key");
localStorage.removeItem("key");
localStorage.clear();
localStorage.key(0);

// Session Storage (session only)
sessionStorage.setItem("key", "value");
sessionStorage.getItem("key");

// Store objects
const user = { name: "John" };
localStorage.setItem("user", JSON.stringify(user));
const stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("user"));

Geolocation API

if ("geolocation" in navigator) {
  navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
    (position) => {
      const { latitude, longitude } = position.coords;
      console.log(latitude, longitude);
    },
    (error) => console.error(error),
    { enableHighAccuracy: true, timeout: 5000 }
  );
  
  // Watch position
  const watchId = navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(
    position => console.log(position.coords)
  );
  navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(watchId);
}

History API

// Navigation
history.back();
history.forward();
history.go(-2);
history.length;

// Push/replace state (SPA routing)
history.pushState({ page: 1 }, "Title", "/page1");
history.replaceState({ page: 2 }, "Title", "/page2");

window.addEventListener("popstate", (event) => {
  console.log(event.state);  // state object
});

Web APIs Summary

// Console API
console.log(), .error(), .warn(), .info(), .debug()
console.table(data)
console.time("label"), console.timeEnd("label")
console.group("label"), console.groupEnd()

// Clipboard API
await navigator.clipboard.writeText("text");
const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText();

// Notifications API
Notification.requestPermission().then(permission => {
  if (permission === "granted") {
    new Notification("Title", { body: "Message" });
  }
});

// Intersection Observer
const observer = new IntersectionObserver(entries => {
  entries.forEach(entry => {
    if (entry.isIntersecting) {
      // Element is visible
    }
  });
});
observer.observe(element);

// Request Animation Frame
function animate() {
  // Animation logic
  requestAnimationFrame(animate);
}
requestAnimationFrame(animate);

17. Tips & Best Practices

Variable Naming

// Use camelCase for variables and functions
let firstName = "John";
function calculateTotal() { }

// Use PascalCase for classes
class UserManager { }

// Use UPPER_SNAKE_CASE for constants
const MAX_USERS = 100;
const API_URL = "https://api.example.com";

// Prefix booleans with is, has, should
let isLoading = true;
let hasPermission = false;

Performance Tips

// 1. Cache DOM lookups
const button = document.querySelector("#myButton");
button.addEventListener("click", handler);
button.style.color = "red";

// 2. Use DocumentFragment for batch DOM updates
const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
items.forEach(item => {
  const li = document.createElement("li");
  li.textContent = item;
  fragment.appendChild(li);
});
list.appendChild(fragment);

// 3. Debounce/throttle events
function debounce(fn, delay) {
  let timeout;
  return function(...args) {
    clearTimeout(timeout);
    timeout = setTimeout(() => fn.apply(this, args), delay);
  };
}

// 4. Use event delegation
// 5. Avoid memory leaks (clean up event listeners)

Code Quality

// Use strict equality
if (value === null) { }  // Good
if (value == null) { }   // Avoid

// Use const by default, let when needed, never var
const MAX = 100;
let count = 0;

// Use descriptive names
// Bad
const x = getData();
// Good
const userData = fetchUserData();

// Keep functions small and single-purpose
// Handle errors properly
// Use modern ES6+ syntax
// Use optional chaining and nullish coalescing

Common Patterns

// Early returns
function processUser(user) {
  if (!user) return null;
  if (!user.isActive) return null;
  return processUserData(user);
}

// Factory functions
function createUser(name, age) {
  return { name, age, createdAt: Date.now() };
}

// Revealing module pattern
const myModule = (() => {
  const privateVar = "secret";
  function privateMethod() { }
  
  return {
    publicMethod() { },
    publicVar: "visible"
  };
})();

// Chaining
const result = arr
  .filter(x => x > 0)
  .map(x => x * 2)
  .reduce((sum, x) => sum + x, 0);

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JavaScript Comprehensive Cheatsheet

Table of Contents

1. Variables & Data Types

Variable Declarations

Primitive Data Types

Type Checking

Type Conversion

2. Operators

Arithmetic Operators

Comparison Operators

Logical Operators

Assignment Operators

Ternary Operator

3. Control Flow

If-Else Statements

Switch Statement

Loops

Break & Continue

4. Functions

Function Declarations

Parameters

Callback Functions

IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expression)

Closures

5. Arrays

Array Creation

Array Methods

Adding/Removing Elements

Searching & Finding

Transforming Arrays

Sorting & Reversing

Other Array Methods

6. Objects

Object Creation

Property Access & Manipulation

Object Methods

Destructuring

Shorthand & Computed Properties

7. Strings

String Methods

Tagged Templates

8. ES6+ Features

Spread Operator

Destructuring

Map & Set

Promises

Classes

9. DOM Manipulation

Selecting Elements

Modifying Elements

Creating & Removing Elements

Traversing DOM

10. Events

Event Handling

Common Events

Event Delegation

Custom Events

11. Asynchronous JavaScript

Callbacks

Promises

Async/Await

Fetch API

12. Error Handling

Try-Catch

Custom Errors

Error Handling in Async Code

13. Classes & OOP

Basic Class

Inheritance

Private Fields & Methods (ES2022)

Mixins

14. Modules

ES6 Modules (Modern)

Exporting