I want to parse the text below: Recipient Name: Tracy Chan SKU: 103990 I want to extract “Tracy” only, the first word after “Recipient Name:” as the first name So I got as far as /(?<=Recipient Name: )(.*)(?= SKU)/gm but it only gives me “Tracy Chan”…. Using the EC…
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How to refactor an async function with Promise inside of it
Having this async function that returns a Promise: I’m not sure if it really needs to contain new Promise inside as it is already declared as async function. Is it mandatory in this case? Because when that part was removed and at the end instead of return resolve({…}) it is only return {…} i…
What is the NodeJS ES6 equivalent of let PouchDB = require(‘pouchdb’)?
I am trying to follow the tutorial at https://medium.com/beginners-guide-to-mobile-web-development/getting-started-with-pouchdb-f0f3d7baebab to use PouchDB inside of a server-side NodeJS script. and I’m getting stuck in Step 1: const PouchDB = require(‘pouchdb’); this results in: ReferenceEr…
array.every() works on only first element
I have an array I need a function call to be looped on every element of array, but somehow after executing function for first element ‘shippingError’, the loop stops. Below is the function call And the function that is executed It sometimes, works on array element, but mostly stops after first ele…
target child div of ID in JavaScript and CSS
I’m having difficulty targeting the child div of id=”videoContainer” and changing its style Answer You can use querySelector with the direct child operator > (and maybe first with :first-child if you have more than one child div) like this: object-fit: contain will force you video to scal…
How to check and access a function from another object using JavaScript Proxy?
I am practicing JavaScript Proxies and want to access a method from another object but with an empty Proxy object: Basically I’m trying to check if that method property exist in another object. I just want to tell the proxy to get the value from another object without passing it into the constructor. An…
Javascript assigning custom property keeps assigning indefinitely deep instead of once
I have some javascript where I’m trying to create a promotion within each of my promotion items. Right now though, for some reason it keeps on nesting itself indefinitely, and I only need it to contain one reference (see screenshot) I’ve tried adding a check to see if promotion.promotion already e…
Why the Toggle buttons are flashing on reload?
When i reload my page, my toggle-buttons which are hidded by making opacity-0 appears on flash. Is there any way to stop these flashes from appearing on reload and keep the (opacity-0) items hidden as intended? Live Site URL Codebase-Github Repo Answer One solution is to make all three themes hidden by defaul…
How are IIFEs useful post ES6?
I’m learning JavaScript and I understand the general function types, closures, etc. But with IIFEs my initial reaction was “if its immediately invoked, why not just inline it”. So I went and read this article that describes “4 Practical Use Cases” for IIFEs. However, two of which…
Having trouble displaying object property
I’m building a small pokedex using PokeAPI. I’m retrieving data from an endpoint and building my own object. The function that I’ve built for the latter runs on page load as follows: I’m able to console log the object and traverse it in devtools, and also able to JSON stringify it and …