Why is the variable not updating within a for loop? JS

Question

The for loop seems to run fine but fails to update the element variable. My intention was:

<h6>Q1</h6>
<h6>Q2</h6>
<h6>Q3</h6>

Instead, the actual result was:

<h6>Q1</h6>
<h6>Q1</h6>
<h6>Q1</h6>

  function results () {

     var listResults = '';
     var i=0;
     const element = `
      <h6>Q${i+1}</h6>
     `;

     for(x=0; x < 3; x++) {
        listResults += element;
        i++;
     }
     return listResults;
    }
    console.log(results())

Because at the moment the template literal is evaluated `i` has to the value `0`. If you want to get different result you have to define the template literal inside the loop. — Felix Kling, Nov 03 '17 at 17:16
You probably want to move `const element = …` inside the for loop. — helb, Nov 03 '17 at 17:17
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30003353/can-es6-template-literals-be-substituted-at-runtime-or-reused — epascarello, Nov 03 '17 at 17:18

Brett DeWoody · Answer 1 · 2017-11-03T17:23:32.000

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A few issues. Mainly, when element is evaluated i is 0 so element always returns <h6>Q1</h6>.

You can append the template literal directly to the output like this:

function results () {

 var listResults = '';

 for(x=0; x < 3; x++) {
  listResults += `<h6>Q${x+1}</h6>\n`;
 }
 return listResults;
}
console.log(results())

edited Nov 03 '17 at 17:23

answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:18

Brett DeWoody

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I thought it wasn't wise to declare variables within a loop. – tyler mackenzie Nov 03 '17 at 17:22
It's not. Another unwise thing is reassigning a `const`. – ryanpcmcquen Nov 03 '17 at 17:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:21

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The template is evaluated as soon as the expression is parsed. Something like this could work:

let listResults = [];
const element = i => `<h6>Q${i+1}</h6>`;

for(x=0; x < 3; x++) {
    listResults += element(x);
}

answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:21

ktilcu

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ryanpcmcquen · Answer 3 · 2018-01-10T19:57:33.350

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The main issue is that element is assigned once, when i is equal to 0. It never gets updated beyond that (despite i incrementing with each loop).

Furthermore, using a more modern method like .map yields a much more readable version of your outcome:

const results = () => [1, 2, 3]
    .map(i => `
        <h6>Q${i}</h6>
    `)
    .join('');

console.log(results());

edited Jan 10 '18 at 19:57

answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:21

ryanpcmcquen

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:36

you have this problem only because you are declaring i variable every time you revoke function , and actually every time you are setting it to 0 and continuing . so, the "i" variable must be declared out of(and before declaring) function (not in it) and every time you invoke function, it's value will be added by one.

var i=0;
function results () {

     var listResults = '';
     const element = `
      <h6>Q${i+1}</h6>
     `;

     for(x=0; x < 3; x++) {
        listResults += element;
        i++;
     }
     return listResults;
    }
console.log(results())

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:39

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Some ES6:

const results = _ => Array.from({length:3}, i => `<h6>Q${i+1}</h6>`).join("\n");

answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:39

Jonas Wilms

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:42

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try this using eval:

var element = "<h6>Q${i}</h6>";

var results = [1, 2, 3].map(function (i) {
  return eval('`'+element+'`');
});
console.log(results);

answered Nov 03 '17 at 17:42

Sudhir Kumar

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There is no need to use `eval` in this scenario. Please do not promote the use of `eval`. – ryanpcmcquen Dec 14 '17 at 17:43

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 17 '22 at 16:57

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You can use For OF instead of For LOOP :

for (let variable of iterable) {
// code block to be executed 
}

It lets you loop over iterable data structures such as Arrays, Strings, Maps, NodeLists, and more

answered Sep 17 '22 at 16:57

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