// === Arrays var [a, b] = [1, 2]; console.log(a, b); //=> 1 2 // Use from functions, only select from pattern var foo = () => { return [1, 2, 3]; }; var [a, b] = foo(); console.log(a, b); // => 1 2 // Omit certain values var [a, , b] = [1, 2, 3]; console.log(a, b); // => 1 3 // Combine with spread/rest operator (accumulates the rest of the values) var [a, ...b] = [1, 2, 3]; console.log(a, b); // => 1 [ 2, 3 ] // Fail-safe. var [, , , a, b] = [1, 2, 3]; console.log(a, b); // => undefined undefined // Swap variables easily without temp var a = 1, b = 2; [b, a] = [a, b]; console.log(a, b); // => 2 1 // Advance deep arrays var [a, [b, [c, d]]] = [1, [2, [[[3, 4], 5], 6]]]; console.log("a:", a, "b:", b, "c:", c, "d:", d); // => a: 1 b: 2 c: [ [ 3, 4 ], 5 ] d: 6 // === Objects var {user: x} = {user: 5}; console.log(x); // => 5 // Fail-safe var {user: x} = {user2: 5}; console.log(x); // => undefined // More values var {prop: x, prop2: y} = {prop: 5, prop2: 10}; console.log(x, y); // => 5 10 // Short-hand syntax var { prop, prop2} = {prop: 5, prop2: 10}; console.log(prop, prop2); // => 5 10 // Equal to: var { prop: prop, prop2: prop2} = {prop: 5, prop2: 10}; console.log(prop, prop2); // => 5 10 // Oops: This doesn't work: var a, b; { a, b } = {a: 1, b: 2}; // But this does work var a, b; ({ a, b } = {a: 1, b: 2}); console.log(a, b); // => 1 2 // This due to the grammar in JS. // Starting with { implies a block scope, not an object literal. // () converts to an expression. // From Harmony Wiki: // Note that object literals cannot appear in // statement positions, so a plain object // destructuring assignment statement // { x } = y must be parenthesized either // as ({ x } = y) or ({ x }) = y. // Combine objects and arrays var {prop: x, prop2: [, y]} = {prop: 5, prop2: [10, 100]}; console.log(x, y); // => 5 100 // Deep objects var { prop: x, prop2: { prop2: { nested: [ , , b] } } } = { prop: "Hello", prop2: { prop2: { nested: ["a", "b", "c"]}}}; console.log(x, b); // => Hello c // === Combining all to make fun happen // All well and good, can we do more? Yes! // Using as method parameters var foo = function ({prop: x}) { console.log(x); }; foo({invalid: 1}); foo({prop: 1}); // => undefined // => 1 // Can also use with the advanced example var foo = function ({ prop: x, prop2: { prop2: { nested: b } } }) { console.log(x, ...b); }; foo({ prop: "Hello", prop2: { prop2: { nested: ["a", "b", "c"]}}}); // => Hello a b c // Combine with other ES6 features. var ajax = function ({ url = "localhost", port: p = 80}, ...data) { console.log("Url:", url, "Port:", p, "Rest:", data); }; ajax({ url: "someHost" }, "additional", "data", "hello"); // => Url: someHost Port: 80 Rest: [ 'additional', 'data', 'hello' ] ajax({ }, "additional", "data", "hello"); // => Url: localhost Port: 80 Rest: [ 'additional', 'data', 'hello' ] // Ooops: Doesn't work (in traceur) var ajax = ({ url = "localhost", port: p = 80}, ...data) => { console.log("Url:", url, "Port:", p, "Rest:", data); }; ajax({ }, "additional", "data", "hello"); // probably due to traceur compiler But this does: var ajax = ({ url: url = "localhost", port: p = 80}, ...data) => { console.log("Url:", url, "Port:", p, "Rest:", data); }; ajax({ }, "additional", "data", "hello"); // Like _.pluck var users = [ { user: "Name1" }, { user: "Name2" }, { user: "Name2" }, { user: "Name3" } ]; var names = users.map( ({ user }) => user ); console.log(names); // => [ 'Name1', 'Name2', 'Name2', 'Name3' ] // Advanced usage with Array Comprehension and default values var users = [ { user: "Name1" }, { user: "Name2", age: 2 }, { user: "Name2" }, { user: "Name3", age: 4 } ]; [for ({ user, age = "DEFAULT AGE" } of users) console.log(user, age)]; // => Name1 DEFAULT AGE // => Name2 2 // => Name2 DEFAULT AGE // => Name3 4