Lesson 13. JavaScript For…In Statement

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The for…in statement is used to loop (iterate) through the elements of an array or through the properties of an object.

JavaScript For…In Statement

The for…in statement is used to loop (iterate) through the elements of an array or through the properties of an object.

The code in the body of the for … in loop is executed once for each element/property.

Syntax

for (variable in object)
{
    code to be executed
}

The variable argument can be a named variable, an array element, or a property of an object.

Example

Using for…in to loop through an array:

<html>
<body>

<script type="text/javascript">
var x;
var mycars = new Array();
mycars[0] = "Saab";
mycars[1] = "Volvo";
mycars[2] = "BMW";

for (x in mycars)
{
document.write(mycars[x] + "<br />");
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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