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ES6 Object Initializer

Explore how ES6 object initializer syntax simplifies object property and method definitions in JavaScript. Learn to use shorthand properties, concise method syntax, and computed property names, enabling you to write cleaner, more efficient code in your React applications.

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In JavaScript ES6, you can use a shorthand property syntax to initialize your objects more concisely, like following object initialization:

Javascript (babel-node)
const name = 'Robin';
const user = {
  name: name,
};
console.log('ES5', user);

When the property name in your object is the same as your variable name, you can do the following:

Javascript (babel-node)
const name = 'Robin';
const user = {
  name,
};
console.log('ES6', user);

We can do the same thing in the application that we are building in this course. The list ...