Arrow Function Snippets

The quick and easy way to create and use Arrow Functions with VS Code.

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Installation

Quick Launch

Open the quick launch with ctrl+shift+P (Win/Linux) or cmd+shift+P (macOS).

Paste the following command and press Enter:

ext install deinsoftware.arrow-function-snippets

Extension Manager

Open the extension manager with ctrl+shift+X (Win/Linux) or cmd+shift+X (macOS), search for Arrow Function Snippets and click on [Install] button.

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Arrow Function Snippets

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Supported Languages

Language	Extension
JavaScript	.js
TypeScript	.ts
JavaScript React	.jsx
TypeScript React	.tsx
Vue	.vue

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Regular VS Arrow Functions

Syntax

The arrow function allows to accomplish the same result with fewer lines of code and approximately half the typing. Curly brackets aren't required if only one expression is present.

Arguments binding

Arrow functions do not have an arguments binding. But the same functionality can be achieved using rest parameters.

const myFunction = (...args) => {
  console.log(args);
};
myFunction(1, 2, 3); // Output: [1, 2, 3]

Use of this keyword

Unlike regular functions, arrow functions do not have their own this. The value of this inside an arrow function remains the same throughout the lifecycle of the function and is always bound to the value of this in the closest non-arrow parent function.

Using new keyword

Regular functions created using function declarations or expressions are constructible and callable. Since regular functions are constructible, they can be called using the new keyword. However, the arrow functions are only callable and not constructible, so arrow functions can never be used as constructor functions. Hence, they can never be invoked with the new keyword.

No duplicate named parameters

Arrow functions can never have duplicate named parameters, whether in strict or non-strict mode.

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Snippets

Below is a list of all available snippets and the triggers of each one. The ░ means the TAB jump position and █ the final cursor position.

Arrow Function

Trigger	Description	Result JS/TS
af→	implicit return without arg(s)	() => █
afa→	implicit return with arg(s)	(░arg) => █
afad→	implicit return with arg destructuring	({░prop, ░prop}) => █
afo→	implicit return object	() => ({░prop: value█})
afoa→	implicit return object with arg(s)	(░arg) => ({░prop: value█})
afe→	explicit return	() => {   ░return █ }
afea→	explicit return with arg(s)	(░arg) => {   ░return █ }
afead→	explicit return with arg destructuring	({░prop, ░prop}) => {   ░return █ }
afee→	explicit empty	() => {   █ }
afeea→	explicit empty with arg(s)	(░arg) => {   █ }
afp→	explicit with parentheses	() => {   (█) }
afpa→	explicit with parentheses and arg(s)	(░arg) => {   (█) }
afii→	immediately invoque	(() => █)()
iiaf→	immediately invoque	(() => █)()

Async Arrow Functions

Trigger	Description	Result JS/TS
aaf→	implicit return without arg(s)	async () => █
aafa→	implicit return with arg(s)	async (░arg) => █
aafad→	implicit with arg destructuring	async ({ ░prop }) => █
aafe→	explicit return	async () => {   ░return █ }
aafea→	explicit return with arg(s)	async (░arg) => {   ░return █ }
aafead→	explicit return with arg destructuring	async ({░prop, ░prop}) => {   ░return █ }
aafee→	explicit empty	async () => {   █ }
aafeea→	explicit empty with arg(s)	async (░arg) => {   █ }
aaafea→	explicit with args and await	async (░arg) => {   const ░name = await █ }
aafii→	immediately invoked	(async () => █)()
iiaaf→	immediately invoked	(async () => █)()

Promises

Trigger	Description	Result JS/TS
afpr→	promise implicit returns	░promise   .then((░response) => {░})   .catch((░error) => {░})   .finally(() => {░})█ }
afr→	implicit return response	(░response) => █
afrj→	implicit return response json	(░response) => ░response.json()█
afrd→	implicit return response data	(░response) => ░response.data█
afer→	explicit return response	(░response) => {   ░return █ }
aferj→	explicit return response json	(░response) => {   return ░response.json() }█
aferd→	explicit return response data	(░response) => {   return ░response.data }█

Arrays

Trigger	Description	Result JS/TS
arfeq→	filter equal	const ░newArray = ░array.filter((░element) => ░element === ░value)█
arfne→	filter not equal	const ░newArray = ░array.filter((░element) => ░element !== ░value)█
arfoeq→	filter object equal	const ░newArray = ░array.filter((░element) => ░element.░prop === ░value)█
arfone→	filter object not equal	const ░newArray = ░array.filter((░element) => ░element.░prop !== ░value)█
arssa→	sort string ascending	░array.░sort((a, z) => a.localeCompare(z))█
arssd→	sort string descending	░array.░sort((a, z) => z.localeCompare(a))█
arsna→	sort number ascending	░array.░sort((a, z) => a - z)█
arsnd→	sort number descending	░array.░sort((a, z) => z - a)█
arsba→	sort boolean ascending	░array.░sort((a, z) => Boolean(a) - Boolean(z))█
arsbd→	sort boolean descending	░array.░sort((a, z) => Boolean(z) - Boolean(a))█
arsda→	sort date ascending	░array.░sort((a, z) => new Date(a) - new Date(z))█
arsdd→	sort date descending	░array.░sort((a, z) => new Date(z) - new Date(a))█
arso→	sort object by properties	░array.░sort((a, z) => {   const sort = {     ░propString: a.░propString.localeCompare(z.░propString),     ░propNumber: a.░propNumber - z.░propNumber,     ░propBoolean: Boolean(a.░propBoolean) - Boolean(z.░propBoolean),     ░propDate: new Date(a.░propDate) - new Date(z.░propDate),   }   return sort.░propString || -sort.░propNumber || sort.░propBoolean || sort.░propDate })█
arus→	unsort / shuffle	░array.░sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5)█
aruv→	unique values	const ░newArray = ░array.filter((░current, ░index, ░arr) => ░arr.indexOf(░current) == ░index)█

Functions

Trigger	Description	Result JS	Result TS
edaf→	export default anonymous arrow function	export default (░) => {   █ }	export default (░) => {   █ }
edaaf→	export default async anonymous arrow function	export default async (░) => {   █ }	export default async (░) => {   █ }
caf→	const arrow function implicit return	const ░name = (░) => █	const ░name = (░) => █
cafe→	const arrow function explicit return	const ░name = (░) => {   ░return █ }	const ░name = (░) => {   ░return █ }
ecaf→	export const arrow function	export const ░name = (░) => {   █ }	export const ░name = (░) => {   █ }
caaf→	const async arrow function	const ░name = async (░) => {   █ }	const ░name = async (░) => {   █ }
ecaaf→	export const async arrow function	export const ░name = async (░) => {   █ }	export const ░name = async (░) => {   █ }
caft→	const arrow function with type		const ░name = (░) : ░type => {   █ }
ecaft→	export const arrow function with type		export const ░name = (░) : ░type => {   █ }
caaft→	const async arrow function with type		const ░name = async (░) : ░type => {   █ }
ecaaft→	export const async arrow function with type		export const ░name = async (░) : ░type => {   █ }

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Examples

Create a response for fetch promise with afrj and afrd

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Keyboard

Remember to complement the snippets with these keyboard shortcuts that can be used without needing to move the cursor to the start or to the end.

Action	Win/Linux	macOS
Insert line above	ctrl+shift+enter	cmd+shift+enter
Insert line below	ctrl+enter	cmd+enter

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Settings

The editor.snippetSuggestions setting in vscode settings.json will show snippets on top of the suggestion list.

"editor.snippetSuggestions": "top"

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About

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Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the Arrow Function Snippets on GitHub.

Authors

• Camilo Martinez [Equiman]

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

Sponsors

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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