JavaScript for…in vs for

Question

Do you think there is a big difference in for...in and for loops? What kind of \"for\" do you prefer to use and why?

Let\'s say we have an array of associative array

Answer 1

Using forEach to skip the prototype chain

Just a quick addendum to @nailer's answer above, using forEach with Object.keys means you can avoid iterating over the prototype chain without having to use hasOwnProperty.

var Base = function () {
    this.coming = "hey";
};

var Sub = function () {
    this.leaving = "bye";
};

Sub.prototype = new Base();
var tst = new Sub();

for (var i in tst) {
    console.log(tst.hasOwnProperty(i) + i + tst[i]);
}

Object.keys(tst).forEach(function (val) {
    console.log(val + tst[val]);
});