Rest Parameters:
In ES5, when you don't know how many paramters will be passed in, you can use arguments:
let sum = function(){ let result = 0; for(let i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++){ result += arguments[i]; } return result;}let result = sum(1,2,3);
In ES6, you can use Rest params:
let sum = function(...numbers){ let result = 0; for(let i = 0; i < numbers.length; i++){ result += numbers[i]; } return result;};
describe("rest paramters", function(){ it("is like varargs", function(){ let doWork = function(name, ...numbers){ let result = 0; numbers.forEach(function(n){ result += n; }); return result; }; let result = doWork("Scott", 1,,2,3); expect(result).toBe(6); });});
...Spread:
It looks the same as Rest Parameters, Spread uses to spread an array.
it("should sum up", function(){ let doWork = function(x,y,z){ return x+y+z; }; expect(doWork(...[1,2,3])).toBe(6);});