Nested destructuring

We are not limited to destructuring an object/array, we can destructure a nested object/array.

Nested Object Destructuring

var obj = {
  a: {
    c: 1,
    d: 3
  },
  b: 2
};

var {
  a: {
    c: x,
    d: y
  },
  b: z
} = obj;

console.log(x, y, z);     // 1,3,2

Nested Array Destructuring

var arr = [1, 2, [3, 4], 5];

var [a, , [b, c], d] = arr;

console.log(a, b, c, d);      // 1 3 4 5

Destructuring is not just limited to a single pattern, we can have arrays in it, with n-levels of nesting. Similarly we can destructure arrays with objects and vice-versa.

Arrays Within Object

var obj = {
  a: 1,
  b: [2, 3]
};

var {
  a: x1,
  b: [x2, x3]
} = obj;

console.log(x1, x2, x3);    // 1 2 3

Objects Within Arrays

var arr = [1, 2 , {a : 3}, 4];

var [x1, x2 , {a : x3}, x4] = arr;

console.log(x1, x2, x3, x4);

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