Can someone explain me the different between this two:
async.each(items, function (item, callback) {
// Do something
});
OR :
items.forEach(function(item) {
// Do something
)};
is non blocking (asynchronous), means the execution of your script goes on while it's running. It's also running parallel, means that multiple items are processed at the same time. It's a method provided by an external library, I guess async. It's not a native Javascript feature and not added to Array.prototype
, thus you can't write myArray.each
.
is blocking (synchronous), means the execution of your script waits till it's finished. It's running serial, means that each item is processed after the former item has been processed. forEach
is a native Javascript function (spec) & defined on the Array.proptotype
, thus you can simply write myArray.forEach
instead of Array.forEach(myArray)
. If you, for example, push to an array in your forEach
loop, then you can access the pushed values in the lines after the forEach
call.
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