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The JavaScript array map() method creates a new array from the results of a function called on each element in another array. And it does not modify the original array.

The new array is equal to the original array mapped to a function. The function is passed as an argument to map and is called on each element in the original array. The function has access to the current element, the index, as well as the entire original array.

In the body of the function, the goal is to compute a new value and then return it. We can also change this into an arrow function to further reduce the amount of code. So by using map, we achieve our goal using much less code than a for loop and without mutating the internal state.

Note that since map builds a new array, using it when you aren’t using the returned array is an anti-pattern. So you shouldn’t use the map method if you’re not using the array it returns, nor when you’re not returning a value from the callback. In these cases it would be better to use forEach() or a regular for loop instead.

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