For in loop vs for loop

Hi Samuel!

To answer your question in a broader sense, let's have a quick recap of the loops from this lesson! There are many different parts that will determine what you decide to use but the biggest difference is how these loops return data. Here's the example array we'll use for the sake of simplicity because we can technically use for..in with arrays:

let arr = [5, 3, 78, 45, 312];

Our expanded array would look like this, with the left column being keys and the right being our values:

0 : 5
1 : 3
2 : 78
3 : 45
4 : 312

Let's break these two loops, and for..of, down really quick:

1. for..in
   • This loop is specifically to get only the keys that are in a data structure.
   • This loop would only return the left column.
2. for..of
   • This loop is specifically to get only the values of the data in a structure.
   • This loop would only return the right column.
3. for loop
   • This loop is very versatile comparably, you can change 3 different variables.
   • This loop will return both keys and values, aka both of our columns.

There's really no right or wrong answer to your question. Each of the three is great for their own unique reasons, so it's important to choose your for loop carefully so that it best serves you and your code! The other difference in your question comes down to if you're looking to use quotations or not when declaring your property. It's very brief, but here's a short article about when it's better to not use/use quotations.

Hope this helps!