Question

What's the output?

const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
const [y] = numbers;

console.log(y);

• A: [[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]
• B: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
• C: 1
• D: [1]

Answer 1

Answer: C

We can unpack values from arrays or properties from objects through destructuring. For example:

[a, b] = [1, 2];

The value of a is now 1, and the value of b is now 2. What we actually did in the question, is:

[y] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

This means that the value of y is equal to the first value in the array, which is the number 1. When we log y, 1 is returned.