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Wobbling Discord Blob

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const SCALE = 0.25;
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const TWO_PI = Math.PI * 2;
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const HALF_PI = Math.PI / 2;
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const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");

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const c = canvas.getContext("2d");
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canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
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canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
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document.body.appendChild(canvas);
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class Blob {
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  constructor() {
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    this.wobbleIncrement = 0;
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    // use this to change the size of the blob

    // use this to change the size of the blob

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    this.radius = 1100;
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    // think of this as detail level
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    // number of conections in the `bezierSkin`

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    this.segments = 14;
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    this.step = HALF_PI / this.segments;

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    this.anchors = [];
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    this.radii = [];
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    this.thetaOff = [];
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    const bumpRadius = 200;
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    const halfBumpRadius = bumpRadius / 2;

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    for (let i = 0; i < this.segments + 2; i++) {

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      this.anchors.push(0, 0);
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      this.radii.push(Math.random() * bumpRadius - halfBumpRadius);

      this.thetaOff.push(Math.random() * TWO_PI);

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    }
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    this.theta = 0;
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    this.thetaRamp = 0;
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    this.thetaRampDest = 12;
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    this.rampDamp = 25;
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  }
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  update() {
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    this.thetaRamp += (this.thetaRampDest - this.thetaRamp) / this.rampDamp;

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    this.theta += 0.03;
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    this.anchors = [0, this.radius];
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    for (let i = 0; i <= this.segments + 2; i++) {

      const sine = Math.sin(this.thetaOff[i] + this.theta + this.thetaRamp);

      const rad = this.radius + this.radii[i] * sine;

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      const theta = this.step * i;
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      const x = rad * Math.sin(theta);
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      const y = rad * Math.cos(theta);
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      this.anchors.push(x, y);
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    }
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    c.save();
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    c.translate(-10, -10);
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    c.scale(SCALE, SCALE);
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    c.fillStyle = "blue";
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    c.beginPath();
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    c.moveTo(0, 0);
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    bezierSkin(this.anchors, false);
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    c.lineTo(0, 0);
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    c.fill();
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    c.restore();
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  }
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}
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const blob = new Blob();
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function loop() {
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  c.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

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  blob.update();
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  window.requestAnimationFrame(loop);
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}
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loop();
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// array of xy coords, closed boolean
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function bezierSkin(bez, closed = true) {

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  const avg = calcAvgs(bez);
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  const leng = bez.length;
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  if (closed) {
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    c.moveTo(avg[0], avg[1]);
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    for (let i = 2; i < leng; i += 2) {
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      let n = i + 1;
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      c.quadraticCurveTo(bez[i], bez[n], avg[i], avg[n]);

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    }
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    c.quadraticCurveTo(bez[0], bez[1], avg[0], avg[1]);

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  } else {
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    c.moveTo(bez[0], bez[1]);
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    c.lineTo(avg[0], avg[1]);
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    for (let i = 2; i < leng - 2; i += 2) {

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      let n = i + 1;
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      c.quadraticCurveTo(bez[i], bez[n], avg[i], avg[n]);

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    }
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    c.lineTo(bez[leng - 2], bez[leng - 1]);

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  }
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}
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// create anchor points by averaging the control points

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function calcAvgs(p) {
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  const avg = [];
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  const leng = p.length;
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  let prev;
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  for (let i = 2; i < leng; i++) {
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    prev = i - 2;
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    avg.push((p[prev] + p[i]) / 2);
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  }
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  // close
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  avg.push((p[0] + p[leng - 2]) / 2, (p[1] + p[leng - 1]) / 2);

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  return avg;
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}
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This is a stackoverflow answer of mine. The question was asking how to create a wobbling blob like the one in the background of the discord login page. Take a look at the answer here.

User AmooHesam wrapped it up in a github repo here.

November 10, 2021

// animation // canvas // javascript // math // paths // ui

Local Mouse Click

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const RIGHT_BOUND = 200;
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const measureEl = document.createElement('div');

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Object.assign(measureEl.style, {
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  position: 'absolute',
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  left: 0,
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  top: 0,
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  zIndex: 999
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});
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function localPosition(e, element, w = 1, h = 1) {

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  // normalize desktop and mobile
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  const touches = e.touches;
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  let x;
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  let y;
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  if (touches != null && touches.length > 0) {

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    x = touches[0].clientX;
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    y = touches[0].clientY;
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  } else {
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    x = e.clientX;
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    y = e.clientY;
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  }
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  function location(width) {
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    let left = 0;
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    let right = RIGHT_BOUND;
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    let mid;
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    while (right - left > 0.0001) {
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      mid = (right + left) / 2;
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      measureEl.style[width ? 'width' : 'height'] = `${mid}%`;

      measureEl.style[width ? 'height' : 'width'] = '100%';

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      element.appendChild(measureEl);
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      const el = document.elementFromPoint(x, y);

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      element.removeChild(measureEl);
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      if (el === measureEl) {
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        right = mid;
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      } else {
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        if (right === RIGHT_BOUND) {
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          return null;
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        }
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        left = mid;
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      }
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    }
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    return mid;
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  }
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  const left = location(1);
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  const top = location(0);
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  return left != null && top != null
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    ? {
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        // percentage values
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        left,
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        top,
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        // pixel values
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        x: left * w * 0.01,
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        y: top * h * 0.01
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      }
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    : null;
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}
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const div = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));

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div.innerHTML = 'click me';
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Object.assign(div.style, {
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  postition: 'absolute',
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  transform: 'translate(20px, 20px) rotate(45deg) scale(0.8)',

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  width: '120px',
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  height: '90px',
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  color: 'white',
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  fontFamily: 'sans-serif',
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  background: 'gray'
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});
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document.addEventListener('touchstart', onClick);

document.addEventListener('mousedown', onClick);

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function onClick(e) {
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  const info = localPosition(e, e.target, 120, 90);

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  console.log(info);
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}
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Find the local percentage and pixel values of the mouse/touch location.

I found this one on stackoverflow here by user 4esn0k.

This is an interesting alternative to semi-broken native browser solutions and custom matrix math 😉

November 9, 2021

// css // dom // html // javascript // math

Remove from String

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x='hello'
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x.replace(/h/g,'') // 17 bytes
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x.split`h`.join`` // 16 bytes
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x.replaceAll('h','') // 19 bytes
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Another fun one from the great javascript golfing tips stackexchange thread.

This one comes from user emanresu-a and this answer.

November 8, 2021

// golfed // hacks // javascript // strings

HTML Fraction

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<style>
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  .frac {
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    display: inline-block;
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    position: relative;
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    vertical-align: middle;
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    letter-spacing: 0.001em;
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    text-align: center;
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  }
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  .frac > span {
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    display: block;
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    padding: 0.1em;
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  }
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  .frac span.bottom {
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    border-top: thin solid black;
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  }
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  .frac span.symbol {
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    display: none;
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  } 
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</style>
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<div class="frac">
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  <span>1</span>
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  <span class="symbol">/</span>
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  <span class="bottom">2</span>
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</div>
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&#xb7; 
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<div class="frac">
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  <span>3</span>
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  <span class="symbol">/</span>
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  <span class="bottom">4</span>
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</div>
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I saw this trick on stackoverflow by user lokesh. It will display:

1 / 2

3 / 4

November 7, 2021

// css // html

Array Range from 1

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Object.assign(Number.prototype, {
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  *[Symbol.iterator]() {
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    for (let i = this; i--;) 
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      yield this - i;
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  }
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});
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console.log([...3]);
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I saw this on twitter a little while back. Tweet was from James Padolsey. A fun trick, the thread is pretty entertaining.

November 6, 2021

// arrays // hacks // humor // javascript // tricks

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