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Creating a Mock FileList in JavaScript

So you have a component in your application that uses a file input to return a FileList and now you want to write some tests for it, there is a problem however, JavaScript doesn’t provide a constructor for FileList’s meaning you can’t do anything along the lines of: Now you Read more…

By BWO, 2 years6 September 2022 ago

Coding

JavaScript Symbols

I’m about to write a couple of posts that involve the use of Symbols in JavaScript so thought I better do a quick primer that I can link to for people who aren’t familiar with them. What are Symbols A Symbol is a JavaScript primitive (like a String, Boolean, or Read more…

By BWO, 2 years ago