How do I force Javascript to Iterate over an Object in an Array?

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I’m working on one of the intermediate algorithm scripting tasks in the Data Structures course and I can’t for the life of me get Javascript to iterate over the objects in an array passed to a function. It always iterates over the array indices.

For example, if I type:

for(let obj in collection) {
  console.log(obj)
}

the output is always

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Challenge: Intermediate Algorithm Scripting - Wherefore art thou

Link to the challenge:

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For…in iterates over the keys:

For…of iterates over the values:

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Also, for…in might also show unwanted keys (edge case but still good to know) and ordering bugs in old IE versions. javascript - Why is using "for...in" for array iteration a bad idea? - Stack Overflow

That’s why you need a basic for loop, a for of loop, or .forEach.

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