**Tell me why "parseInt(num) === 0"**

JavaScript
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Tell me why "parseInt(num) === 0"

My code so far


const realNumberArray = [4, 5.6, -9.8, 3.14, 42, 6, 8.34, -2];
const squareList = (arr) => {
  "use strict";
  // change code below this line
  const squaredIntegers = arr.filter( (num) => num > 0 && num % parseInt(num) === 0 ).map( (num) => Math.pow(num, 2) );
  // change code above this line
  return squaredIntegers;
};
// test your coded
const squaredIntegers = squareList(realNumberArray);
console.log(squaredIntegers);

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The full expression is num % parseInt(num) === 0

do you know what parseInt and the % operator do?

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I did this breakdown not much time ago, maybe it is helpful for you

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Hello, Thanks, Have a nice day !

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Have a nice day !!!

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thanks, very helpful!!!

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yes you learn to be polite :wink:

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@ilenia I really appreciate the explanation, I’ve been trying to understand every single line and this was super helpful. Hope you don’t mind explaining one more thing (I’m a beginner and can’t wrap my head around this specific part).

  1. const realNumberArray = [4, 5.6, -9.8, 3.14, 42, 6, 8.34, -2];
  2. const squareList = (arr) => {
    In the first line we assign the array to realNumberArray
    How is that we don’t assign arr to be equal to this array [4, 5.6, -9.8, 3.14, 42, 6, 8.34, -2]; and it is used in the code?
    I realize this might be a very basic question but I can’t find the explanation.
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the global variable is passed in the array, and that makes arr have that value

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Oh, thank you! that makes sense now!

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you can also do it like this

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I’m having the same comprehension problem. I accidentally posted a similar question before landing on this one. My problem is in understanding how % works and what exactly it’s doing.

5.2 % parseInt(5.2)===0

is parseInt splitting 5.2 into 5 and 0.2? Or is it just removing the 5? In this explanation the result is that parseInt is comparing 0.2 ===0 How is it ending up with that comparison?

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parseInt makes an integer from its argument, so it keeps the part before the decimal separator

% is the reminder operator, makes a division and returns the reminder.
you have the operation 5.2 % 5, if it was a division the result would be 1 point something, with reminder operator it stops the division at a whole result, so the result of the division is
5.2 / 5 = 1 reminder 0.2
the operator then returns the reminder

I suggest you read the documentation on those things:

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I didn’t like this option :

  • num > 0 && num % parseInt(num) === 0

I used the following since it makes more sense in my thinking process:

  • num > 0 && Number.isInteger(num)
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that does much more sense - even using num % 1 === 0 does much more sense, but that is the answer provided in the guild, and people asks clarifications

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