# Javascript Higher Array Methods

Looping through an array has its perks, depending on what we want to achieve or do. There are a lot of different array methods with each of them having its specific purpose.

I'll be going through 5 different array methods and their uses.

### ForEach()

This method executes a provided function for each element in an array. It is a better way to loop through an array than for loop.

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### Map()

This method creates a new array. Instead of filtering elements out, map creates a new array.

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### Filter()

It helps filter things from an array. It returns a new array with all elements that pass the test defined by the given function.

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### Sort()

This method sorts the items in an array in a specific order either ascending or descending.

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### Reduce()

It works by executing a reducer function on each element of an array and returning a single value.

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I hope this helps you to understand the array methods mentioned better. Thanks for reading.