object destructuring
[əbˈdʒɛkt dɪˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ]
noun
desestruturação de objeto
1. A JavaScript (and other programming languages) syntax feature that allows extracting individual properties from an object and assigning them to variables in a single statement
const { name, age } = person; allows you to extract name and age properties from the person object
const { nome, idade } = pessoa; permite extrair as propriedades nome e idade do objeto pessoa
2. A technique used to unpack nested object properties or create shortcuts for accessing object properties
Using object destructuring reduces boilerplate code when working with API responses
Usar desestruturação de objeto reduz código repetitivo ao trabalhar com respostas de API
Object destructuring is a modern ES6+ JavaScript feature that became mainstream in the 2010s. In Brazilian and Portuguese tech communities, the term is typically used in English within code discussions, but 'desestruturação de objeto' is the formal Portuguese equivalent. This feature is taught in most modern JavaScript courses in both Brazil and Portugal, representing the shift toward more concise and readable code syntax.
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