When to use “:”(colon) operator in javascript vs “=” operator?

Question

I tried looking online everywhere for past hour, but I can\'t seem to figure out when to use colon operator : vs = operator in javascript? From wh

Answer 1

The colon(:) operator as you correctly stated, is used to define an object property:

var object = {
  property:value
}

The equals(=) operator is used to assign values to something, a variable, an array etc.

If you only defined your object as:

var object = {}

You could assign properties to it like this:

object.property = value;