I have an array. I want to query a mysql database with each array element and on a certain condition fulfillment, I want to add additional elements to the same array and iterate through those elements as well.
I'm new to nodejs so I don't know if this is the right approach.
I have provided a code snippet that is a simplified version of my issue.
In below code snippet, I want to display "looks good" on console.
pre_req_subjects_arr = [2310,2320,2410]; for(let j=0;j<pre_req_subjects_arr.length;j++) { console.log("j is : "+j); db.query("SELECT `NUMBER` FROM `COURSE`",function(err,preOfPreReq) { if(err) { console.log("Error while creating array of pre_req subjects : " + err); } else { console.log("j inside db query : "+j); if(j==1) { pre_req_subjects_arr.push(1111); } if(pre_req_subjects_arr[j] == 1111) { console.log("looks good"); } } }) }setTimeout(function() {
console.log("pre_req_subjects_arr is " + JSON.stringify(pre_req_subjects_arr));
}, 1000);
Output:
j is : 0
j is : 1
j is : 2j inside db query : 0
j inside db query : 1
j inside db query : 2pre_req_subject_arr : [2310,2320,2410,1111]
Expected Output:
j is : 0
j is : 1
j is : 2
j is : 3j inside db query : 0
j inside db query : 1
j inside db query : 2
j inside db query : 3looks good
pre_req_subject_arr : [2310,2320,2410,1111]
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