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*The middle parameter is irrelevant in this context, but if the qet was returning multiple results, "limit=1" would stop after first result | *The middle parameter is irrelevant in this context, but if the qet was returning multiple results, "limit=1" would stop after first result | ||
*The function takes as its sole parameter an Object, this is what is returned by the api, the selected name can be any variable name | *The function takes as its sole parameter an Object, this is what is returned by the api, the selected name can be any variable name | ||
*In JavaScript if a variable is defined outside the function, then given a value inside the function, that value can be accessed by later code outside the function (in my case by code within the other functions for calculating each derived value) | |||
*The object returned has 3 parameters each in '''attribute=value''' format | *The object returned has 3 parameters each in '''attribute=value''' format | ||
*We find the value in any parameter by using the '''object.attribute''' syntax | *We find the value in any parameter by using the '''object.attribute''' syntax and assign it to the variable already defined | ||
*The console.log command simply outputs all the items in the list within the brackets into the browser console that in many browsers is displayed by selecting '''F12''' on the keyboard | *The console.log command simply outputs all the items in the list within the brackets into the browser console that in many browsers is displayed by selecting '''F12''' on the keyboard | ||