[javascript] Rendering React Components from Array of Objects

I have some data called stations which is an array containing objects.

stations : [
  {call:'station one',frequency:'000'},
  {call:'station two',frequency:'001'}
]

I'd like to render a ui component for each array position. So far I can write

 var stationsArr = []
 for (var i = 0; i < this.data.stations.length; i++) {
     stationsArr.push(
         <div className="station">
             {this.data}
         </div>
     )
 }

And then render

render(){
 return (
   {stationsArr}
 )
}

The problem is I'm getting all of the data printing out. I instead want to just show a key like {this.data.call} but that prints nothing.

How can I loop through this data and return a new UI element for each position of the array?

There are couple of way which can be used.

const stations = [
  {call:'station one',frequency:'000'},
  {call:'station two',frequency:'001'}
];
const callList = stations.map(({call}) => call)

Solution 1

<p>{callList.join(', ')}</p>

Solution 2

<ol>    
  { callList && callList.map(item => <li>{item}</li>) }
</ol>

Of course there are other ways also available.

I have an answer that might be a bit less confusing for newbies like myself. You can just use map within the components render method.

render () {
   return (
       <div>
           {stations.map(station => <div key={station}> {station} </div>)} 
       </div>
   );
}

this.data presumably contains all the data, so you would need to do something like this:

var stations = [];
var stationData = this.data.stations;

for (var i = 0; i < stationData.length; i++) {
    stations.push(
        <div key={stationData[i].call} className="station">
            Call: {stationData[i].call}, Freq: {stationData[i].frequency}
        </div>
    )
}

render() {
  return (
    <div className="stations">{stations}</div>
  )
}

Or you can use map and arrow functions if you're using ES6:

const stations = this.data.stations.map(station =>
    <div key={station.call} className="station">
      Call: {station.call}, Freq: {station.frequency}
    </div>
);

This is quite likely the simplest way to achieve what you are looking for.

In order to use this map function in this instance, we will have to pass a currentValue (always-required) parameter, as well an index (optional) parameter. In the below example, station is our currentValue, and x is our index.

station represents the current value of the object within the array as it is iterated over. x automatically increments; increasing by one each time a new object is mapped.

render () {
    return (
        <div>
            {stations.map((station, x) => (
                <div key={x}> {station} </div>
            ))}
        </div>
    );
}

What Thomas Valadez had answered, while it had provided the best/simplest method to render a component from an array of objects, it had failed to properly address the way in which you would assign a key during this process.