Hard time understanding code

Question

```javascript
/**
 * Creates token objects for player
 * @param   {integer}   num - Number of token objects to be created
 * @return  {array}     tokens - an arary of new token objects
 */
createTokens(num)
 {
const tokens = [];

for (let i = 0; i < num; i++)
 {
        let token = new Token(i, this);
    tokens.push(token);

}

return tokens;
}
```
I am having hard time understanding code. Why we wrote and what does it do. If anyone can explain it is much appreciated.
Also, we passed 21 in the constructor. Then why do we require to write this method? Cant we split the tokens between players?
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Akshay Alok · Answer

This method is a behavior defined for the class "Player" in Player.js. 
What this does is that it creates an array with a number of "Token" objects for the player to play. When this method is called in the constructor it can be seen analogous to "giving the player" a set number of tokens (21 in this case).
So we can say that this method is used for making an array of Token objects and returning it to be assigned to the tokens property of a player. Calling it in the constructor just means that, by default players will get a token array with (21) tokens in it.

Steven Parker · Answer

The number passed to the constructor is not related to the players.   It's just a count of how many tokens you want the function to create.

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Hard time understanding code

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