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JavaScript: Create an array of elements, grouped based on the position in the original arrays

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-102 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to create an array of elements, grouped based on the position in the original array.

  • Use Math.max(), Function.prototype.apply() to get the longest array in the arguments.
  • Create an array with that length as return value and use Array.from() with a mapping function to create an array of grouped elements.
  • If lengths of the argument arrays vary, undefined is used where no value could be found.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const zip = (...arrays) => {
  const maxLength = Math.max(...arrays.map(x => x.length));
  return Array.from({ length: maxLength }).map((_, i) => {
    return Array.from({ length: arrays.length }, (_, k) => arrays[k][i]);
  });
};

console.log(zip(['a', 'b'], [1, 2], [true, false]));
console.log(zip(['a'], [1, 2], [true, false]));

Sample Output:

[["a",1,true],["b",2,false]]
[["a",1,true],[null,2,false]]

Flowchart:

flowchart: Create an array of elements, grouped based on the position in the original arrays

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-102-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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