how to make an array from a string code example
Example 1: turn array into string
const elements = ['Fire', 'Air', 'Water'];
console.log(elements.join());
// expected output: "Fire,Air,Water"
console.log(elements.join(''));
// expected output: "FireAirWater"
console.log(elements.join('-'));
// expected output: "Fire-Air-Water"
Example 2: array to string
/**
* Array.prototype.toString() method
*
* Returns a string representing the elements of the array. Arguments are not
* expected and silently ignored. Utilized under the hood when an array are
* referred like a string should.
*/
var array = [1, 2, 3, 'I', 'II', 'III', 'ūnus', 'duo', 'trēs']
/**
* Expected output:
* '1,2,3,I,II,III,ūnus,duo,trēs'
* '1,2,3,I,II,III,ūnus,duo,trēs'
* '1,2,3,I,II,III,ūnus,duo,trēs'
*/
console.log(
'%s\n%s\n%s',
array.toString(),
String(array),
array + ''
)
/**
* Under the hood Array.prototype.toString() utilizes Array.prototype.join()
* method if available and falls back to Object.prototype.toString() method
* otherwise
*
* Expected output:
* none if Array.prototype.toString() utilizes Array.prototype.join() method,
* 'Assertion failed: [1,2,3,"I","II","III","ūnus","duo","trēs"].toString()
* utilizes fallback method Object.prototype.toString() instead of the default
* .join()' otherwise
*/
console.assert(
typeof array.toString === typeof array.join &&
array.toString() === array.join(),
'%o.%O utilizes fallback method %s.%O instead of the default .%O',
array,
array.toString,
'Object.prototype',
Object.prototype.toString,
array.join || Array.prototype.join
)
/**
* Expected output:
* '1,2,3,I,II,III,ūnus,duo,trēs'
* '[object Array]'
*/
console.log(
'%s\n%s',
array.toString(),
(array.join = null) || array.toString()
)
/**
* Kinda polyfill with barbaric static fallback if Array.prototype.join()
* and Object.prototype.toString() methods are both unavailable
*/
Array.prototype.toString ||
Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'toString', {
value : function toString () {
return typeof this.join === 'function'
? this.join()
: typeof Object.prototype.toString === 'function'
? Object.prototype.toString.call(this)
: '[object Array]'
},
configurable: true,
writable: true
})