Python-like unpacking in JavaScript
You can achieve that by doing this
some_javascript_function(...my_args)
This is called spread
operation (as unpacking
is in python).
view docs here https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Spread_operator
Unpack using "..."
The same way you accept unlimited args, you can unpack them.
let vals = [1, 2, 'a', 'b'];
console.log(vals); // [1, 2, "a", "b"]
console.log(...vals); // 1 2 "a" "b"
Example: Accept unlimited arguments into a function
It will become an array
const someFunc = (...args) => {
console.log(args); // [1, 2, "a", "b"]
console.log(args[0]); // 1
console.log(...args); // 1 2 "a" "b"
}
someFunc(1, 2, 'a', 'b');
Example: Send array of arguments into a function
const someFunc = (num1, num2, letter1, letter2) => {
console.log(num1); // 1
console.log(letter1); // "a"
}
let vals = [1, 2, 'a', 'b'];
someFunc(...vals);
Send arguments
Once you 've collected the function arguments in an array, you can use the apply()
method of the function object to invoke your predefined function with it:
some_javascript_function.apply(this, my_args)
The first parameter (this
) sets the context of the invoked function.