1. push() array method
The push() method adds one or more elements to the end of an array and returns the new length of the array.
const animals = ['pigs', 'goats', 'sheep'];
const count = animals.push('cows');
console.log(count);
// expected output: 4
console.log(animals);
// expected output: Array ["pigs", "goats", "sheep", "cows"]
animals.push('chickens', 'cats', 'dogs');
console.log(animals);
// expected output: Array ["pigs", "goats", "sheep", "cows", "chickens", "cats", "dogs"]
2. pop() array method
The pop() method removes the last element from an array and returns that element. This method changes the length of the array.
const plants = ['broccoli', 'cauliflower', 'cabbage', 'kale', 'tomato'];
console.log(plants.pop());
// expected output: "tomato"
console.log(plants);
// expected output: Array ["broccoli", "cauliflower", "cabbage", "kale"]
plants.pop();
console.log(plants);
// expected output: Array ["broccoli", "cauliflower", "cabbage"]
3. shift() array method
The shift() method removes the first element from an array and returns that removed element. This method changes the length of the array.
const array1 = [1, 2, 3];
const firstElement = array1.shift();
console.log(array1);
// expected output: Array [2, 3]
console.log(firstElement);
// expected output: 1
4. unshift() array method
The unshift() method adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array and returns the new length of the array.
const array1 = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(array1.unshift(4, 5));
// expected output: 5
console.log(array1);
// expected output: Array [4, 5, 1, 2, 3]
5. concat() array method
The concat() method is used to merge two or more arrays. This method does not change the existing arrays, but instead returns a new array.
const array1 = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
const array2 = ['d', 'e', 'f'];
const array3 = array1.concat(array2);
console.log(array3);
// expected output: Array ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]
6. join() array method
The join() method creates and returns a new string by concatenating all of the elements in an array (or an array-like object), separated by commas or a specified separator string. If the array has only one item, then that item will be returned without using the separator.
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"
7. slice() array method
The slice() method returns a shallow copy of a portion of an array into a new array object selected from start to end (end not included) where start and end represent the index of items in that array. The original array will not be modified.
const animals = ['ant', 'bison', 'camel', 'duck', 'elephant'];
console.log(animals.slice(2));
// expected output: Array ["camel", "duck", "elephant"]
console.log(animals.slice(2, 4));
// expected output: Array ["camel", "duck"]
console.log(animals.slice(1, 5));
// expected output: Array ["bison", "camel", "duck", "elephant"]
console.log(animals.slice(-2));
// expected output: Array ["duck", "elephant"]
console.log(animals.slice(2, -1));
// expected output: Array ["camel", "duck"]
console.log(animals.slice());
// expected output: Array ["ant", "bison", "camel", "duck", "elephant"]
8. indexOf() array method
The indexOf() method returns the first index at which a given element can be found in the array, or -1 if it is not present.
const beasts = ['ant', 'bison', 'camel', 'duck', 'bison'];
console.log(beasts.indexOf('bison'));
// expected output: 1
// start from index 2
console.log(beasts.indexOf('bison', 2));
// expected output: 4
console.log(beasts.indexOf('giraffe'));
// expected output: -1
9. includes() array method
The includes() method determines whether an array includes a certain value among its entries, returning true or false as appropriate.
const array1 = [1, 2, 3];
console.log(array1.includes(2));
// expected output: true
const pets = ['cat', 'dog', 'bat'];
console.log(pets.includes('cat'));
// expected output: true
console.log(pets.includes('at'));
// expected output: false
10. find() array method
The find() method returns the first element in the provided array that satisfies the provided testing function. If no values satisfy the testing function, undefined is returned.
const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];
const found = array1.find(element => element > 10);
console.log(found);
// expected output: 12
11. findIndex() array method
The findIndex() method returns the index of the first element in an array that satisfies the provided testing function. If no elements satisfy the testing function, -1 is returned.
const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];
const isLargeNumber = (element) => element > 13;
console.log(array1.findIndex(isLargeNumber));
// expected output: 3
12. map() array method
The map() method creates a new array populated with the results of calling a provided function on every element in the calling array.
const array1 = [1, 4, 9, 16];
// pass a function to map
const map1 = array1.map(x => x * 2);
console.log(map1);
// expected output: Array [2, 8, 18, 32]
13. filter() array method
The filter() method creates a shallow copy of a portion of a given array, filtered down to just the elements from the given array that pass the test implemented by the provided function.
const words = ['spray', 'limit', 'elite', 'exuberant', 'destruction', 'present'];
const result = words.filter(word => word.length > 6);
console.log(result);
// expected output: Array ["exuberant", "destruction", "present"]
14. reduce() array method
The reduce() method executes a user-supplied "reducer" callback function on each element of the array, in order, passing in the return value from the calculation on the preceding element. The final result of running the reducer across all elements of the array is a single value.
Perhaps the easiest-to-understand case for reduce() is to return the sum of all the elements in an array:
const array1 = [1, 2, 3, 4];
// 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
const initialValue = 0;
const sumWithInitial = array1.reduce(
(previousValue, currentValue) => previousValue + currentValue,
initialValue
);
console.log(sumWithInitial);
// expected output: 10
15. every() array method
The every() method tests whether all elements in the array pass the test implemented by the provided function. It returns a Boolean value.
const isBelowThreshold = (currentValue) => currentValue < 40;
const array1 = [1, 30, 39, 29, 10, 13];
console.log(array1.every(isBelowThreshold));
// expected output: true
16. some() array method
The some() method tests whether at least one element in the array passes the test implemented by the provided function. It returns true if, in the array, it finds an element for which the provided function returns true; otherwise it returns false. It doesn't modify the array.
const array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
// checks whether an element is even
const even = (element) => element % 2 === 0;
console.log(array.some(even));
// expected output: true
17. reverse() array method
The reverse() method reverses an array in place and returns the reference to the same array, the first array element now becoming the last, and the last array element becoming the first. In other words, elements order in the array will be turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.
const array1 = ['one', 'two', 'three'];
console.log('array1:', array1);
// expected output: "array1:" Array ["one", "two", "three"]
const reversed = array1.reverse();
console.log('reversed:', reversed);
// expected output: "reversed:" Array ["three", "two", "one"]
// Careful: reverse is destructive -- it changes the original array.
console.log('array1:', array1);
// expected output: "array1:" Array ["three", "two", "one"]
18. at() array method
The at() method takes an integer value and returns the item at that index, allowing for positive and negative integers. Negative integers count back from the last item in the array.
This is not to suggest there is anything wrong with using the square bracket notation. For example array[0] would return the first item. However instead of using array.length for latter items; e.g. array[array.length-1] for the last item, you can call array.at(-1)
const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];
let index = 2;
console.log(`Using an index of ${index} the item returned is ${array1.at(index)}`);
// expected output: "Using an index of 2 the item returned is 8"
index = -2;
console.log(`Using an index of ${index} item returned is ${array1.at(index)}`);
// expected output: "Using an index of -2 item returned is 130"
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