lodash.flatten
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Package description
The lodash.flatten package is a utility library that provides a method to flatten nested arrays into a single array. This can be particularly useful when dealing with multi-dimensional arrays and you need to simplify them into a single list of elements.
Flattening a nested array
This feature allows you to take a nested array and flatten it by one level. The code sample demonstrates how to use lodash.flatten to convert a nested array into a single-level array.
const flatten = require('lodash.flatten');
const nestedArray = [1, [2, [3, [4]], 5]];
const flatArray = flatten(nestedArray);
console.log(flatArray); // Output: [1, 2, [3, [4]], 5]The array-flatten package provides similar functionality to lodash.flatten by flattening nested arrays. It is a lightweight alternative and can be used when you need a simple solution for array flattening without the additional utilities provided by lodash.
The flat package is another alternative that not only flattens arrays but also objects. It provides more flexibility in terms of flattening deeply nested structures, making it a more versatile option compared to lodash.flatten.
Readme
The lodash method _.flatten exported as a Node.js module.
Using npm:
$ {sudo -H} npm i -g npm
$ npm i --save lodash.flatten
In Node.js:
var flatten = require('lodash.flatten');
See the documentation or package source for more details.
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The lodash method `_.flatten` exported as a module.
The npm package lodash.flatten receives a total of 6,984,730 weekly downloads. As such, lodash.flatten popularity was classified as popular.
We found that lodash.flatten demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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