lodash.toarray

What is lodash.toarray?

The lodash.toarray package is a utility function from the Lodash library that converts values to an array. This can be particularly useful when working with array-like objects or when you need to ensure that a value is in array form for further processing.

What are lodash.toarray's main functionalities?

Convert Array-like Objects to Array

This feature allows you to convert array-like objects (such as arguments objects or NodeLists) into actual arrays, making it easier to work with them using array methods.

const toArray = require('lodash.toarray');
const arrayLike = { '0': 'a', '1': 'b', '2': 'c', length: 3 };
const result = toArray(arrayLike);
console.log(result); // ['a', 'b', 'c']

Convert Strings to Array

This feature converts a string into an array of its characters, which can be useful for string manipulation tasks.

const toArray = require('lodash.toarray');
const str = 'hello';
const result = toArray(str);
console.log(result); // ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']

Convert Objects to Array

This feature converts the values of an object into an array, which can be useful for iterating over the values or performing array operations on them.

const toArray = require('lodash.toarray');
const obj = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 };
const result = toArray(obj);
console.log(result); // [1, 2, 3]

Other packages similar to lodash.toarray

arrayify

The arrayify package is a simple utility that ensures a value is an array. If the value is not already an array, it wraps it in one. This is similar to lodash.toarray but is more focused on ensuring the value is an array rather than converting array-like objects.

to-array

The to-array package converts an array-like object to an array. It is similar to lodash.toarray in that it focuses on converting array-like objects, but it does not provide the additional functionality of converting strings or objects to arrays.

array-from

The array-from package is a ponyfill for Array.from, which converts array-like or iterable objects to arrays. It is similar to lodash.toarray but is specifically a polyfill for the ES6 Array.from method.

README

lodash.toarray v3.0.2

The modern build of lodash’s _.toArray exported as a Node.js/io.js module.

Installation

Using npm:

$ {sudo -H} npm i -g npm
$ npm i --save lodash.toarray

In Node.js/io.js:

var toArray = require('lodash.toarray');

See the documentation or package source for more details.