to-array

What is to-array?

The 'to-array' npm package is a utility that helps in converting array-like or iterable objects into actual arrays. This is particularly useful when dealing with objects like arguments, NodeList, or other iterable objects that you want to manipulate using Array methods.

What are to-array's main functionalities?

Convert array-like objects to arrays

This feature allows the conversion of arguments object, which is an array-like object but not an actual array, into a true array. This enables the use of array methods like map, filter, etc.

var toArray = require('to-array');

function example() {
  var argsArray = toArray(arguments);
  return argsArray;
}

console.log(example(1, 2, 3)); // Outputs: [1, 2, 3]

Convert NodeList to arrays

This feature is useful for converting NodeList objects, which are returned by methods like document.querySelectorAll, into arrays to facilitate manipulation with standard array methods.

var toArray = require('to-array');

var nodeList = document.querySelectorAll('div');
var nodesArray = toArray(nodeList);

console.log(nodesArray); // Outputs an array of div elements

Other packages similar to to-array

arrayify

The 'arrayify' package offers similar functionality by turning non-array values into arrays. It is similar to 'to-array' but does not handle NodeList or other complex iterable objects as effectively.

README

to-array

Turn an array like into an array

Example

var toArray = require("to-array")
    , elems = document.links

var array = toArray(elems)

Installation

npm install to-array

Contributors

• Raynos

MIT Licenced