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Submodule 8.1: Arrays
Submodule 8.1: Arrays
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- Definitions
- Accessing an array
- Array methods
Definitions
What is an array?
Arrays are JavaScript’s simplest way of ordered collections of data. They are used to store multiple values in a single variable.
You can think array as a group of "boxes". Each box has a unique identity, which is called an index. The index of the first box is 0.
Creating an array
This is how you can create a new array which contains 5 "boxes":
var colors = ["red", "green", "blue", "cyan" , "black"];
Also, you can first create an empty array and then fill it with various elements.
var myArray = [];
myArray[0] = "cat";
myArray[1] = 1;
myArray[2] = true;
myArray[3] = ["a", "b"];
Arrays can contain anything! This means that they can contain any data type (string, number, boolean), even an array!