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Flatten an array of nested arrays
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/* | |
* flatten_arr(array) | |
* Purpose: Flatten an array of nested arrays | |
* | |
* Usage: | |
* var arrayToFlatten = flatten_arr([[1,2,[3]],4]); // [1,2,3,4] | |
* | |
* // If not passing an array it returns the initial value | |
* var notArray = flatten_arr('5'); // '5' returns initial value | |
*/ | |
function flatten_arr(arr) { | |
// If argument is not an array return | |
if(!Array.isArray(arr)) { | |
console.error("flatten_arr - Argument is not an array"); | |
// Return initial value. | |
return arr; | |
} | |
var reduced = arr.reduce(function(outputArr, currentVal) { | |
return outputArr.concat(currentVal); | |
}, []); | |
// Check if any arrays are nested past the inital reduce | |
for(prop of reduced) { | |
if(Array.isArray(reduced[prop])) { | |
return flatten_arr(reduced); | |
} | |
} | |
return reduced; | |
} |
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