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JS function: stringify table (2D array)
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function stringifyTable(arr) { | |
var longest = 0; | |
return arr.map(function(innerArr) { | |
innerArr = trimArray(innerArr).map(val => '' + val); | |
longest = Math.max(longest, Math.max(innerArr.map(val => val.length))); | |
return innerArr; | |
}).map(function(innerArr) { | |
return innerArr.map(function(val) { | |
return padLeft('' + val, longest, ' '); | |
}).join(); | |
}).join(',\n'); | |
} | |
// trim undefined values from ends of array | |
function trimArray(arr) { | |
for (var start = 0; start < arr.length && !(start in arr); start++); | |
for (var end = arr.length; end > start && !(end - 1 in arr); end--); | |
return arr.slice(start, end); | |
} | |
// pad string with extra characters on left to ensure at least len characters | |
function padLeft(str, len, char) { | |
return str.length >= len ? str : new Array(len - str.length + 1).join(char) + str; | |
} |
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