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Turns an array of items into a String of items separated by middleJoiner and endJoiner
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/* | |
var fruits = ['apple', 'orange', 'banana', 'pear'], | |
middleJoiner = ', ', | |
endJoiner = ' and ', | |
result = listJoiner(fruits, middleJoiner, endJoiner); | |
*/ | |
// result will be this string: 'apple, orange, banana and pear' | |
//Iterative way | |
function listJoinerIter(elems, middleJoiner, endJoiner) { | |
var res = '', i; | |
if(elems.isArray() && elems.length > 0) { | |
for(i = 0; i < elems.length; i++) { | |
res += elems[i]; | |
if(i === elems.length - 2) { | |
res += endJoiner; | |
} else if(elems.length > 1 && i < elems.length - 1) { | |
res += middleJoiner; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
return res; | |
} | |
//Recursvive way | |
function listJoinerRec(elems, middleJoiner, endJoiner) { | |
if(elems.length === 0 || !elems.isArray()) { | |
return ''; | |
} else if(elems.length === 1) { | |
return elems[0]; | |
} else if(elems.length === 2) { | |
return elems[0] + endJoiner + elems[1]; | |
} else { | |
return elems[0] + middleJoiner + listJoiner(elems.shift(), middleJoiner, endJoiner); | |
} | |
} |
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