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JavaScript

brandonlind2
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Posted by brandonlind2
brandonlind2
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different ways of creatiing arrays

I saw someone write some arrays differently and I'm curious if there are pros to writing them these ways

/***why would I create an empty array like as opposed to var arry=[];,
 I'm writing more code to achieve the same result, which isnt dry, 
so way would javascript go through the trouble of allowing new to 
be used this way, is there a benefit to writing this way that i'm missing?***/

var arry= new Array();

/***why would I create an empty array like this but specify that 
there are 3 empty indexes?, What benefit of is there of writing this way? 
why create 3 empty indexes instead of using an array method like .unshift()***/

var arry= new Array(3);

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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To be honest, I'm not sure I totally understand all the details regarding writing arrays this way. But from what I can find, it's generally not suggested. When you write an array that way it has to go out to the global constructor and make a new array that way. But some people contend that the processing time of making an array this way is faster in certain browsers depending on the size of the array. Here's the stuff on stackoverflow I found about it. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/931872/what-s-the-difference-between-array-and-while-declaring-a-javascript-ar