Explain Arrays in Javascript?

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The JavaScript Array class is a global object that is used in the construction of arrays; which are high-level, list-like objects.

Arrays are list-like objects whose prototype has methods to perform traversal and mutation operations. Neither the length of a JavaScript array nor the types of its elements are fixed. Since an array’s length can change at any time, and data can be stored at non-contiguous locations in the array, JavaScript arrays are not guaranteed to be dense; this depends on how the programmer chooses to use them. In general, these are convenient characteristics; but if these features are not desirable for your particular use, you might consider using typed arrays.

There are 3 ways to construct an array in JavaScript

  • JavaScript array literal - The syntax of creating an array using array literal is given below:

var arrayname=[value1,value2.....valueN];

  • JavaScript Array directly (new keyword) - The syntax of creating an array directly is given below:

var arrayname=new Array();

  • JavaScript array constructor (new keyword) - Here, you need to create instance of array by passing arguments in constructor so that we don’t have to provide value explicitly.