The entries() method of Array instances returns a new array iterator object that contains the key/value pairs for each index in the array.
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Array.prototype.entries()
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Syntax
entries()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A new iterable iterator object.
Description
When used on sparse arrays, the entries() method iterates empty slots as if they have the value undefined.
The entries() method is generic. It only expects the this value to have a length property and integer-keyed properties.
Examples
Iterating with index and element
const a = ["a", "b", "c"];
for (const [index, element] of a.entries()) {
console.log(index, element);
}
// 0 'a'
// 1 'b'
// 2 'c'
Using a for...of loop
const array = ["a", "b", "c"];
const arrayEntries = array.entries();
for (const element of arrayEntries) {
console.log(element);
}
// [0, 'a']
// [1, 'b']
// [2, 'c']
Iterating sparse arrays
entries() will visit empty slots as if they are undefined.
for (const element of [, "a"].entries()) {
console.log(element);
}
// [0, undefined]
// [1, 'a']
Calling entries() on non-array objects
The entries() method reads the length property of this and then accesses each property whose key is a nonnegative integer less than length.
const arrayLike = {
length: 3,
0: "a",
1: "b",
2: "c",
3: "d", // ignored by entries() since length is 3
};
for (const entry of Array.prototype.entries.call(arrayLike)) {
console.log(entry);
}
// [ 0, 'a' ]
// [ 1, 'b' ]
// [ 2, 'c' ]
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | Deno | Node.js | ||
entries |
38 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 3.0 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.12.0 | |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/entries