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A JS function to recursively flatten an array
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/** | |
* deeply flattens the content of an array recursively | |
* @param {Array} arr - the array to flatten | |
* @param {Array} acc - the accumulator array object | |
*/ | |
function DeepFlatten(arr, acc) { | |
if (!(arr instanceof Array)) return acc.push(arr); | |
arr.forEach((value) => DeepFlatten(value, acc)); | |
return acc; | |
} | |
/** | |
* flattens the content of an array | |
* @param {Array} arr - the array to flatten | |
*/ | |
function flatten(arr) { | |
return DeepFlatten(arr, []); | |
} | |
var a = [ | |
1, | |
2, | |
[3, 4, 5], | |
6, | |
7, | |
[8, 9, 10], | |
[11], | |
12, | |
13, | |
14, | |
[15, 16, 17, [18, 19, [20, 21, [22, 23, 24], 25, [26, [27, 28]], 29, 30]]], | |
]; | |
console.log(flatten(a)); |
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