Ungroup array elements
JavaScript, Array · Oct 22, 2020

Creates an array of arrays, ungrouping the elements in an array produced by zip.
- Use
Math.max()
,Function.prototype.apply()
to get the longest subarray in the array,Array.prototype.map()
to make each element an array. - Use
Array.prototype.reduce()
andArray.prototype.forEach()
to map grouped values to individual arrays.
const unzip = arr => arr.reduce( (acc, val) => (val.forEach((v, i) => acc[i].push(v)), acc), Array.from({ length: Math.max(...arr.map(x => x.length)) }).map(x => []) ); unzip([['a', 1, true], ['b', 2, false]]); // [['a', 'b'], [1, 2], [true, false]] unzip([['a', 1, true], ['b', 2]]); // [['a', 'b'], [1, 2], [true]]