Array() constructor

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The Array() constructor creates Array objects.

Syntax

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new Array()
new Array(element1)
new Array(element1, element2)
new Array(element1, element2, /* …, */ elementN)
new Array(arrayLength)

Array()
Array(element1)
Array(element1, element2)
Array(element1, element2, /* …, */ elementN)
Array(arrayLength)

Note: Array() can be called with or without new. Both create a new Array instance.

A JavaScript array is initialized with the given elements, except in the case where a single argument is passed to the Array constructor and that argument is a number (see the arrayLength parameter below). Note that this special case only applies to JavaScript arrays created with the Array constructor, not array literals created with the square bracket syntax.

arrayLength

If the only argument passed to the Array constructor is an integer between 0 and 232 - 1 (inclusive), this returns a new JavaScript array with its length property set to that number.

Note: This implies an array of arrayLength empty slots, not slots with actual undefined values — see sparse arrays).

Exceptions

RangeError

Thrown if there's only one argument (arrayLength) that is a number, but its value is not an integer or not between 0 and 232 - 1 (inclusive).

Examples

Array literal notation

Arrays can be created using the literal notation:

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const fruits = ["Apple", "Banana"];

console.log(fruits.length); // 2
console.log(fruits[0]); // "Apple"