Set an item to empty in array Javascript

Question

After initialing an array, it contains empty elements. I want to set an element back to empty after setting an value. But it doesn't work however I set it to undefined/null.

var a = Array(20181231);
// it will not run.
a.forEach(e => {console.log(++i + ' - ' + e);});

var i = 0;
a[12] = 12;
a[2018] = 2018;
// it loop twice
a.forEach(e => {console.log(++i + ' - ' + e);});

a[12] = undefined;
// expecting one time, but it still loop twice.
a.forEach(e => {console.log(++i + ' - ' + e);});

Nina Scholz · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-31 12:52:22Z

4

You could take the delete operator and remove the element of the array.

var a = Array(20181231);
a.forEach(e => console.log(++i + ' - ' + e)); // no loop

var i = 0;
a[12] = 12;
a[2018] = 2018;
a.forEach(e => console.log(++i + ' - ' + e)); // two elements

delete a[12];
a.forEach(e => console.log(++i + ' - ' + e)); // one element

answered Dec 31, 2018 at 12:52

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