javascript array to multidimensional array

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how do i get

var employees=["Adam","Barb","Chris"];

to look like this?

var employees=[["Adam"],["Barb"],["Chris"]];

Sirko · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-03 13:12:48Z

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You could use map():

var employees=["Adam","Barb","Chris"];

var newEmployees = employees.map( function( item ){ return [ item ]; } );

answered Feb 3, 2013 at 13:12

Sirko

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@HMR But a suitable shim is given on MDN as well. So just add the shim and you should be alright.

Yes, here is the map for browsers that don't implement it: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/… Just needed mentioning if you need support for IE<9

@HMR Did you notice, that this link is already part of my answer?

David G · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-03 23:02:20Z

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var employees = ["Adam", "Barb", "Chris"];

for (var i = employees.length; i--;) {
    employees[i] = [employees[i]];
}

answered Feb 3, 2013 at 13:12

David G

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