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Using the Array Class to Create Arrays

Arrays are programming constructs that can hold a set of data items that you access item by item with a numeric index. Arrays are perfect for programming because, using the array index, you can reach each item in the array. So, you can easily iterate over every item in the array using a loop.

To create arrays, you use the JavaScript Array class. You can find the methods of this class in Table 6-5 and the methods of the JScript Array class in Table 6-6.

Table 6-5. Methods of the JavaScript Array Class

concat	join	pop	push
reverse	shift	slice	splice
sort	toSource	toString	unshift
valueOf

Table 6-6. Methods of the JScript Array Class

concat	join	reverse	slice
sort	toString	valueOf

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