Easy way to turn JavaScript array into comma-separated list

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I have a one-dimensional array of strings in JavaScript that I d like to turn into a comma-separated list  Is there a simple way in garden-variety JavaScript  or jQuery  to turn that into a comma-separated list   I know how to iterate through the array and build the string myself by concatenation if that s the only way

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Papa Parse handles commas in values and other edge cases.

(Baby Parse for Node has been deprecated - you can now use Papa Parse in the Browser and in Node.)

Eg. (node)

const csvParser = require('papaparse'); // previously you might have used babyparse
var arr = [1,null,"a,b"] ;
var csv = csvParser.unparse([arr]) ;
console.log(csv) ;

1,,"a,b"

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If you need to use   and   instead of      between the last two items you can do this   function arrayToList array     return array      join            replace                        and  1

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I think this should do it   var arr     contains comma   3 14   contains quote    more quotes   var item  i  var line        for  i   0  i  lt  arr length    i        item   arr i       if  item indexOf  amp  amp   item indexOf          -1    item indexOf          -1             item         item replace    g                         line push item      document getElementById  out   innerHTML   line join         fiddle  Basically all it does is check if the string contains a comma or quote  If it does  then it doubles all the quotes  and puts quotes on the ends  Then it joins each of the parts with a comma

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There are many methods to convert an array to comma separated list  1  Using array join  From MDN     The join   method joins all elements of an array  or an array-like object  into a string    The code  var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr   arr join         Snippet   x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr   arr join       x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D    2  Using array toString  From MDN     The toString   method returns a string representing the specified array and its elements    The code  var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr   arr toString      Snippet   x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr   arr toString    x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D    3  Add     before array or     after an array  The     or     will convert it into a string  Proof                toString      will output true   x000D   x000D  console log              toString     x000D   x000D   x000D    var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr      arr    Snippet   x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr      arr  x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D    Also  var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr   arr        x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr   arr       x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D

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var array     Zero    One    Two    var s   array       console log s        gt  Zero One Two

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I think this should do it   var arr     contains comma   3 14   contains quote    more quotes   var item  i  var line        for  i   0  i  lt  arr length    i        item   arr i       if  item indexOf  amp  amp   item indexOf          -1    item indexOf          -1             item         item replace    g                         line push item      document getElementById  out   innerHTML   line join         fiddle  Basically all it does is check if the string contains a comma or quote  If it does  then it doubles all the quotes  and puts quotes on the ends  Then it joins each of the parts with a comma

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I liked the solution at https   jsfiddle net rwone qJUh2  because it adds spaces after commas   array     test   test2   test3   array   array toString    array   array replace    g         alert array     Or  as suggested by  StackOverflaw in the comments   array join

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I liked the solution at https   jsfiddle net rwone qJUh2  because it adds spaces after commas   array     test   test2   test3   array   array toString    array   array replace    g         alert array     Or  as suggested by  StackOverflaw in the comments   array join

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Or  more efficiently     var arr   new Array 3   arr 0     Zero   arr 1     One   arr 2     Two    document write arr      same as document write arr toString    in this context   The toString method of an array when called returns exactly what you need - comma-separated list

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Do you want to end it with an  and    For this situation  I created an npm module   Try arrford     Usage  const arrford   require  arrford     arrford   run    climb    jump          gt   run  climb  and jump    arrford   run    climb    jump     false       gt   run  climb and jump    arrford   run    climb          gt   run and climb    arrford   run          gt   run       Install  npm install --save arrford     Read More  https   github com dawsonbotsford arrford    Try it yourself  Tonic link

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As of Chrome 72  it s possible to use Intl ListFormat    x000D   x000D  const vehicles     Motorcycle    Bus    Car    x000D   x000D  const formatter   new Intl ListFormat  en     style   long   type   conjunction      x000D  console log formatter format vehicles    x000D     expected output   Motorcycle  Bus  and Car  x000D   x000D  const formatter2   new Intl ListFormat  de     style   short   type   disjunction      x000D  console log formatter2 format vehicles    x000D     expected output   Motorcycle  Bus oder Car  x000D   x000D  const formatter3   new Intl ListFormat  en     style   narrow   type   unit      x000D  console log formatter3 format vehicles    x000D     expected output   Motorcycle Bus Car  x000D   x000D   x000D    Please note that this way is in its very earlier stage  so as of the date of posting this answer  expect incompatibility with older versions of Chrome and other browsers

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const arr    1  2  3   console log    arr

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Taking the initial code   var arr   new Array 3   arr 0     Zero   arr 1     One   arr 2     Two     The initial answer of using the join function is ideal  One thing to consider would be the ultimate use of the string    For using in some end textual display   arr join        gt   Zero One Two    For using in a URL for passing multiple values through in a  somewhat  RESTful manner   arr join        gt   Zero One Two   var url    http   www yoursitehere com do something to     arr join         gt   http   www yoursitehere com do something to Zero One Two    Of course  it all depends on the final use  Just keep the data source and use in mind and all will be right with the world

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Or  more efficiently     var arr   new Array 3   arr 0     Zero   arr 1     One   arr 2     Two    document write arr      same as document write arr toString    in this context   The toString method of an array when called returns exactly what you need - comma-separated list

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const arr    1  2  3   console log    arr

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I usually find myself needing something that also skips the value if that value is null or undefined  etc   So here is the solution that works for me      Example 1 const arr1     apple   null   banana       undefined   pear    const commaSeparated1   arr1 filter item   gt  item  join        console log commaSeparated1       apple  banana  pear      Example 2 const arr2    null   apple    const commaSeparated2   arr2 filter item   gt  item  join        console log commaSeparated2       apple    Most of the solutions here would return    apple  if my array would look like the one in my second example  That s why I prefer this solution

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If you need to use   and   instead of      between the last two items you can do this   function arrayToList array     return array      join            replace                        and  1

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I usually find myself needing something that also skips the value if that value is null or undefined  etc   So here is the solution that works for me      Example 1 const arr1     apple   null   banana       undefined   pear    const commaSeparated1   arr1 filter item   gt  item  join        console log commaSeparated1       apple  banana  pear      Example 2 const arr2    null   apple    const commaSeparated2   arr2 filter item   gt  item  join        console log commaSeparated2       apple    Most of the solutions here would return    apple  if my array would look like the one in my second example  That s why I prefer this solution

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Here s an implementation that converts a two-dimensional array or an array of columns into a properly escaped CSV string  The functions do not check for valid string number input or column counts  ensure your array is valid to begin with   The cells can contain commas and quotes    Here s a script for decoding CSV strings   Here s my script for encoding CSV strings      Example var csv   new csvWriter    csv del     t   csv enc         var nullVar  var testStr    The comma     pipe     single quote     double quote      and tab   t  are commonly used to tabulate data in plain-text formats    var testArr         false      0      nullVar         undefinedVar               key  value        console log csv escapeCol testStr    console log csv arrayToRow testArr    console log csv arrayToCSV  testArr  testArr  testArr             Class for creating csv strings    Handles multiple data types    Objects are cast to Strings       function csvWriter del  enc        this del   del            CSV Delimiter     this enc   enc            CSV Enclosure         Convert Object to CSV column     this escapeCol   function  col            if isNaN col                    is not boolean or numeric             if   col                       is null or undefined                 col                     else                      is string or object                 col   String col                   if  col length  gt  0                           use regex to test for del  enc   r or  n                        if new RegExp        this del   this enc     r n     test col                             escape inline enclosure                     col   col split  this enc   join  this enc   this enc                            wrap with enclosure                     col   this enc   col   this enc                                                    return col                 Convert an Array of columns into an escaped CSV row     this arrayToRow   function  arr            var arr2   arr slice 0            var i  ii   arr2 length          for i   0  i  lt  ii  i                  arr2 i    this escapeCol arr2 i                      return arr2 join this del                  Convert a two-dimensional Array into an escaped multi-row CSV      this arrayToCSV   function  arr            var arr2   arr slice 0            var i  ii   arr2 length          for i   0  i  lt  ii  i                  arr2 i    this arrayToRow arr2 i                      return arr2 join   r n

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The Array prototype join   method    x000D   x000D  var arr     Zero    One    Two    x000D   x000D  document write arr join         x000D   x000D   x000D

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Do you want to end it with an  and    For this situation  I created an npm module   Try arrford     Usage  const arrford   require  arrford     arrford   run    climb    jump          gt   run  climb  and jump    arrford   run    climb    jump     false       gt   run  climb and jump    arrford   run    climb          gt   run and climb    arrford   run          gt   run       Install  npm install --save arrford     Read More  https   github com dawsonbotsford arrford    Try it yourself  Tonic link

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As of Chrome 72  it s possible to use Intl ListFormat    x000D   x000D  const vehicles     Motorcycle    Bus    Car    x000D   x000D  const formatter   new Intl ListFormat  en     style   long   type   conjunction      x000D  console log formatter format vehicles    x000D     expected output   Motorcycle  Bus  and Car  x000D   x000D  const formatter2   new Intl ListFormat  de     style   short   type   disjunction      x000D  console log formatter2 format vehicles    x000D     expected output   Motorcycle  Bus oder Car  x000D   x000D  const formatter3   new Intl ListFormat  en     style   narrow   type   unit      x000D  console log formatter3 format vehicles    x000D     expected output   Motorcycle Bus Car  x000D   x000D   x000D    Please note that this way is in its very earlier stage  so as of the date of posting this answer  expect incompatibility with older versions of Chrome and other browsers

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Actually  the toString   implementation does a join with commas by default   var arr     42  55    var str1   arr toString       Gives you  42 55  var str2   String arr      Ditto   I don t know if this is mandated by the JS spec but this is what most pretty much all browsers seem to be doing

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Use the built-in Array toString method   var arr     one    two    three    arr toString         one two three    MDN on Array toString

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This solution also removes values such as         const result        null   foo         undefined   bar   filter el   gt      return Boolean el   amp  amp  el trim              join         console log result        gt  foo  bar

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There are many methods to convert an array to comma separated list  1  Using array join  From MDN     The join   method joins all elements of an array  or an array-like object  into a string    The code  var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr   arr join         Snippet   x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr   arr join       x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D    2  Using array toString  From MDN     The toString   method returns a string representing the specified array and its elements    The code  var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr   arr toString      Snippet   x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr   arr toString    x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D    3  Add     before array or     after an array  The     or     will convert it into a string  Proof                toString      will output true   x000D   x000D  console log              toString     x000D   x000D   x000D    var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr      arr    Snippet   x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr      arr  x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D    Also  var arr     this   is   a   comma   separated   list    arr   arr        x000D   x000D  var arr     this    is    a    comma    separated    list    x000D  arr   arr       x000D  console log arr   x000D   x000D   x000D

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Taking the initial code   var arr   new Array 3   arr 0     Zero   arr 1     One   arr 2     Two     The initial answer of using the join function is ideal  One thing to consider would be the ultimate use of the string    For using in some end textual display   arr join        gt   Zero One Two    For using in a URL for passing multiple values through in a  somewhat  RESTful manner   arr join        gt   Zero One Two   var url    http   www yoursitehere com do something to     arr join         gt   http   www yoursitehere com do something to Zero One Two    Of course  it all depends on the final use  Just keep the data source and use in mind and all will be right with the world

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This solution also removes values such as         const result        null   foo         undefined   bar   filter el   gt      return Boolean el   amp  amp  el trim              join         console log result        gt  foo  bar

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Or  more efficiently     var arr   new Array 3   arr 0     Zero   arr 1     One   arr 2     Two    document write arr      same as document write arr toString    in this context   The toString method of an array when called returns exactly what you need - comma-separated list

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var array     Zero    One    Two    var s   array       console log s        gt  Zero One Two

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Actually  the toString   implementation does a join with commas by default   var arr     42  55    var str1   arr toString       Gives you  42 55  var str2   String arr      Ditto   I don t know if this is mandated by the JS spec but this is what most pretty much all browsers seem to be doing

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Here s an implementation that converts a two-dimensional array or an array of columns into a properly escaped CSV string  The functions do not check for valid string number input or column counts  ensure your array is valid to begin with   The cells can contain commas and quotes    Here s a script for decoding CSV strings   Here s my script for encoding CSV strings      Example var csv   new csvWriter    csv del     t   csv enc         var nullVar  var testStr    The comma     pipe     single quote     double quote      and tab   t  are commonly used to tabulate data in plain-text formats    var testArr         false      0      nullVar         undefinedVar               key  value        console log csv escapeCol testStr    console log csv arrayToRow testArr    console log csv arrayToCSV  testArr  testArr  testArr             Class for creating csv strings    Handles multiple data types    Objects are cast to Strings       function csvWriter del  enc        this del   del            CSV Delimiter     this enc   enc            CSV Enclosure         Convert Object to CSV column     this escapeCol   function  col            if isNaN col                    is not boolean or numeric             if   col                       is null or undefined                 col                     else                      is string or object                 col   String col                   if  col length  gt  0                           use regex to test for del  enc   r or  n                        if new RegExp        this del   this enc     r n     test col                             escape inline enclosure                     col   col split  this enc   join  this enc   this enc                            wrap with enclosure                     col   this enc   col   this enc                                                    return col                 Convert an Array of columns into an escaped CSV row     this arrayToRow   function  arr            var arr2   arr slice 0            var i  ii   arr2 length          for i   0  i  lt  ii  i                  arr2 i    this escapeCol arr2 i                      return arr2 join this del                  Convert a two-dimensional Array into an escaped multi-row CSV      this arrayToCSV   function  arr            var arr2   arr slice 0            var i  ii   arr2 length          for i   0  i  lt  ii  i                  arr2 i    this arrayToRow arr2 i                      return arr2 join   r n

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The Array prototype join   method    x000D   x000D  var arr     Zero    One    Two    x000D   x000D  document write arr join         x000D   x000D   x000D

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Use the built-in Array toString method   var arr     one    two    three    arr toString         one two three    MDN on Array toString

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Or  more efficiently     var arr   new Array 3   arr 0     Zero   arr 1     One   arr 2     Two    document write arr      same as document write arr toString    in this context   The toString method of an array when called returns exactly what you need - comma-separated list

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Actually  the toString   implementation does a join with commas by default   var arr     42  55    var str1   arr toString       Gives you  42 55  var str2   String arr      Ditto   I don t know if this is mandated by the JS spec but this is what most pretty much all browsers seem to be doing

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Actually  the toString   implementation does a join with commas by default   var arr     42  55    var str1   arr toString       Gives you  42 55  var str2   String arr      Ditto   I don t know if this is mandated by the JS spec but this is what most pretty much all browsers seem to be doing

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var arr     Pro1    Pro2    Pro3    console log arr join       Pro1 Pro2 Pro3 console log arr join           Pro1  Pro2  Pro3

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Simple Array  x000D   x000D  let simpleArray    1 2 3 4  let commaSeperated   simpleArray join       console log commaSeperated   x000D   x000D   x000D   Array of Objects with a particular attributes as comma separated   x000D   x000D  let arrayOfObjects       id   1  name    Name 1   address    Address 1       id   2  name    Name 2   address    Address 2       id   3  name    Name 3   address    Address 3     let names   arrayOfObjects map x   gt  x name  join        console log names   x000D   x000D   x000D

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Papa Parse handles commas in values and other edge cases.

(Baby Parse for Node has been deprecated - you can now use Papa Parse in the Browser and in Node.)

Eg. (node)

const csvParser = require('papaparse'); // previously you might have used babyparse
var arr = [1,null,"a,b"] ;
var csv = csvParser.unparse([arr]) ;
console.log(csv) ;

1,,"a,b"

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The Array prototype join   method    x000D   x000D  var arr     Zero    One    Two    x000D   x000D  document write arr join         x000D   x000D   x000D

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var arr     Pro1    Pro2    Pro3    console log arr join       Pro1 Pro2 Pro3 console log arr join           Pro1  Pro2  Pro3

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Simple Array  x000D   x000D  let simpleArray    1 2 3 4  let commaSeperated   simpleArray join       console log commaSeperated   x000D   x000D   x000D   Array of Objects with a particular attributes as comma separated   x000D   x000D  let arrayOfObjects       id   1  name    Name 1   address    Address 1       id   2  name    Name 2   address    Address 2       id   3  name    Name 3   address    Address 3     let names   arrayOfObjects map x   gt  x name  join        console log names   x000D   x000D   x000D

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The Array prototype join   method    x000D   x000D  var arr     Zero    One    Two    x000D   x000D  document write arr join         x000D   x000D   x000D

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