JavaScript: Create a new array out of the two supplied by creating each possible pair from the arrays

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-25 with Solution

Create All Pairs from Arrays

Write a JavaScript program to create an array out of the arrays by creating each possible pair from the arrays.

• Use Array.prototype.reduce(), Array.prototype.map() and Array.prototype.concat() to produce every possible pair from the elements of the two arrays.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
// Define a function called `xProd` that computes the Cartesian product of two arrays.
const xProd = (a, b) => a.reduce((acc, x) => acc.concat(b.map(y => [x, y])), []);

// Example usage
console.log(xProd([1, 2], ['a', 'b'])); // [[1, 'a'], [1, 'b'], [2, 'a'], [2, 'b']]
console.log(xProd([1, 2], [1, 2])); // [[1, 1], [1, 2], [2, 1], [2, 2]]
console.log(xProd(['a', 'b'], ['a', 'b'])); // [['a', 'a'], ['a', 'b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'b']]

Output:

[[1,"a"],[1,"b"],[2,"a"],[2,"b"]]
[[1,1],[1,2],[2,1],[2,2]]
[["a","a"],["a","b"],["b","a"],["b","b"]]

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript program that generates all possible pairs from two given arrays.
• Write a JavaScript function that uses nested loops to combine elements from two arrays into pair arrays.
• Write a JavaScript program that creates a new array containing every possible ordered pair from two input arrays.

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