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JavaScript: Convert a 2D array to a comma-separated values (CSV) string

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-257 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to convert a 2D array to a comma-separated values (CSV) string.

  • Use Array.prototype.map() and Array.prototype.join(delimiter) to combine individual 1D arrays (rows) into strings.
  • Use Array.prototype.join('\n') to combine all rows into a CSV string, separating each row with a newline.
  • Omit the second argument, delimiter, to use a default delimiter of ,.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const arrayToCSV = (arr, delimiter = ',') =>
  arr.map(v => v.map(x => `"${x}"`).join(delimiter)).join('\n');
console.log(arrayToCSV([['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']]));
console.log(arrayToCSV([['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']], ';'));

Sample Output:

"a","b"
"c","d"
"a";"b"
"c";"d"

Flowchart:

flowchart: Convert a 2D array to a comma-separated values (CSV) string.

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-257-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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JavaScript: Tips of the Day

Checking if a key exists in a JavaScript object?

Checking for undefined-ness is not an accurate way of testing whether a key exists. What if the key exists but the value is actually undefined?

var obj = { key: undefined };
obj["key"] !== undefined // false, but the key exists!

You should instead use the in operator:

"key" in obj // true, regardless of the actual value

If you want to check if a key doesn't exist, remember to use parenthesis:

!("key" in obj) // true if "key" doesn't exist in object
!"key" in obj   // ERROR!  Equivalent to "false in obj"

Or, if you want to particularly test for properties of the object instance (and not inherited properties), use hasOwnProperty:

obj.hasOwnProperty("key") // true

Checking for undefined-ness is not an accurate way of testing whether a key exists. What if the key exists but the value is actually undefined? var obj = { key: undefined }; obj["key"] !== undefined // false, but the key exists! You should instead use the in operator: "key" in obj // true, regardless of the actual value If you want to check if a key doesn't exist, remember to use parenthesis: !("key" in obj) // true if "key" doesn't exist in object !"key" in obj // ERROR! Equivalent to "false in obj" Or, if you want to particularly test for properties of the object instance (and not inherited properties), use hasOwnProperty: obj.hasOwnProperty("key") // true For performance comparison between the methods that are in, hasOwnProperty and key is undefined.

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