Calculate the length of an associative array using JavaScript
Last Updated :
20 Nov, 2023
In JavaScript, we have normal arrays in which an element is present at a particular index. Whereas Associative arrays are basically Objects in JavaScript where the index is replaced with user-defined keys. Basically, we can say that it stores Key-Value pairs.
Syntax:
let arr = { key1: 'value'1, key2: 'value2', key3: 'value3'}
Here, arr is the associative array, key1, key2, and key3 are its indexes, and value1, value2, and value3 are its elements.
Example: This is a basic example of the associative property.
Javascript
let arr = {
"apple" : 10,
"grapes" : 20
};
arr[ "guava" ] = 30;
arr[ "banana" ] = 40;
console.log( "Apple = " + arr.apple)
console.log( "Banana = " + arr.banana)
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Output
Apple = 10
Banana = 40
Length of an associative array: Like in a normal array, an associative array does not have a length property. So we will see other ways to calculate the length of associative arrays.
To calculate the length of an associative array, we will traverse the array element and count all the keys present in the array.
We can calculate the length of an associative array in the following ways:
Method 1: Using hasOwnProperty & for…in loop
- By using for…in loop we can iterate over the object.
- By checking obj.hasOwnProperty(key), we check it contains only own properties (not inherited) are counted.
- Increment the size variable for each own property found, which represents the length of the associative array.
Example: Below is the implementation of the above approach
Javascript
sizeOfArray = function (array) {
let size = 0;
for (let key in array) {
if (array.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
size++;
}
}
return size;
}
let arr = { "apple" : 10, "grapes" : 20 };
arr[ "guava" ] = 30;
arr[ "banana" ] = 40;
console.log(arr);
console.log( "size = " + sizeOfArray(arr));
arr[ "fruits" ] = 100;
console.log(arr);
console.log( "Size = " + sizeOfArray(arr));
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Output
{ apple: 10, grapes: 20, guava: 30, banana: 40 }
size = 4
{ apple: 10, grapes: 20, guava: 30, banana: 40, fruits: 100 }
Size = 5
Method 2: Using the keys Method
The keys() method returns an array containing all the keys present in the associative array. So, we can use the length property on this array to get the length of the associative array.
Example: Below is the implementation of the above approach
Javascript
let arr = { "apple" : 10, "grapes" : 20 };
arr[ "guava" ] = 30;
arr[ "banana" ] = 40;
console.log(Object.keys(arr))
console.log( "Size = " + Object.keys(arr).length)
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Output
[ 'apple', 'grapes', 'guava', 'banana' ]
Size = 4
Method 3: Using Object.entries() Method
JavaScript Object.entries() method is used to return an array consisting of enumerable property [key, value] pairs of the object which are passed as the parameter.By using the length property we can calculate the length of the associative array
Example: Below is the implementation of the above approach
Javascript
let obj = {
key1: '1' ,
key2: '2' ,
key3: '3'
};
let length = Object.entries(obj).length;
console.log(length);
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