Collect.js | collapse() Method

Collect.js is a fluent and convenient wrapper for working with arrays and objects. The JavaScript array is first transformed into a collection and then the function is applied to the collection.

The collapse() method convert collection of arrays into a single flat array.

Installation:

• Collect.js can be installed via NPM:

  npm install --save collect.js

• You can also use CDN of collect.js

  <script src="https://cdnjs.com/libraries/collect.js"></script>

Syntax:

collect(array).collapse()

Parameters: The collect() takes one argument that is converted into the collection and then collapse() function is applied on it, which will convert into a single flat array.

Return Value: Returns an array.

Below examples illustrate the collapse() method in JavaScript:

Example 1: Here collect = require(‘collect.js’) is used to import the collect.js library into the file.

const collect = require('collect.js');

let arr = [1, [1, 2], [{}, 3]]

// convert array into collection
const collection = collect(arr);

// collapsing the array into single array
const collapased = collection.collapse();

// returning the array with all() method.
let singleArray =   collapased.all();

console.log("Single array: ", singleArray);

Output

Example 2:

const collect = require('collect.js');

let arr = [[1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8], [9, 10]]

// convert array into collection
const collection = collect(arr);

// collapsing the array into single array
const collapased = collection.collapse();

// returning the array with all() method.
let singleArray =   collapased.all();

console.log("Single array: ", singleArray);

Output