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Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Array:join

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[edit] Summary

Joins all elements of an array into a string.

Method of Array
Implemented in: JavaScript 1.1, NES 2.0
ECMA Version: ECMA-262

[edit] Syntax

join(separator)

[edit] Parameters

separator 
Specifies a string to separate each element of the array. The separator is converted to a string if necessary. If omitted, the array elements are separated with a comma.

[edit] Description

The string conversions of all array elements are joined into one string.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Example: Joining an array three different ways

The following example creates an array, a, with three elements, then joins the array three times: using the default separator, then a comma and a space, and then a plus.

var a = new Array("Wind","Rain","Fire");
var myVar1 = a.join();      // assigns "Wind,Rain,Fire" to myVar1
var myVar2 = a.join(", ");  // assigns "Wind, Rain, Fire" to myVar2
var myVar3 = a.join(" + "); // assigns "Wind + Rain + Fire" to myVar3

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