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Lodash _.cons() Method

The Lodash _.cons() Method is used to construct a new array by taking some element and putting it at the front of another array or element.

Syntax:

_.cons(element, Array_or_element);

Parameters: 

  • element: It is the element that gets put in the front to construct a new Array.
  • Array_or_element: It is the second parameter used to construct an array.

Return Value: This method returns a newly constructed array.

Note: This will not work in normal JavaScript because it requires the Lodash contrib library to be installed.

Lodash contrib library can be installed using npm install lodash-contrib –save

Example 1: In this example, we will simply construct a new array by just putting an element in front using this method.

Javascript




// Defining lodash contrib variable
var _ = require('lodash-contrib'); 
  
// Element
var element = 0
  
// Array
var arr2 = [4,5,5]
  
// Constructing array
carr = _.cons(element, arr2);
console.log("element  : ");
console.log(element);
console.log("array2 : "); 
console.log(arr2); 
console.log("Constructed array : ");
console.log(carr);


Output:

element  :
0
array2 :
[ 4, 5, 5 ]
Constructed array :
[ 0, 4, 5, 5 ]

Example 2: This element also takes an array as the first argument.

Javascript




// Defining lodash contrib variable
var _ = require('lodash-contrib'); 
  
// Array1
var arr1 = [0]
  
// Array2
var arr2 = [4,5,5]
  
// Constructing array
carr = _.cons(arr1, arr2);
console.log("Array1  : ");
console.log(arr1);
console.log("Array2 : "); 
console.log(arr2); 
console.log("Constructed array : ");
console.log(carr);


Output: The first array takes place as a sub array in this example

element  :
[ 0 ]
array2 :
[ 4, 5, 5 ]
Constructed array :
[ [ 0 ], 4, 5, 5 ]

Example 3: In this example, we will construct a new array using arguments.

Javascript




// Defining lodash contrib variable
var _ = require('lodash-contrib'); 
  
function f() { return _.cons(0, arguments) }
console.log("Constructed array : ");
console.log(f(1,2,3));


Output:

Constructed array :
[ 0, 1, 2, 3 ]
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