Arrays in TypeScript

Learn to create array, clone array, merge arrays and iterate through array elements in TypeScript with easy to follow examples.

Table of Contents

Create Array
Iterate Through Array
Clone Array
Merge Arrays

Create Array

Like JavaScript, TypeScript has an array type to allow assignment of multiple values. The array is specified by adding a square bracket after the type.

Every time a new value is added to an array, the compiler checks for type compatibility and alerts if there is a type mismatch.

//array declaration and initialization in separate lines
let myArr1: boolean[];
let myArr2: boolean[] = [];
let myArr3: boolean[] = new Array();
let myArr4: boolean[] = Array();

myArr1 = [false, false, true];

//array inline declaration and initialization

//array of booleans	
let flags1: boolean[] = [false, false, true];	
//or
let	flags2: Array<boolean> =[false, false, true];

//array of numbers
let scores1: number[] = [10, 20, 30, 40];	
//or
let	scores2: Array<number> = [10, 20, 30, 40];	

Add elements to array

To add more elements to array, use push() method.

//array of numbers
let scores: number[] = [10, 20, 30, 40];

scores.push( 50 );	//[10, 20, 30, 40, 50]

scores.push( 'abc' );	//data.ts(24,14): error TS2345: Argument of type '"abc"' is not  
						//assignable to parameter of type 'number'.

Iterate Through Array

You can use either for...of loop or traditional for loop to iterate over array elements.

Using “for…of” loop

let scores :number[] = [10, 20, 30, 40];	

for (var score of scores) {
	console.log(score);		//Outputs 10 20 30 40
}

Using traditional for loop

let scores :number[] = [10, 20, 30, 40];	

for (var i = 0; i < scores.length; i++) {
	console.log(scores[i]);		//Outputs 10 20 30 40
}

Clone Array

Use spread operator to clone array. It’s easiest and recommended way.

let origScores :number[] = [10, 20, 30];	

let clonedScores = [...origScores];

console.log(clonedScores);		//[10, 20, 30]

origScores.push( 40 );

console.log(origScores);		//[10, 20, 30, 40]	is "changed"
console.log(clonedScores);		//[10, 20, 30] 	is "unchanged"

Merge Arrays

Use spread operator for merging arrays as well. It’s simplest and recommended way.

let scores1 :number[] = [10, 20, 30];	
let scores2 :number[] = [40, 50, 60];	

let mergedScore = [...scores1, ...scores2];

console.log(mergedScore);	//[ 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 ]

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