Is it possible to distinguish an array from an array of arrays or array of objects in jQuery?
var a = [1,2,3];
var a2 = [[12,'Smith',1],[13,'Jones',2]];
var a3 = [{val:'12', des:'Smith', num:1}];
//a = array
//a2 and a3 = multidimensional array
How can I do this? Thanks
Since you're using jQuery, you can use:
$.isArray(a[0]);
Here's the documentation: http://api.jquery.com/jquery.isarray/
This is definitely not the only way to find out. You could do this in pure JS too, using:
Array.isArray(v[0]);
Array.isArray for pure JS
Very raw way of checking:
function isMultiDimensional(array) {
return array.some(element => Array.isArray(element))
}
This basically checks if any of your elements is also an array
If you consider multidimensional arrays where all elements are arrays, look at the other answers.
This function can solve your problem
function checkArray(arr){
if(!Array.isArray(arr[0])) return 'simple array';
else return 'Not simple array [Array of arrays (or) Array of objects]';
}
checkArray(a); // simple array
checkArray(a1); // Not simple array [Array of arrays (or) Array of objects]
