Array of Arrays?

Question

So here is my scenario -- I am collecting a dynamic folder structure with javascript for a photoshop plugin I am developing. Here is what the folders may look like:

Folder 1
    subFolder1
        file1
        file2
    subFolder2
        subsubfolder1
        subsubfolder2
           file1
           file2


 Folder 2
        subFolder1
            file1
            file2
        subFolder2
            subsubfolder1
            subsubfolder2
               file1
               file2

What would this syntax look like? tried to come up with it, but doesn't look right to me. Also how would you loop through something like that? Do you for look on every sub array?

var multiArray = [ [Folder1, [subFolder1, [file1,file2],subFolder2, [subsubFolder1, subsubFolder2, [file1,file2] ], Folder2, [subFolder1, [file1,file2], subFolder2, [subsubfolder1,subsubfoler2, [file1,file2]

bevacqua · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-09 02:31:03Z

4

var who = {
   just: "an object",
   with: "a couple of properties"
};

var ArrayOofArrays = [
    [1,2,3],
    [4,5,7],
    [1,{},""],
    ["a",2,{c: "b",e: who}]
];

In your example:

var folder = {
    subfolders: [
        subfolder,
        subfolder
    ],
    files: [
        file,
        file
    ]
};

subfolder would be ->

var subfolder = function () {
    return {
        folders: [
        ],
        files: [
        ],
        path: "path/to/folder" // etc..
    }
};

file would be ->

var fileInfo = function () {
    return {
        filename: "path/to/file" // etc.
    };
}

it really depends on what you want to achieve, but generally a combination of objects and arrays is best.

so you could have something like

var buildFolder = function(){
    return {
        folders: [],
        files: []
    };
};

var buildFile = function(title){
    return {
        title: title
    };
};

var folder = buildFolder();

folder.files.push(buildFile());
folder.files.push(buildFile());
folder.files.push(buildFile());
folder.files.push(buildFile());

folder.folders.push(buildFolder());
folder.folders[0].files.push(buildFile());

edited Mar 9, 2012 at 2:31

answered Mar 9, 2012 at 2:19

bevacqua

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SuperNinja Over a year ago

sorry man, your much better at this than I, can you help me translate that. Thanks

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