JavaScript Set value at multidimensional array where dimensions are not pre-defined

Question

Let's say I have an empty 1D array:

var data = [];

Now, I want to add value of 1 to data[1][1][3];

To do this, I need to extend data array to:

data = [

 [],
 [],
 [[],[],[1]]

]

Yeah, pretty sure that I have to write a function and pass dimension values as 1D array [1, 1, 3] and check 1. if there is second, third dimension and if 'no' create them and 2. if its size are greater or equal.

For just this example, function would be

function setData(value_, index_){

  if(data[index_[0]] == undefined){

    data = Array(index_[0] + 1).fill([]);
    data[index_[0]] = Array(index_[1] + 1).fill(1);
    data[index_[0]][index_[1]] = Array(index_[2] + 1).fill([]);
    data[index_[0]][index_[1]][index_[2]] = value_;

  }else{

    if(data[index_[0]][index_[1]] == undefined){

      data[index_[0]][index_[1]] = Array(index_[2] + 1).fill([]);
      data[index_[0]][index_[1]][index_[2]] = value_;

    }

  }

}

It's clumsy and straight-forward. How I can make an universal thing out of it? For any # of dimensions.

var data = [];

setData(false, [1, 1, 3]);

function setData(value_, index_){

  if(data[index_[0]] == undefined){

    data = Array(index_[0] + 1).fill([]);
    data[index_[0]] = Array(index_[1] + 1).fill(1);
    data[index_[0]][index_[1]] = Array(index_[2] + 1).fill([]);
    data[index_[0]][index_[1]][index_[2]] = value_;

  }else{

    if(data[index_[0]][index_[1]] == undefined){

      data[index_[0]][index_[1]] = Array(index_[2] + 1).fill([]);
      data[index_[0]][index_[1]][index_[2]] = value_;

    }

  }

}

console.log(data);

Ehsan Nazeri · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-04 18:35:44Z

1

this function might help you

var data = []

setData(false, [1, 1, 3])

function setData(value_, indexes_) {
  var currenLevelArr = data
  var len = indexes_.length
  // you can also use Foreach instead of  using for
  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
    if (currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]] === undefined) {
      if (i === len - 1) {
        // we meet the target
        currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]] = value_
      } else {
        currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]] = []
        currenLevelArr = currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]]
      }
    } else if (Array.isArray(currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]])) {
      if (i === len - 1) {
        // we meet the target but
        //there is an extra dimension in the place
        //in which we want to set the value_
        console.error('something went wrong')
      } else {
        currenLevelArr = currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]]
      }
    } else {
      // the current position is filled with sth that we dont expect
      // if you want to replace the value ,you can add extra condition here
      console.error('something went wrong')
    }
  }
}

console.log(data)

this is the way you can trace the nodes object

var nodes = [

  {id: "1", x: 0, y: 0 },
  {id: "1.1", x: 0, y: 0 },
  {id: "1.1.1", x: 0, y: 0 },
  {id: "1.2", x: 1, y: 0 },
  {id: "1.3", x: 0, y: 1 },
  {id: "1.4", x: 1, y: 1 },
  {id: "1.3.1", x: 0, y: 0 },
  {id: "1.3.2", x: 0, y: 1 }

];

data = [];

nodes.forEach(function(node_){

var indices = node_.id.split(".");
indices = indices.map(function(d_){ return Number(d_) - 1; })
setData(true, indices);

});

function setData(value_, indexes_) {
  var currenLevelArr = data
  var len = indexes_.length
  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
    if (currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]] === undefined) {
      currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]] = { value : undefined ,  subData : [] }
      if (i === len - 1) {
        currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]].value = value_ ;
      } else {
        currenLevelArr = currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]].subData;
      }
    } else  {
      if (i === len - 1) {
        currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]].value = 10 ;
      } else {
        currenLevelArr = currenLevelArr[indexes_[i]].subData
      }
    }
  }
}

function show(data , str="") {
  if(Array.isArray(data) ){
    for (var i = 0 ; i < data.length; i++ ) {
      if(data[i]) {
        if(data[i].value) {
          console.log(str + (i+1) + ": true" );
        } 
        show(data[i].subData , str + (i+1) + ",")
      }
    }
  }
}
show(data)
console.log(data);

edited Jun 4, 2020 at 18:35

answered Jun 4, 2020 at 17:06

Ehsan Nazeri

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7 Comments

VVK Over a year ago

It doesn't work well with this data jsfiddle.net/leprous/219sybL3 (

Ehsan Nazeri Over a year ago

the data structure and the rules I think are different. could you please tell me what are x,y in nodes

Ehsan Nazeri Over a year ago

I assumed every slot of array should be assigned once. I think for this nodes you should use objects

Ehsan Nazeri Over a year ago

I'll write a new function base on nodes data structure

VVK Over a year ago

Why do you need to know x,y params? The ID is only one that involved, cause I'm splitting it to dimensions, i.e. 1.1.2 to [1, 1, 2].

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