How to convert Set to Array?

Solution 1:

if no such option exists, then maybe there is a nice idiomatic one-liner for doing that ? like, using for...of, or similar ?

Indeed, there are several ways to convert a Set to an Array:

using Array.from

let array = Array.from(mySet);

Simply spreading the Set out in an array

let array = [...mySet];

The old-fashioned way, iterating and pushing to a new array (Sets do have forEach)

let array = [];
mySet.forEach(v => array.push(v));

Previously, using the non-standard, and now deprecated array comprehension syntax:

let array = [v for (v of mySet)];

via https://speakerdeck.com/anguscroll/es6-uncensored by Angus Croll

It turns out, we can use spread operator:

var myArr = [...mySet];

Or, alternatively, use Array.from:

var myArr = Array.from(mySet);

Assuming you are just using Set temporarily to get unique values in an array and then converting back to an Array, try using this:

_.uniq([])

This relies on using underscore or lo-dash.

Perhaps to late to the party, but you could just do the following:

const set = new Set(['a', 'b']);
const values = set.values();
const array = Array.from(values);

This should work without problems in browsers that have support for ES6 or if you have a shim that correctly polyfills the above functionality.

Edit: Today you can just use what @c69 suggests:

const set = new Set(['a', 'b']);
const array = [...set]; // or Array.from(set)