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Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings.

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Subject Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings.
From "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net>
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Date 2015-05-16 11:37 +0200
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jonas.thornvall@gmail.com wrote on 16 mei 2015 in comp.lang.javascript:

> I have arrays that are read from right to left, to do arithmetic upon.

arrays do not have right or left.
You again are making up your own terminology.
 
> But at some point i of course want a printout of the elements of the
> array. 

Why "of course"?

If you want to print out the inverse of an array:

var arrlen = arr.length;
for (var i=arrlen;;i--) document.write(arr[i-1]+'<br>');


> So i of course reverse the array,

Why "of course"?

Reversing an array is a timeconsuming and needless action,
as you can easily use a short formula for an inversed index.

arr[arrlen-1-i]

> *but* the integer/string elements 

arrays heve elements, 
the type of content of which do not toutch a reversing.

> of course remain reversed. 

Why "of course"?
So you want to change them back, and again consume exponential time?

> Is there a preferable way to do this, 

Yes! 

Don't reverse physically, manipulate the index.

> i do understand that i can make a
> function that reverse 

Well, if you understand that you can do something, it must be okay.
I for one don't understand what you mean.

>  the integer/string digit by digit.

You must mean "element by element", arrays don't have digits.
Strings too don't have digits, they have characters.

You again are making up your own terminology.
That is accceptable if you don't pester others with it,
but you eventually fall into your own trap,
when you will misunderstand the publications of others.

================================

The preferable way is not to inverse long arrays,
as, see above and my earlier mail,
using an index-manipulation-formula has all the necessary ingredients.

Mind that "preferable" depends on what your goals are, if you want 
unreadable, messy, exponential timeconsuming, buggy and difficult to debug 
code "of course" your approach might be different.

-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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      Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-05-16 03:37 -0700
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                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-05-16 07:51 -0700
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                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-05-16 16:51 -0700
                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-05-17 11:14 +0200
                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-05-17 03:04 -0700
                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-05-17 12:40 +0200
                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-05-17 06:04 -0700
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                Re: Reverse elements in array, they can be integers or strings. John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-05-18 10:28 +0100
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