How to Append one Array to Another in JavaScript

Append one Array to Another with Spread Operator #

To append one array to another:

1. Use the spread operator (...) to unpack the values of the two arrays into a third array.
2. For example, const arr3 = [...arr1, ...arr2].
3. The spread will unpack the elements of the two arrays into a third array.

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const arr1 = ['a', 'b'];

const arr2 = ['c', 'd'];

const arr3 = [...arr1, ...arr2];

console.log(arr3); // 👉️ ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']

We used the spread operator (...) to unpack the values of two arrays into a third array.

The easiest way to think about it is:

1. We grab all the values from arr1 and add them to arr3.
2. Then we grab all the values from arr2 and add them to arr3.

Note that the order is preserved and all of the elements of arr1 come before the elements of arr2.

The spread operator is commonly used when you need to add new elements to an array without changing the contents of the original array.

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const arr1 = ['a', 'b'];

const arr2 = [...arr1, 'c', 'd'];

console.log(arr2); // 👉️ ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']

Alternatively, you can use the Array.concat() method.

Append one Array to Another using concat #

To append one array to another, call the concat() method on the first array, passing it the second array as a parameter, e.g. const arr3 = arr1.concat(arr2). The concat method will merge the two arrays and will return a new array.

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const arr1 = ['a', 'b'];
const arr2 = ['c', 'd'];

const arr3 = arr1.concat(arr2);

console.log(arr3); // 👉️ ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']

We used the Array.concat method to merge two arrays into a third.

The method does not change the contents of the original arrays, instead it returns a new array.

The method takes the array(s) you want to concatenate into the new array as parameters.

Here's an example of calling the concat method with multiple arrays.

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const arr1 = ['a', 'b'];

const arr2 = arr1.concat(['c'], ['d'], ['e']);

console.log(arr2); // 👉️ ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']

All of the arrays we passed to the concat method, including arr1 got merged into a new array.

You can even pass non-array values to the concat method.

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const arr1 = ['a', 'b'];

const arr2 = arr1.concat('c', 'd', ['e']);

console.log(arr2); // 👉️ ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']

We passed two strings and an array to the concat method and they all got merged into the new array.

An alternative approach is to use the push method to append one array to another.

Append one Array to Another using push #

To append one array to another, use the push() method on the first array, passing it the values of the second array. The push method is used to add one or more elements to the end of an array. The method changes the contents of the original array.

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const arr1 = ['a', 'b'];

const arr2 = ['c', 'd'];

arr1.push(...arr2);

console.log(arr1); // 👉️ ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']

We used the spread operator (...) to unpack the values of arr2 when calling the Array.push method.

The push method takes one or more values as parameters. The parameters get pushed to the end of the array.

The method returns the new length of the array and mutates the array's contents.

Which approach you pick is a matter of personal preference. I'd use the spread syntax (...) as I find it the most intuitive and the easiest to read.