Underscore.JS - chunk method

Syntax

_.chunk(array, length)

chunk method gives multiple array from an array using length parameter. Generated arrays can of maximum size of given length.

Example

var _ = require('underscore');

var list1 = [ 'Sam', 'Joe','Julie' ]
var list2 = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]

//Example 1: create arrays using list1
result = _.chunk(_.shuffle(list1), 2);
console.log(result)

//Example 2: create arrays using list2
result = _.chunk(list2, 2);
console.log(result)

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

[ [ 'Julie', 'Joe' ], [ 'Sam' ] ]
[ [ 1, 2 ], [ 3, 4 ], [ 5, 6 ] ]