phpjs/experimental/array/list.js

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function list() {
  // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
  // +   original by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
  // %        note 1: Only works in global context and deviates (by necessity) from
  // %        note 1: PHP version by adding the array (which in PHP is an rvalue
  // %        note 1: separate from the list() lvalue) as the last argument
  // *     example 1: var drink, color, power;
  // *     example 1: list('drink', 'color', 'power', ['coffee', 'brown', 'caffeine']);
  // *     example 1: drink +' is '+color+' and '+power+' makes it special.\n';
  // *     returns 1: 'coffee is brown and caffeine makes it special.\n'

  var i = 0, arr = [];

  arr = arguments[arguments.length - 1];

  if (arr && typeof arr === 'object' && arr.change_key_case) { // Duck-type check for our own array()-created PHPJS_Array
    return arr.list.apply(arr, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0, -1));
  }
  if (arr && typeof arr === 'object' && arr.length && !arr.propertyIsEnumerable('length')) {
    for (i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
      this.window[arguments[i]] = arr[i];
    }
  }
  else {
    for (i in arr) {
      if (i.length === parseInt(i).toString().length && parseInt(i) < arguments.length - 1) {
        this.window[arguments[i]] = arr[i];
      }
    }
  }

  return arr;
}