phpjs/functions/array/array_chunk.js

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function array_chunk(input, size, preserve_keys) {
  // From: http://phpjs.org/functions
  // +   original by: Carlos R. L. Rodrigues (http://www.jsfromhell.com)
  // +   improved by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
  // %        note 1: Important note: Per the ECMAScript specification, objects may not always iterate in a predictable order
  // *     example 1: array_chunk(['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld'], 2);
  // *     returns 1: [['Kevin', 'van'], ['Zonneveld']]
  // *     example 2: array_chunk(['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld'], 2, true);
  // *     returns 2: [{0:'Kevin', 1:'van'}, {2: 'Zonneveld'}]
  // *     example 3: array_chunk({1:'Kevin', 2:'van', 3:'Zonneveld'}, 2);
  // *     returns 3: [['Kevin', 'van'], ['Zonneveld']]
  // *     example 4: array_chunk({1:'Kevin', 2:'van', 3:'Zonneveld'}, 2, true);
  // *     returns 4: [{1: 'Kevin', 2: 'van'}, {3: 'Zonneveld'}]

  var x, p = '', i = 0, c = -1, l = input.length || 0, n = [];

  if (size < 1) {
    return null;
  }

  if (Object.prototype.toString.call(input) === '[object Array]') {
    if (preserve_keys) {
      while (i < l) {
        (x = i % size) ? n[c][i] = input[i] : n[++c] = {}, n[c][i] = input[i];
        i++;
      }
    }
    else {
      while (i < l) {
        (x = i % size) ? n[c][x] = input[i] : n[++c] = [input[i]];
        i++;
      }
    }
  }
  else {
    if (preserve_keys) {
      for (p in input) {
        if (input.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
          (x = i % size) ? n[c][p] = input[p] : n[++c] = {}, n[c][p] = input[p];
          i++;
        }
      }
    }
    else {
      for (p in input) {
        if (input.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
          (x = i % size) ? n[c][x] = input[p] : n[++c] = [input[p]];
          i++;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return n;
}