Does JavaScript have a method like “range()” to generate a range within the supplied bounds?

Question

In PHP, you can do...

range(1, 3); // Array(1, 2, 3)
range(\"A\", \"C\"); // Array(\"A\", \"B\", \"C\")

That is, there is a function that l

Answer 1

Complete ES6 implementation using range([start, ]stop[, step]) signature:

function range(start, stop, step=1){
  if(!stop){stop=start;start=0;}
  return Array.from(new Array(int((stop-start)/step)), (x,i) => start+ i*step)
}

If you want automatic negative stepping, add

if(stop

Or more minimalistically:

range=(b, e, step=1)=>{
  if(!e){e=b;b=0}
  return Array.from(new Array(int((e-b)/step)), (_,i) => b

If you have huge ranges look at Paolo Moretti's generator approach