How to create an array containing 1…N

Question

I\'m looking for any alternatives to the below for creating a JavaScript array containing 1 through to N where N is only known at runt

Answer 1

This is probably the fastest way to generate an array of numbers

Shortest

var a=[],b=N;while(b--)a[b]=b+1;

Inline

var arr=(function(a,b){while(a--)b[a]=a;return b})(10,[]);
//arr=[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]

If you want to start from 1

var arr=(function(a,b){while(a--)b[a]=a+1;return b})(10,[]);
//arr=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

Want a function?

function range(a,b,c){c=[];while(a--)c[a]=a+b;return c}; //length,start,placeholder
var arr=range(10,5);
//arr=[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]

WHY?

1. while is the fastest loop

2. Direct setting is faster than push

3. [] is faster than new Array(10)

4. it's short... look the first code. then look at all other functions in here.

If you like can't live without for

for(var a=[],b=7;b>0;a[--b]=b+1); //a=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]

or

for(var a=[],b=7;b--;a[b]=b+1); //a=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]