How to extend an existing JavaScript array with another array, without creating a new array

Question

There doesn\'t seem to be a way to extend an existing JavaScript array with another array, i.e. to emulate Python\'s extend method.

I want to achieve th

Answer 1

It is possible to do it using splice():

b.unshift(b.length)
b.unshift(a.length)
Array.prototype.splice.apply(a,b) 
b.shift() // Restore b
b.shift() // 

But despite being uglier it is not faster than push.apply, at least not in Firefox 3.0.