Looping through array and output as pairs (divider for each second element)

Question

I have an array with anonymous elements. Elements are added to the array via php, like so:

$playlist = array();

while (databaseloop) {
  $playlist[] = $a_ti         


        

Answer 1

Using Array.prototype.reduce():

let pairs = playlist.reduce((list, _, index, source) => {
    if (index % 2 === 0) {
        list.push(source.slice(index, index + 2));
    }
    return list;
}, []);

This gives you a 2-dimensional array pairs to work with.