Javascript | Set all values of an array

Question

Code

var cool = new Array(3);
cool[setAll] = 42; //cool[setAll] is just a pseudo selector..
alert(cool);

Result

Answer 1

Actually, you can use this perfect approach:

let arr = Array.apply(null, Array(5)).map(() => 0);
// [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

This code will create array and fill it with zeroes. Or just:

let arr = new Array(5).fill(0)

Answer 2

The other answers are Ok, but a while loop seems more appropriate:

function setAll(array, value) {
  var i = array.length;
  while (i--) {
    array[i] = value;
  }
}

A more creative version:

function replaceAll(array, value) {
  var re = new RegExp(value, 'g');
  return new Array(++array.length).toString().replace(/,/g, value).match(re);
}

May not work everywhere though. :-)