source: Dev/branches/rest-dojo-ui/client/dojox/lang/functional/zip.js @ 256

dojo.provide("dojox.lang.functional.zip");

// This module adds high-level functions and related constructs:
//      - zip combiners

// Defined methods:
//      - operate on dense arrays

(function(){
        var df = dojox.lang.functional;

        dojo.mixin(df, {
                // combiners
                zip: function(){
                        // summary: returns an array of arrays, where the i-th array
                        //      contains the i-th element from each of the argument arrays.
                        // description: This is the venerable zip combiner (for example,
                        //      see Python documentation for general details). The returned
                        //      array is truncated to match the length of the shortest input
                        //      array.
                        var n = arguments[0].length, m = arguments.length, i = 1, t = new Array(n), j, p;
                        for(; i < m; n = Math.min(n, arguments[i++].length));
                        for(i = 0; i < n; ++i){
                                p = new Array(m);
                                for(j = 0; j < m; p[j] = arguments[j][i], ++j);
                                t[i] = p;
                        }
                        return t;       // Array
                },
                unzip: function(/*Array*/ a){
                        // summary: similar to dojox.lang.functional.zip(), but takes
                        //      a single array of arrays as the input.
                        // description: This function is similar to dojox.lang.functional.zip()
                        //      and can be used to unzip objects packed by
                        //      dojox.lang.functional.zip(). It is here mostly to provide
                        //      a short-cut for the different method signature.
                        return df.zip.apply(null, a);   // Array
                }
        });
})();