Array.prototype.values()

The values() method returns a new Array Iterator object that contains the values for each index in the array.

var a = ['w', 'y', 'k', 'o', 'p']; 
var iterator = a.values();
console.log(iterator.next().value); // w 
console.log(iterator.next().value); // y 
console.log(iterator.next().value); // k 
console.log(iterator.next().value); // o 
console.log(iterator.next().value); // p

Syntax

arr.values()

Return value

A new Array iterator object.

Examples

Iteration using for...of loop

var arr = ['w', 'y', 'k', 'o', 'p'];
var iterator = arr.values();
for (let letter of iterator) {
  console.log(letter);
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

[1] See bug 615873 (compatibilty issues).

[2] See bug 1299593 which disables Array.prototype.values outside of Firefox Nightly due to compatibility issues.

See also

• Array.prototype.keys()
• Array.prototype.entries()
• Array.prototype.forEach()
• Array.prototype.every()
• Array.prototype.some()