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Does JavaScript have tuples?

I would love to know if there are python type tuples in JavaScript. I am working on a project and I need to just use a list of objects rather tan an array.

Solution

  • Javascript does not support a tuple data type, but arrays can be used like tuples, with the help of array destructuring. With it, the array can be used to return multiple values from a function. Do

    function fun()
{
    var x, y, z;
    # Some code
    return [x, y, z];
}

    The function can be consumed as 

    [x, y, z] = fun();

    But, it must be kept in mind that the returned value is order-dependent. So, if any value has to be ignored, then it must be destructured with empty variables as

    [, , x, , y] = fun();