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JAVASCRIPT CODE EXAMPLE created on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 permalink
Two ways to use the arguments object of a Javascript function as an array
The arguments variable in a Javascript function is not an array, as you might think. To use the arguments of a javascript function as an array, use these two methods, Array.forEach() also useful, more here.
    <p id="main">this is a message</p>
    
    ...

    var displayIt = function() {
    args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
    return 'the list: ' + args.join(";");
    }        
    $("#main").append('<p>' + displayIt('111', '222', '333') + '</p>');
    
    var displayIt2 = function() {
    return 'the list: ' + Array.join(arguments, '/');
    }    
    $("#main").append('<p>' + displayIt2('aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc') + '</p>');
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