Fastest way to convert JavaScript NodeList to Array

Last Updated : 09 Jan, 2024

There are many ways to convert a NodeList to a JavaScript array but the fastest of all is a new method from ES6. In ES6, we can now simply create an Array from a NodeList using the Array.from() method.

Approach

The JavaScript Array.from() method is used to create a new array instance from a given array. In the case of a string, every alphabet of the string is converted to an element of the new array instance, and in the case of integer values, a new array instance simply takes the elements of the given array.

Syntax:

let my_arr = Array.from( given_nodelist );

Example: This example shows the use of the above-explained approach.

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    <script>
        // This will act select all div DOM 
        elements in the page
        let nodelist =
            document.querySelectorAll('div');

        // This will convert the DOM NodeList
        // to a JavaScript Array Object
        let my_arr = Array.from(nodelist);

        // Display the array in the console
        console.log(my_arr);

        // Display all the values of the 
        // array in the console
        for (let val of my_arr) {
            console.log(val);
        }
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