New in JavaScript(Array)

New in JavaScript 1.8.1(Firefox3.5)

Object.getPrototypeOf()
This new method returns the prototype of a specified object.

Using native JSON
Firefox 3.5 has native support for JSON.

New trim methods on the String object
The String object now has trim(), trimLeft(), and trimRight() methods.

//fastest trim http://lifesinger.org/blog/2010/01/fastest-javascript-trim/
if(!String.prototype.trim){
    String.prototype.trim=function() {
        var s=this,whitespace = ' \n\r\t\v\f\u00a0\u2000\u2001\u2002\u2003\u2004\u2005\u2006\u2007\u2008\u2009\u200a\u200b\u2028\u2029\u3000',
        i = 0, j = s.length - 1;
        while (i < s.length && whitespace.indexOf(s.charAt(i)) != -1) i++;
        while (j > i && whitespace.indexOf(s.charAt(j)) != -1) j--;
        return s.substring(i, j + 1);
    }
}

New in JavaScript 1.6
Array extras
There are seven new Array methods that can be separated into two categories, item location methods and iterative methods.
The item location methods are:
• indexOf() - returns the index of the given item's first occurrence.

if (!Array.prototype.indexOf)
{
  Array.prototype.indexOf = function(elt /*, from*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;

    var from = Number(arguments[1]) || 0;
    from = (from < 0)
         ? Math.ceil(from)
         : Math.floor(from);
    if (from < 0)
      from += len;

    for (; from < len; from++)
    {
      if (from in this &&
          this[from] === elt)
        return from;
    }
    return -1;
  };
}

• lastIndexOf() - returns the index of the given item's last occurrence.

if (!Array.prototype.lastIndexOf)
{
  Array.prototype.lastIndexOf = function(elt /*, from*/)
  {
    var len = this.length;

    var from = Number(arguments[1]);
    if (isNaN(from))
    {
      from = len - 1;
    }
    else
    {
      from = (from < 0)
           ? Math.ceil(from)
           : Math.floor(from);
      if (from < 0)
        from += len;
      else if (from >= len)
        from = len - 1;
    }

    for (; from > -1; from--)
    {
      if (from in this &&
          this[from] === elt)
        return from;
    }
    return -1;
  };
}

The iterative methods are:
• every() - runs a function on items in the array while that function is returning true. It returns true if the function returns true for every item it could visit.

if (!Array.prototype.every)
{
  Array.prototype.every = function(fun /*, thisp*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;
    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    var thisp = arguments[1];
    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++)
    {
      if (i in this &&
          !fun.call(thisp, this[i], i, this))
        return false;
    }

    return true;
  };
}

• filter() - runs a function on every item in the array and returns an array of all items for which the function returns true.

if (!Array.prototype.filter)
{
  Array.prototype.filter = function(fun /*, thisp*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;
    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    var res = [];
    var thisp = arguments[1];
    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++)
    {
      if (i in this)
      {
        var val = this[i]; // in case fun mutates this
        if (fun.call(thisp, val, i, this))
          res.push(val);
      }
    }

    return res;
  };
}

• forEach() - runs a function on every item in the array.

if (!Array.prototype.forEach)
{
  Array.prototype.forEach = function(fun /*, thisp*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;
    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    var thisp = arguments[1];
    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++)
    {
      if (i in this)
        fun.call(thisp, this[i], i, this);
    }
  };
}

• map() - runs a function on every item in the array and returns the results in an array.

if (!Array.prototype.map)
{
  Array.prototype.map = function(fun /*, thisp*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;
    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    var res = new Array(len);
    var thisp = arguments[1];
    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++)
    {
      if (i in this)
        res[i] = fun.call(thisp, this[i], i, this);
    }

    return res;
  };
}

• some() - runs a function on items in the array while that function returns false. It returns true if the function returns true for any item it could visit.

if (!Array.prototype.some)
{
  Array.prototype.some = function(fun /*, thisp*/)
  {
    var i = 0,
        len = this.length >>> 0;

    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    var thisp = arguments[1];
    for (; i < len; i++)
    {
      if (i in this &&
          fun.call(thisp, this[i], i, this))
        return true;
    }

    return false;
  };
}

For more information see Working with Arrays


New in JavaScript 1.8
JavaScript 1.8 is part of Gecko 1.9 (which is incorporated into Firefox 3).
Array extras
There are two new iterative Array methods included in JavaScript 1.8, specifically:

• reduce() - runs a function on every item in the array and collects the results from previous calls.

if (!Array.prototype.reduce)
{
  Array.prototype.reduce = function(fun /*, initial*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;
    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    // no value to return if no initial value and an empty array
    if (len == 0 && arguments.length == 1)
      throw new TypeError();

    var i = 0;
    if (arguments.length >= 2)
    {
      var rv = arguments[1];
    }
    else
    {
      do
      {
        if (i in this)
        {
          var rv = this[i++];
          break;
        }

        // if array contains no values, no initial value to return
        if (++i >= len)
          throw new TypeError();
      }
      while (true);
    }

    for (; i < len; i++)
    {
      if (i in this)
        rv = fun.call(null, rv, this[i], i, this);
    }

    return rv;
  };
}

• reduceRight() - runs a function on every item in the array and collects the results from previous calls, but in reverse.

if (!Array.prototype.reduceRight)
{
  Array.prototype.reduceRight = function(fun /*, initial*/)
  {
    var len = this.length >>> 0;
    if (typeof fun != "function")
      throw new TypeError();

    // no value to return if no initial value, empty array
    if (len == 0 && arguments.length == 1)
      throw new TypeError();

    var i = len - 1;
    if (arguments.length >= 2)
    {
      var rv = arguments[1];
    }
    else
    {
      do
      {
        if (i in this)
        {
          var rv = this[i--];
          break;
        }

        // if array contains no values, no initial value to return
        if (--i < 0)
          throw new TypeError();
      }
      while (true);
    }

    for (; i >= 0; i--)
    {
      if (i in this)
        rv = fun.call(null, rv, this[i], i, this);
    }

    return rv;
  };
}