Creating array of empty strings?

Question

Update: on newer browsers – use .fill: Array(1000).fill('') will create an array of 1000 empty strings.

Yes, there is a way:

 var n = 1000;
 Array(n).join(".").split("."); // now contains n empty strings.

I’d probably use the loop though, it conveys intent clearer.

function repeat(num,whatTo){
    var arr = [];
    for(var i=0;i<num;i++){
        arr.push(whatTo);
    }
    return arr;
}

That way, it’s perfectly clear what’s being done and you can reuse it.