JavaScript variable assignments from tuples
destructuring, javascript, tuples
Solution
JavaScript 1.7 added destructuring assignment syntax which allows you to do essentially what you are after:
function getTuple(){
return ["Bob", 24];
}
var [a, b] = getTuple();
// a === "bob" , b === 24 are both true
Problem
In other languages like Python 2 and Python 3, you can define and assign values to a tuple variable, and retrieve their values like this: ``` tuple = ("Bob", 24) name, age = tuple print(name) #name evaluates to Bob print(age) #age evaluates to 24 ``` Is there anything similar in JavaScript? Or do I just have to do it the ugly way with an array: ``` tuple = ["Bob", 24] name = tuple[0] //name Evaluates to Bob age = tuple[1] //age Evaluates to 24 ``` Is there a better way to simulate Python tuples in JavaScript 5? Update: See the answer regarding ES6, which should be favored over CoffeeScript for new projects.