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# fill-range [![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/Donate-PayPal-green.svg)](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=W8YFZ425KND68) [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/fill-range.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/fill-range) [![NPM monthly downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/fill-range.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/fill-range) [![NPM total downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/fill-range.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/fill-range) [![Linux Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jonschlinkert/fill-range.svg?style=flat&label=Travis)](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/fill-range)
> Fill in a range of numbers or letters, optionally passing an increment or `step` to use, or create a regex-compatible range with `options.toRegex`
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## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh $ npm install --save fill-range ```
## Usage
Expands numbers and letters, optionally using a `step` as the last argument. _(Numbers may be defined as JavaScript numbers or strings)_.
```js const fill = require('fill-range'); // fill(from, to[, step, options]);
console.log(fill('1', '10')); //=> ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10'] console.log(fill('1', '10', { toRegex: true })); //=> [1-9]|10 ```
**Params**
* `from`: **{String|Number}** the number or letter to start with * `to`: **{String|Number}** the number or letter to end with * `step`: **{String|Number|Object|Function}** Optionally pass a [step](#optionsstep) to use. * `options`: **{Object|Function}**: See all available [options](#options)
## Examples
By default, an array of values is returned.
**Alphabetical ranges**
```js console.log(fill('a', 'e')); //=> ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'] console.log(fill('A', 'E')); //=> [ 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' ] ```
**Numerical ranges**
Numbers can be defined as actual numbers or strings.
```js console.log(fill(1, 5)); //=> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] console.log(fill('1', '5')); //=> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] ```
**Negative ranges**
Numbers can be defined as actual numbers or strings.
```js console.log(fill('-5', '-1')); //=> [ '-5', '-4', '-3', '-2', '-1' ] console.log(fill('-5', '5')); //=> [ '-5', '-4', '-3', '-2', '-1', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5' ] ```
**Steps (increments)**
```js // numerical ranges with increments console.log(fill('0', '25', 4)); //=> [ '0', '4', '8', '12', '16', '20', '24' ] console.log(fill('0', '25', 5)); //=> [ '0', '5', '10', '15', '20', '25' ] console.log(fill('0', '25', 6)); //=> [ '0', '6', '12', '18', '24' ]
// alphabetical ranges with increments console.log(fill('a', 'z', 4)); //=> [ 'a', 'e', 'i', 'm', 'q', 'u', 'y' ] console.log(fill('a', 'z', 5)); //=> [ 'a', 'f', 'k', 'p', 'u', 'z' ] console.log(fill('a', 'z', 6)); //=> [ 'a', 'g', 'm', 's', 'y' ] ```
## Options
### options.step
**Type**: `number` (formatted as a string or number)
**Default**: `undefined`
**Description**: The increment to use for the range. Can be used with letters or numbers.
**Example(s)**
```js // numbers console.log(fill('1', '10', 2)); //=> [ '1', '3', '5', '7', '9' ] console.log(fill('1', '10', 3)); //=> [ '1', '4', '7', '10' ] console.log(fill('1', '10', 4)); //=> [ '1', '5', '9' ]
// letters console.log(fill('a', 'z', 5)); //=> [ 'a', 'f', 'k', 'p', 'u', 'z' ] console.log(fill('a', 'z', 7)); //=> [ 'a', 'h', 'o', 'v' ] console.log(fill('a', 'z', 9)); //=> [ 'a', 'j', 's' ] ```
### options.strictRanges
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `false`
**Description**: By default, `null` is returned when an invalid range is passed. Enable this option to throw a `RangeError` on invalid ranges.
**Example(s)**
The following are all invalid:
```js fill('1.1', '2'); // decimals not supported in ranges fill('a', '2'); // incompatible range values fill(1, 10, 'foo'); // invalid "step" argument ```
### options.stringify
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
**Description**: Cast all returned values to strings. By default, integers are returned as numbers.
**Example(s)**
```js console.log(fill(1, 5)); //=> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] console.log(fill(1, 5, { stringify: true })); //=> [ '1', '2', '3', '4', '5' ] ```
### options.toRegex
**Type**: `boolean`
**Default**: `undefined`
**Description**: Create a regex-compatible source string, instead of expanding values to an array.
**Example(s)**
```js // alphabetical range console.log(fill('a', 'e', { toRegex: true })); //=> '[a-e]' // alphabetical with step console.log(fill('a', 'z', 3, { toRegex: true })); //=> 'a|d|g|j|m|p|s|v|y' // numerical range console.log(fill('1', '100', { toRegex: true })); //=> '[1-9]|[1-9][0-9]|100' // numerical range with zero padding console.log(fill('000001', '100000', { toRegex: true })); //=> '0{5}[1-9]|0{4}[1-9][0-9]|0{3}[1-9][0-9]{2}|0{2}[1-9][0-9]{3}|0[1-9][0-9]{4}|100000' ```
### options.transform
**Type**: `function`
**Default**: `undefined`
**Description**: Customize each value in the returned array (or [string](#optionstoRegex)). _(you can also pass this function as the last argument to `fill()`)_.
**Example(s)**
```js // add zero padding console.log(fill(1, 5, value => String(value).padStart(4, '0'))); //=> ['0001', '0002', '0003', '0004', '0005'] ```
## About
<details> <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
</details>
<details> <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh $ npm install && npm test ```
</details>
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### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** | | --- | --- | | 116 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | | 4 | [paulmillr](https://github.com/paulmillr) | | 2 | [realityking](https://github.com/realityking) | | 2 | [bluelovers](https://github.com/bluelovers) | | 1 | [edorivai](https://github.com/edorivai) | | 1 | [wtgtybhertgeghgtwtg](https://github.com/wtgtybhertgeghgtwtg) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
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### License
Copyright © 2019, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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