build argument lists containing whitespace

Question

In bash one can escape arguments that contain whitespace.

foo \"a string\"

This also works for arguments to a command or function:

Answer 1

Here is a shorter version which does not require the use of a numeric index:

(example: building arguments to a find command)

dir=$1
shift
for f in "$@" ; do
    args+=(-iname "*$f*")
done
find "$dir" "${args[@]}"