Rotate the elements in an array in JavaScript

Question

I was wondering what was the most efficient way to rotate a JavaScript array.

I came up with this solution, where a positive n rotates the array to the

Answer 1

You can use push(), pop(), shift() and unshift() methods:

function arrayRotate(arr, reverse) {
  if (reverse) arr.unshift(arr.pop());
  else arr.push(arr.shift());
  return arr;
}

usage:

arrayRotate(['h','e','l','l','o']);       // ['e','l','l','o','h'];
arrayRotate(['h','e','l','l','o'], true); // ['o','h','e','l','l'];

If you need count argument see my other answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/33451102