Array like object in JavaScript

"Array like object" is look like Array.

Has index to access elements.

Has length property.

But they do not have Array's methods like push(), pop(), splice(), sort() etc

Example : arguments is an array like object

	function myFunction() {
	console.log(arguments); // ["one", "two", "three"]
	console.log(arguments.length); // 3
	}
	myFunction("one", "two", "three");

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	arguments -> ["one", "two", "three"]
	0 -> "one"
	1 -> "two"
	2 -> "three"
	length -> 3

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"Array like object" do not have Array's methods but we can invoke Array's methods explicitly.

	function myFunction() {
	Array.prototype.push.call(arguments, "four");
	console.log(arguments) // ["one", "two", "three", "four"]
	console.log(arguments.length) // 4
	console.log(arguments[3]) // "four"
	}
	myFunction("one", "two", "three");

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Array like object in JavaScript