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A JavaScript equivalent of PHP's implode

{% codeblock strings/implode.js lang:js https://raw.github.com/kvz/phpjs/master/functions/strings/implode.js raw on github %}
function implode (glue, pieces) {
  // From: http://phpjs.org/functions
  // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  // +   improved by: Waldo Malqui Silva
  // +   improved by: Itsacon (http://www.itsacon.net/)
  // +   bugfixed by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
  // *     example 1: implode(' ', ['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld']);
  // *     returns 1: 'Kevin van Zonneveld'
  // *     example 2: implode(' ', {first:'Kevin', last: 'van Zonneveld'});
  // *     returns 2: 'Kevin van Zonneveld'
  var i = '',
    retVal = '',
    tGlue = '';
  if (arguments.length === 1) {
    pieces = glue;
    glue = '';
  }
  if (typeof pieces === 'object') {
    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(pieces) === '[object Array]') {
      return pieces.join(glue);
    }
    for (i in pieces) {
      retVal += tGlue + pieces[i];
      tGlue = glue;
    }
    return retVal;
  }
  return pieces;
}
{% endcodeblock %}

 - [Raw function on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/blob/master/functions/strings/implode.js)

Please note that php.js uses JavaScript objects as substitutes for PHP arrays, they are 
the closest match to this hashtable-like data structure. 

Please also note that php.js offers community built functions and goes by the 
[McDonald's Theory](https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d). We'll put online 
functions that are far from perfect, in the hopes to spark better contributions. 
Do you have one? Then please just: 

 - [Edit on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/edit/master/functions/strings/implode.js)

### Example 1
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
implode(' ', ['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld']);
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'Kevin van Zonneveld'
{% endcodeblock %}

### Example 2
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
implode(' ', {first:'Kevin', last: 'van Zonneveld'});
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'Kevin van Zonneveld'
{% endcodeblock %}


### Other PHP functions in the strings extension
{% render_partial _includes/custom/strings.html %}