# Array.prototype.join() — Description

> The string conversions of all array elements are joined into one string.

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The string conversions of all array elements are joined into one string. If an element is undefined or null, it is converted to an empty string instead of the string "null" or "undefined".

The join method is accessed internally by Array.prototype.toString() with no arguments. Overriding join of an array instance will override its toString behavior as well.

Array.prototype.join recursively converts each element, including other arrays, to strings. Because the string returned by Array.prototype.toString (which is the same as calling join()) does not have delimiters, nested arrays look like they are flattened. You can only control the separator of the first level, while deeper levels always use the default comma.

When an array is cyclic (it contains an element that is itself), browsers avoid infinite recursion by ignoring the cyclic reference.

When used on sparse arrays, the join() method iterates empty slots as if they have the value undefined.

The join() method is generic. It only expects the this value to have a length property and integer-keyed properties.

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