Firestore - Pass Array To arrayUnion()

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How do you pass an array to the firebase firestore arrayUnion() function?

I am getting this error when I try to pass an array.

Error

Error: 3 INVALID_ARGUMENT: Cannot convert an array value in an array value.

Example

let myArray = ["1", "2", "3"];

docRef.update({
    test: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.arrayUnion(myArray)
});
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1 Answers

I eventually found the answer of using Function.prototype.apply() in another stack overflow answer.

Example For Function.prototype.apply()

let myArray = ["1", "2", "3"];

docRef.update({
    test: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.arrayUnion.apply(this, myArray)
});

Example For ECMAScript 6

using the spread argument

let myArray = ["1", "2", "3"];

docRef.update({
    test: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.arrayUnion(...myArray)
});

When passing an array using either of the above methods, Firestore will only add new array elements to that do not already exist in the Firestore array.

For example, running the above, then running the following 

let myArray = ["2", "3", "5", "7"];

docRef.update({
    test: firebase.firestore.FieldValue.arrayUnion(...myArray)
});

would only add "5" and 7" to the array in Firestore. This works for an array of objects as well.

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