这是一个非常好的map/reduce用例:

function permutations(arr) {
    return (arr.length === 1) ? arr :
    arr.reduce((acc, cv, index) => {
        let remaining = [...arr];
        remaining.splice(index, 1);
        return acc.concat(permutations(remaining).map(a => [].concat(cv,a)));
    }, []);
}

首先，我们处理基本情况，如果数组中只有一个项，则返回该数组 在所有其他情况下 我们创建一个空数组 遍历输入数组 并添加当前值的数组和剩余数组的所有排列[].concat(cv,a)

为了解决这个问题，我的想法如下…

1- (n)的总排列是(n!)

2-检查组合小n (n <= 4)。

3-应用递归技术。

if(n == 1) // ['a']
    then permutation is (1) ['a']
if(n == 2) // ['a', 'b']
    then permutations are (2) ['a', 'b'] ['b', 'a']
if(n == 3) // ['a', 'b', 'c']
    then permutations are (6) ['a', 'b', 'c'] ['a', 'c', 'b'] ['b', 'a', 'c'] ['b', 'c', 'a'] ['c', 'a', 'b'] ['c', 'b', 'a']

所以…排列行为是有规律的。

和数组实例的总排列是…所有可能的子排列从原始数组中移除每个单个字符，并将该单个字符与它们相对的子排列连接起来。也许代码能更好地解释这一点。

Bye!

function permutations(array) { let permutationList = []; if(array.length == 1) { return array; } for(let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) { let arrayLength1 = [ array[i] ]; let auxArray = Object.values(array); auxArray.splice(i, 1); let subPermutations = this.permutations(auxArray); for(let j = 0; j < subPermutations.length; j++) { let arrayMerge = arrayLength1.concat(subPermutations[j]); permutationList.push(arrayMerge); } } return permutationList; } let results4 = permutations(['a', 'b' ,'c', 'd']); let results6 = permutations(['a', 'b' ,'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']); console.log(results4.length); console.log(results4); console.log(results6.length); console.log(results6);

无需外部数组或附加函数即可回答

function permutator (arr) {
  var permutations = [];
  if (arr.length === 1) {
    return [ arr ];
  }

  for (var i = 0; i <  arr.length; i++) { 
    var subPerms = permutator(arr.slice(0, i).concat(arr.slice(i + 1)));
    for (var j = 0; j < subPerms.length; j++) {
      subPerms[j].unshift(arr[i]);
      permutations.push(subPerms[j]);
    }
  }
  return permutations;
}

有点晚了，但喜欢在这里添加一个稍微优雅的版本。可以是任何数组…

function permutator(inputArr) {
  var results = [];

  function permute(arr, memo) {
    var cur, memo = memo || [];

    for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
      cur = arr.splice(i, 1);
      if (arr.length === 0) {
        results.push(memo.concat(cur));
      }
      permute(arr.slice(), memo.concat(cur));
      arr.splice(i, 0, cur[0]);
    }

    return results;
  }

  return permute(inputArr);
}

添加ES6(2015)版本。也不会改变原始输入数组。工作在控制台Chrome…

const permutator = (inputArr) => {
  let result = [];

  const permute = (arr, m = []) => {
    if (arr.length === 0) {
      result.push(m)
    } else {
      for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
        let curr = arr.slice();
        let next = curr.splice(i, 1);
        permute(curr.slice(), m.concat(next))
     }
   }
 }

 permute(inputArr)

 return result;
}

所以…

permutator(['c','a','t']);

收益率…

[ [ 'c', 'a', 't' ],
  [ 'c', 't', 'a' ],
  [ 'a', 'c', 't' ],
  [ 'a', 't', 'c' ],
  [ 't', 'c', 'a' ],
  [ 't', 'a', 'c' ] ]

和…

permutator([1,2,3]);

收益率…

[ [ 1, 2, 3 ],
  [ 1, 3, 2 ],
  [ 2, 1, 3 ],
  [ 2, 3, 1 ],
  [ 3, 1, 2 ],
  [ 3, 2, 1 ] ]

下面的函数排列任意类型的数组，并对发现的每个排列调用指定的回调函数:

/*
  Permutate the elements in the specified array by swapping them
  in-place and calling the specified callback function on the array
  for each permutation.

  Return the number of permutations.

  If array is undefined, null or empty, return 0.

  NOTE: when permutation succeeds, the array should be in the original state
  on exit!
*/
  function permutate(array, callback) {
    // Do the actual permuation work on array[], starting at index
    function p(array, index, callback) {
      // Swap elements i1 and i2 in array a[]
      function swap(a, i1, i2) {
        var t = a[i1];
        a[i1] = a[i2];
        a[i2] = t;
      }

      if (index == array.length - 1) {
        callback(array);
        return 1;
      } else {
        var count = p(array, index + 1, callback);
        for (var i = index + 1; i < array.length; i++) {
          swap(array, i, index);
          count += p(array, index + 1, callback);
          swap(array, i, index);
        }
        return count;
      }
    }

    if (!array || array.length == 0) {
      return 0;
    }
    return p(array, 0, callback);
  }

如果你这样称呼它:

  // Empty array to hold results
  var result = [];
  // Permutate [1, 2, 3], pushing every permutation onto result[]
  permutate([1, 2, 3], function (a) {
    // Create a copy of a[] and add that to result[]
    result.push(a.slice(0));
  });
  // Show result[]
  document.write(result);

我认为它将完全满足您的需要-用数组[1,2,3]的排列填充一个名为result的数组。结果是:

[[1,2,3],[1,3,2],[2,1,3],[2,3,1],[3,2,1],[3,1,2]]

JSFiddle上的代码稍微清晰一些:http://jsfiddle.net/MgmMg/6/

在精神上类似于@crl的haskell风格的解决方案，但使用reduce:

function permutations( base ) {
  if (base.length == 0) return [[]]
  return permutations( base.slice(1) ).reduce( function(acc,perm) {
    return acc.concat( base.map( function(e,pos) {
      var new_perm = perm.slice()
      new_perm.splice(pos,0,base[0])
      return new_perm
    }))
  },[])    
}