javascript - How to create an array from .each loop with jQuery -

how can create array inside of '.each loop' , use outside of loop?

my .each loop:

       // loop through button class .apply         $('.profile-nav ul li a').not('.apply').each( function() {              // if loop through element has .cur class             if( $(this).hasclass('cur') ) {                   //get first class of match element                                   var classestoapply = $(this).prop('class').split(' ')[0];              }                //how can create array classestoapply?               //var arr = jquery.makearray(classestoapply);             // create array, 1 element          }); 

how can create array var = classestoapply?

and how can array? e.g

$( allclasses array selectors).dostuff();

if declare variable outside of each, accessible inside each:

var yourarray = []; $('.profile-nav ul li a').not('.apply').each(function() {     if($(this).hasclass('cur')) {         yourarray.push($(this).prop('class').split(' ')[0]);     } }); //here, yourarray contain strings require. 

although others have shown, there ways shorten code significantly.