# Unzip > Unzip a [zipped array][@stdlib/utils/zip] (i.e., a nested array of tuples).
## Usage ```javascript var unzip = require( '@stdlib/utils/unzip' ); ``` #### unzip( arr\[, idx] ) Unzips a [zipped array][@stdlib/utils/zip] (i.e., a nested `array` of tuples). ```javascript var arr = [ [ 1, 'a', 3 ], [ 2, 'b', 4 ] ]; var out = unzip( arr ); // returns [ [ 1, 2 ], [ 'a', 'b' ], [ 3, 4 ] ]; ``` To unzip specific tuple elements, you can provide an `array` of indices as an optional second argument. ```javascript var arr = [ [ 1, 'a', 3 ], [ 2, 'b', 4 ] ]; var out = unzip( arr, [ 0, 2 ] ); // returns [ [ 1, 2 ], [ 3, 4 ] ]; ```
## Examples ```javascript var unzip = require( '@stdlib/utils/unzip' ); var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' ); var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' ); var arr; var len; var out; var i; var j; arr = new Array( 100 ); len = 5; for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) { arr[ i ] = new Array( len ); for ( j = 0; j < len; j++ ) { arr[ i ][ j ] = round( randu() * pow(10, j) ); } } out = unzip( arr ); console.dir( out ); ```