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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-07-08 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eee.List()\u003c/code\u003e constructs a new Earth Engine list object from a JavaScript array or a computed object.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe list can contain elements of different data types including null, boolean, number, string, and nested lists.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eBoth server-side (JavaScript) and client-side (Python) examples are provided to demonstrate the usage and behavior of \u003ccode\u003eee.List()\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe output is a list with the same structure and elements as the input.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `ee.List()` function creates a new list object. It accepts a list or computed object as input and returns a `List`. The function can handle various data types within the list, including null, boolean, numbers, strings, and nested lists. Examples demonstrate creating lists with different contents in both JavaScript and Python, showing the structure and content of the newly created lists. The `getInfo()` is needed to retrieve the data in the python examples.\n"],null,["\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nConstructs a new list.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|-----------------|---------|\n| `ee.List(list)` | List |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|----------|------------------------|------------------------------|\n| `list` | List\\\u003cObject\\\u003e\\|Object | A list or a computed object. |\n\nExamples\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\nprint(ee.List([])); // []\nprint(ee.List([null])); // [null]\nprint(ee.List([true])); // [true]\nprint(ee.List([1])); // [1]\nprint(ee.List([ee.Number(1)])); // [1]\nprint(ee.List(['a'])); // [\"a\"]\nprint(ee.List([[]])); // [[]]\nprint(ee.List([ee.List([])])); // [[]]\nprint(ee.List([[], [[]], [1, [], 'a']])); // [[],[[]],[1,[],\"a\"]]\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\nColab (Python) \n\n```python\nprint(ee.List([]).getInfo()) # []\nprint(ee.List([None]).getInfo()) # [None]\nprint(ee.List([True]).getInfo()) # [True]\nprint(ee.List([1]).getInfo()) # [1]\nprint(ee.List([ee.Number(1)]).getInfo()) # [1]\nprint(ee.List(['a']).getInfo()) # ['a']\nprint(ee.List([[]]).getInfo()) # [[]]\nprint(ee.List([ee.List([])]).getInfo()) # [[]]\nprint(ee.List([[], [[]], [1, [], 'a']]).getInfo()) # [[], [[]], [1, [], 'a']]\n```"]]