[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Array](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Array) › prependToArray

```ts
function prependToArray<T>(array: readonly T[], item: T): readonly [T, T];
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Array.ts:411](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/Array.ts#L411)

Prepends an item to an array, returning a new non-empty readonly array.

### Prepending a value

```ts
import {
  assertEqual,
  assertType,
  prependToArray,
  type NonEmptyReadonlyArray,
} from "@evolu/common";

const values = prependToArray([2, 3], 1);
assertEqual(values, [1, 2, 3]);
assertType<NonEmptyReadonlyArray<number>, typeof values>();
```