You can use replaceto get a more compact code:
var months= "2010_1,2010_3,2011_4,2011_7";
var monthArray2d = []
months.replace(/(\d+)_(\d+)/g, function($0, $1, $2) {
monthArray2d.push([parseInt($1), parseInt($2)]);
})
or map, if your target browser supports this:
monthArray2d = months.split(",").map(function(e) {
return e.split("_").map(Number);
})
, / " " . , . (), . :
var months= "2010/1 ... 2010/3 ... 2011/4";
months.replace(/(\d+)\/(\d+)/g, function($0, $1, $2) {
monthArray2d.push([parseInt($1), parseInt($2)]);
})