diff --git a/snippets/group-by b/snippets/group-by new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e6df1a2a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/group-by @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +### Group by + +Use `Array.map()` to map the values of an array to a function or property name. +Use `Array.reduce()` to create an object, where the keys are produced from the mapped results. + +```js +const groupBy = (arr, func) => + (typeof func === 'function' ? arr.map(func) : arr.map(val => val[func])) + .reduce((acc, val, i) => { + acc[val] = acc[val] === undefined ? [arr[i]] : acc[val].concat(arr[i]); return acc; + }, {}); +// groupBy([6.1, 4.2, 6.3], Math.floor) -> {4: [4.2], 6: [6.1, 6.3]} +// groupBy(['one', 'two', 'three'], 'length') -> {3: ['one', 'two'], 5: ['three']} +```