diff --git a/snippets/sortedLastIndex.md b/snippets/sortedLastIndex.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ca6e327ba --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/sortedLastIndex.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +### sortedLastIndex + +Returns the highest index at which value should be inserted into array in order to maintain its sort order. + +Check if the array is sorted in descending order (loosely). +Use `Array.map()` to map each element to an array with its index and value. +Use `Array.filter()` to find all possible positions where the element could be inserted, `Array.slice(-1)` to get the last one. + +```js +const sortedLastIndex = (arr, n) => { + const isDescending = arr[0] > arr[arr.length - 1]; + const index = arr + .map((val, i) => [i, val]) + .filter(el => (isDescending ? n >= el[1] : n >= el[1])) + .slice(-1)[0][0]; + return index === -1 ? arr.length : index; +}; +``` + +```js +sortedLastIndex([10, 20, 30, 30, 40], 30); // 3 +``` diff --git a/tag_database b/tag_database index b54055999..32328d8a5 100644 --- a/tag_database +++ b/tag_database @@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ size:object,array,string sleep:function,promise sortCharactersInString:string sortedIndex:array,math +sortedLastIndex:array,math splitLines:string spreadOver:adapter standardDeviation:math,array