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title: Min array value based on function
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type: snippet
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language: javascript
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tags: [math,array]
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cover: digital-nomad-9
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dateModified: 2020-10-21T21:54:53+03:00
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---
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Returns the minimum value of an array, after mapping each element to a value using the provided function.
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- Use `Array.prototype.map()` to map each element to the value returned by `fn`.
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- Use `Math.min()` to get the minimum value.
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```js
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const minBy = (arr, fn) =>
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Math.min(...arr.map(typeof fn === 'function' ? fn : val => val[fn]));
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```
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```js
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minBy([{ n: 4 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 8 }, { n: 6 }], x => x.n); // 2
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minBy([{ n: 4 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 8 }, { n: 6 }], 'n'); // 2
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```
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