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---
title: reduceWhich
tags: array,intermediate
firstSeen: 2018-01-24T12:41:03+02:00
lastUpdated: 2020-11-03T22:11:18+02:00
---
Returns the minimum/maximum value of an array, after applying the provided function to set the comparing rule.
- Use `Array.prototype.reduce()` in combination with the `comparator` function to get the appropriate element in the array.
- Omit the second argument, `comparator`, to use the default one that returns the minimum element in the array.
```js
const reduceWhich = (arr, comparator = (a, b) => a - b) =>
arr.reduce((a, b) => (comparator(a, b) >= 0 ? b : a));
```
```js
reduceWhich([1, 3, 2]); // 1
reduceWhich([1, 3, 2], (a, b) => b - a); // 3
reduceWhich(
[
{ name: 'Tom', age: 12 },
{ name: 'Jack', age: 18 },
{ name: 'Lucy', age: 9 }
],
(a, b) => a.age - b.age
); // {name: 'Lucy', age: 9}
```