Filter, Map, and Reduce in JavaScript

Pranay SanjulePranay Sanjule
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Introduction

  • A function that can take another function as an argument, or that returns a function as a result, is known as a Higher-Order Function(HOF).

  • They are a special type of function that can be used to create more complex and powerful functions.

Mostly used HIGH ORDER FUNCTIONS

  1. filter()

  2. map()

  3. reduce()


  1. filter() method

  • filter() method is used to create a new array with elements that pass a certain condition or criteria from an existing array.

  • It does not modify the original array but instead returns a new array containing only the elements that meet the specified condition.

  • Syntax:

    const newArray = arr.filter((currentValue, index, array) => {

    // condition

    });

  • callback: Function is a predicate, to test each element of the array. Return true to keep the element, false otherwise. It accepts three arguments:

    • currentValue: The current element being processed in the array.

    • index (optional): The index of the current element being processed.

    • array (optional): The array filter was called upon.

Example -

// 1. filter() method

// What is filter()?
// Filter method takes each element in an array and it applies an conditional
/// statement against it, if condition returns true element gets push into
// the array and if the condition return false the element does not push into
// the output array.

// => filter() accepts 3 arguments same as forEach().
// => filter() return value, but forEach does not return any value.

// Syntax:
// filter((currentVal, index, arr) => {
    // condition
// });

// Example 1 : filter even number
const arr1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];

const res = arr1.filter((num) => num % 2 == 0); // Implicit scope (not use of {} and return keyword)

// console.log(res);   // output: [ 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ]

// There are 2 different way to use arrow function

// Implicit Function (No use of return keyword)
// Explicit Function (Use of return keyword)

//Note: Checkout my Function in JavaScript blog

// <=====####=====>

// Compare filter() with forEach()
const ans = [];

arr1.forEach((num) => {
  if (num % 2 === 0) {
    ans.push(num);
  }
});

// console.log(ans);

// <=====####=====>

// Example 2 : return more than 2 elements only
const arr2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

const moreThanTwo = arr2.filter((arrayElement, index, actualArray) => {
  // no need to write index and actualArray
  return arrayElement > 2; // Explicit scope (using {} with return keyword)
});

// console.log(moreThanTwo);

// Example 3 : 
let students = [
  { name: "Piyush", rollNumber: 31, marks: 80 },
  { name: "Jenny", rollNumber: 15, marks: 69 },
  { name: "Kaushal", rollNumber: 16, marks: 35 },
  { name: "Dilpreet", rollNumber: 7, marks: 55 },
];

// using filter
// Question 2 : Return only details of those students who scored more than 60
let marksMoreThanSixty = students.filter((stuMarks) => stuMarks.marks > 60);
// console.log(marksMoreThanSixty);

// Question 2 : Return only details of those students who scored more than 
// and roll no > 15
const details = students.filter(
  (stuMarks) => stuMarks.marks > 60 && stuMarks.rollNumber > 15
);
// console.log(details);

// <=====####=====>

(IMPORTANT) Example

// #IMPORTANT: Example => filter out array of object according to some
// conditions

const data = [
  {
    title: "Mythology of the Vedas: Gods of the Rigveda",
    genre: "Mythology",
    publishDate: "2019",
    editionDate: "2020",
  },
  {
    title: "The Mahabharata: Gods, Heroes, and Epic Battles",
    genre: "Epic Poetry",
    publishDate: "2021",
    editionDate: "2021",
  },
  {
    title: "Gods and Goddesses of Ancient India: Stories from the Puranas",
    genre: "Mythology",
    publishDate: "2018",
    editionDate: "2019",
  },
  {
    title: "Shiva: The Eternal God of Destruction",
    genre: "Biography",
    publishDate: "2017",
    editionDate: "2018",
  },
  {
    title: "Ganesha: The Remover of Obstacles",
    genre: "Mythology",
    publishDate: "2020",
    editionDate: "2021",
  },
  {
    title: "Devi: The Divine Feminine in Hindu Mythology",
    genre: "Mythology",
    publishDate: "2019",
    editionDate: "2019",
  },
  {
    title: "Vishnu: The Preserver of the Universe",
    genre: "Biography",
    publishDate: "2016",
    editionDate: "2017",
  },
  {
    title: "Hanuman: The Devotee Warrior",
    genre: "Mythology",
    publishDate: "2018",
    editionDate: "2018",
  },
];

let result = data.filter((book) => book.genre === "Mythology"); //Implicit Scope
// console.log(result);

result = data.filter((book) => {
    return book.publishDate > 2015 && book.genre === "Mythology";  //Explicit Scope
})
// console.log(result);

result = data.filter((book) => {
  return book.publishDate > 2020; //Explicit Scope
});
console.log(result);

// <=====####=====>

  1. map() method

  • map() method is used to create a new array by applying a given function to each element of an existing array.

  • It doesn't modify the original array but instead returns a new array where each element is the result of applying the provided function to the corresponding element of the original array.

  • Syntax:

    const newArray = arr.map((currentValue, index, array) => {

    // condition

    })

  • callback: Function is a function that is called for each element in the array. It accepts three arguments:

    • currentValue: The current element being processed in the array.

    • index (optional): The index of the current element being processed.

    • array (optional): The array map was called upon.

Example -

//map() method

// What is map()?
// It is a method to create a new array from existing one by applying 
// a function to each one of the elements of the first array.

// Syntax
// map((currentVal, index, array) => {
//  condition
// })

// Example 1 : multiplying each element of the array by 5 and returning the new array
const nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];

const res = nums.map((arrayElements, index, actualArray) => arrayElements * 5);     // Returning implicitly(without return keyword)

// console.log(res);

const addTwo = nums.map((arrayElements, index, actualArray) => {
    return arrayElements + 2;       // Returning explicitly (using return keyword)
});

// <=====####=====>

// Example 2 : Output only names of students in uppercase
let students = [
    { name: "Vihant", rollNo: 30, marks: 95 },
    { name: "Raj", rollNo: 25, marks: 80 },
    { name: "Piyush", rollNo: 20, marks: 85 },
    { name: "Rohan", rollNo: 40, marks: 70 },
    { name: "Aryan", rollNo: 35, marks: 75 },
];

//normal way
let names = [];
for (let i = 0; i < students.length; i++) {
    names.push(students[i].name.toUpperCase());
}
// console.log(names);

// Using map
let stuNames = students.map((arrElement) => arrElement.name.toUpperCase());
console.log(stuNames);

// <=====####=====>

  1. reduce() method

  • reduce() method is used to accumulate or reduce the elements of an array into a single value.

  • It iterates over the array and applies a function to each element, updating an accumulator along the way.

  • The result is a single value that is the accumulated result of applying the function to each element of the array.

  • Syntax:

    reduce((accumulator, currentValue, currentIndex, array) => {

    // condition

    }, initialValue)

  • callback: A function that is called for each element in the array. It accepts four arguments:

    • accumulator: The accumulated result of the previous iterations.

    • currentValue: The current element being processed in the array.

    • index (optional): The index of the current element being processed.

    • array (optional): The array reduce was called upon.

  • initialValue (optional): An initial value for the accumulator. If not provided, the first element of the array is used as the initial accumulator value.

Example -

// reduce() method

// What is reduce()?
// Reduce method reduces an array of values down to just one value.

// Syntax:
// reduce((accumulator, currentVal, currentIndex, array) => {
    // condition
// }, initialVal)

// Example 1 : Return the sum of array
const arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

// const sum = arr.reduce((acc, currentElement, index, actualArray) => {
//   // accumulator(acc) = result of the previous computation or result of array elements till the current element
//   // currentElement = current element
//   // index = indexing of the element
//     // actualArray = Input Array
//     console.log(`Acc : ${acc} | CurrentVal : ${currentElement} `);
//   return acc + currentElement;
// }, 0); // 0 represent second parameter that is initial value which added with accumulator and it runs only once

const sum = arr.reduce((acc, currVal) => acc + currVal, 0);

// console.log(sum);


// Example 2 : Return TotalBillToPay in shopping cart
let cart = [
    { product: "Watch", price: 2500 },
    { product: "Headphone", price: 4000 },
    { product: "Shoes", price: 2000 },
    { product: "Shirt", price: 750 }
];

const TotalBillToPay = cart.reduce((acc, item) => acc + item.price, 0);
console.log(TotalBillToPay);

Method Chaining Example

  • Method chaining in JavaScript is a programming technique where multiple methods are called on an object sequentially.

  • This is possible when each method returns an object (typically the object on which the method was called) so that additional methods can be invoked on the result.

  • This pattern is often used to create more readable and concise code.

Example -

// Method Chaining

// Syntax:
// map(() => cond1).filter(() => cond2).reduce((acc, item) => cond3);

// Example 1 : Return only names of students who scored more than 60
let students = [
  { name: "Vihant", rollNo: 30, marks: 95 },
  { name: "Raj", rollNo: 25, marks: 80 },
  { name: "Piyush", rollNo: 20, marks: 55 },
  { name: "Rohan", rollNo: 40, marks: 65 },
  { name: "Aryan", rollNo: 35, marks: 45 },
];

const res = students
    .filter((stu) => {
        return stu.marks > 60
    })
    .map((stu) => {
        return stu.name
    });
console.log(res);

// Example 2 : Return total marks for students with marks greater than 60
// after 20 marks have been added to those who scored less than 60.

const totMarks = students
    .map((stu) => {
        if (stu.marks < 60) {
            stu.marks += 20;
        }
        return stu;
    })
    .filter((stu) => stu.marks > 60)
    .reduce((acc, curr) => acc + curr.marks, 0);
console.log(totMarks);

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