forEach
Invoke a function for each element in a collection.
Usage
var forEach = require( '@stdlib/utils/for-each' );
forEach( collection, fcn[, thisArg ] )
Invokes a function
for each element in a collection
.
function log( value, index ) {
console.log( '%s: %d', index, value );
}
var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
forEach( arr, log );
/* =>
0: 1
1: 2
2: 3
3: 4
*/
The invoked function
is provided three arguments:
- value: collection element.
- index: collection index.
- collection: input collection.
Basic support for dynamic collections is provided. Note, however, that index incrementation is monotonically increasing.
function log1( value, index, collection ) {
console.log( '%s: %d', index, value );
if ( index === collection.length-1 && collection.length < 10 ) {
collection.push( index+2 );
}
}
var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
forEach( arr, log1 );
/* =>
0: 1
1: 2
2: 3
3: 4
4: 5
5: 6
6: 7
7: 8
8: 9
9: 10
*/
function log2( value, index, collection ) {
console.log( '%s: %d', index, value );
collection.shift();
}
arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
forEach( arr, log2 );
/* =>
0: 1
1: 3
*/
To set the function execution context, provide a thisArg
.
function sum( value ) {
this.sum += value;
this.count += 1;
}
var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
var context = {
'sum': 0,
'count': 0
};
forEach( arr, sum, context );
var mean = context.sum / context.count;
// returns 2.5
Notes
A
collection
may be either anArray
,Typed Array
, or an array-likeObject
(excludingstrings
andfunctions
).The function differs from
Array.prototype.forEach
in the following ways:The function returns the input
collection
.The function does not skip
undefined
elements.function log( value, index ) { console.log( '%s: %s', index, value ); } var arr = [ 1, , , 4 ]; forEach( arr, log ); /* => 0: 1 1: undefined 2: undefined 3: 4 */
The function provides limited support for dynamic collections (i.e., collections whose
length
changes during execution).
Examples
var isEven = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-even' ).isPrimitive;
var forEach = require( '@stdlib/utils/for-each' );
function log( value, index, collection ) {
console.log( '%s: %d', index, value );
if ( isEven( index ) ) {
collection.shift();
} else {
collection.push( index+1 );
}
}
var arr;
var i;
arr = new Array( 100 );
for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) {
arr[ i ] = i;
}
forEach( arr, log );