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JavaScript: Map the values of an array to an object using a function

JavaScript: Exercise-82 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to map the values of an array to an object using a function, where the key-value pairs consist of the original value as the key and the mapped value.

Note: Use an anonymous inner function scope to declare an undefined memory space, using closures to store a return value. Use a new Array to store the array with a map of the function over its data set and a comma operator to return a second step, without needing to move from one context to another (due to closures and order of operations).

  • Use Array.prototype.reduce() to apply fn to each element in arr and combine the results into an object.
  • Use el as the key for each property and the result of fn as the value.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const mapObject = (arr, fn) =>
  (a => (
    (a = [arr, arr.map(fn)]), a[0].reduce((acc, val, ind) => ((acc[val] = a[1][ind]), acc), {})
  ))();
const squareIt = arr => mapObject(arr, a => a * a);
console.log(squareIt([1, 2, 3]));

Sample Output:

{"1":1,"2":4,"3":9}

Pictorial Presentation:

JavaScript Fundamental: Map the values of an array to an object using a function

Flowchart:

flowchart: Map the values of an array to an object using a function

Live Demo:

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JavaScript: Tips of the Day

Chunks an array into n smaller arrays

Example:

const tips_chunkIntoN = (arr, n) => {
  const size = Math.ceil(arr.length / n);
  return Array.from({ length: n }, (v, i) =>
    arr.slice(i * size, i * size + size)
  );
}
console.log(tips_chunkIntoN([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8], 4));

Output:

[[1,2],[3,4],[5,6],[7,8]]