Counting all array elements that match a condition
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Posted on Want to know how many elements in an array match a condition? We can use this to count all elements in an array that return true for a function that checks this condition.
// takes an array and a function to check each element in the array against
const countBy = (array, checkFunction) => {
return array.reduce((count, element) => {
return checkFunction(element) ? count + 1 : count
}, 0)
}
// we can count how many numbers in an array are smaller than a given limit
countBy([-4, 3, -7, 5, 0, -3, 1, -8], number => number < 0)
// ⇒ 4
// we can count how many strings are exactly four characters long
countBy(["John", "Paul", "George", "Ringo"], name => name.length === 4)
// ⇒ 2
// we can also check if objects have a certain value in a property
countBy([
{
name: "Bulbasaur",
types: ["Grass", "Poison"]
}, {
name: "Nidoqueen",
types: ["Poison", "Ground"]
}, {
name: "Abra",
types: ["Psychic"]
}, {
name: "Tentacool",
types: ["Water", "Poison"]
}
], pokemon => pokemon.types.includes("Poison"))
// ⇒ 3// takes an array and a function to check each element in the array against
const countBy = (array, checkFunction) => {
return array.reduce((count, element) => {
return checkFunction(element) ? count + 1 : count
}, 0)
}
// we can count how many numbers in an array are smaller than a given limit
countBy([-4, 3, -7, 5, 0, -3, 1, -8], number => number < 0)
// ⇒ 4
// we can count how many strings are exactly four characters long
countBy(["John", "Paul", "George", "Ringo"], name => name.length === 4)
// ⇒ 2
// we can also check if objects have a certain value in a property
countBy([
{
name: "Bulbasaur",
types: ["Grass", "Poison"]
}, {
name: "Nidoqueen",
types: ["Poison", "Ground"]
}, {
name: "Abra",
types: ["Psychic"]
}, {
name: "Tentacool",
types: ["Water", "Poison"]
}
], pokemon => pokemon.types.includes("Poison"))
// ⇒ 3// takes an array and a function to check each element in the array against
const countBy = (array, checkFunction) => {
return array.reduce((count, element) => {
return checkFunction(element) ? count + 1 : count
}, 0)
}
// we can count how many numbers in an array are smaller than a given limit
countBy([-4, 3, -7, 5, 0, -3, 1, -8], number => number < 0)
// ⇒ 4
// we can count how many strings are exactly four characters long
countBy(["John", "Paul", "George", "Ringo"], name => name.length === 4)
// ⇒ 2
// we can also check if objects have a certain value in a property
countBy([
{
name: "Bulbasaur",
types: ["Grass", "Poison"]
}, {
name: "Nidoqueen",
types: ["Poison", "Ground"]
}, {
name: "Abra",
types: ["Psychic"]
}, {
name: "Tentacool",
types: ["Water", "Poison"]
}
], pokemon => pokemon.types.includes("Poison"))
// ⇒ 3// takes an array and a function to check each element in the array against
const countBy = (array, checkFunction) => {
return array.reduce((count, element) => {
return checkFunction(element) ? count + 1 : count
}, 0)
}
// we can count how many numbers in an array are smaller than a given limit
countBy([-4, 3, -7, 5, 0, -3, 1, -8], number => number < 0)
// ⇒ 4
// we can count how many strings are exactly four characters long
countBy(["John", "Paul", "George", "Ringo"], name => name.length === 4)
// ⇒ 2
// we can also check if objects have a certain value in a property
countBy([
{
name: "Bulbasaur",
types: ["Grass", "Poison"]
}, {
name: "Nidoqueen",
types: ["Poison", "Ground"]
}, {
name: "Abra",
types: ["Psychic"]
}, {
name: "Tentacool",
types: ["Water", "Poison"]
}
], pokemon => pokemon.types.includes("Poison"))
// ⇒ 3