forEach

Invoke a function for each element in a collection.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/utils-for-each

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 an Array, Typed Array, or an array-like Object (excluding strings and functions).

• 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 );

See Also

• @stdlib/utils-async/for-each: invoke a function once for each element in a collection.
• @stdlib/utils-for-each-right: invoke a function for each element in a collection, iterating from right to left.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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