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JavaScript JavaScript Array Iteration Methods Combining Array Methods Working with Objects in Arrays

karan Badhwar
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karan Badhwar
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Help me understand this example. please

I saw an example for reduce (), but this is very confusing can somebody please explain me and is this a write way to write a syntax

const people = [
  {name: 'kyle', age: 26},
  {name: 'karan', age : 27},
  {name: 'Rahil', age : 27},
  {name: 'Vinay', age: 25}
];
const result = people.reduce(groupedPeople, person) => {
  const age = person.age;
  if (groupedPeople[age] == null) groupedPeople[age] = []
  groupedPeople[age].push(person)
}, {});

console.log(result);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
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This syntax is fine, but it is perhaps a bit complex for a first example.

Take a look at the thorough explanation on the MDN page for reduce(). It also contains several more examples of different levels of complexity.

karan Badhwar
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karan Badhwar
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Steven Parker, but if ever I encounter such type of syntax how do I know for future reference what's happening, coz now it takes me time to understand that

Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Reduce is perhaps one of the less intuitive things in JavaScript. Luckily, there are always handy online references. If I haven't it used much recently, I have to go look up the syntax myself.