uniqBy
Returns a new array containing only the unique elements from the original array, based on the values returned by the mapper function.
Signature
typescript
function uniqBy<T, U>(arr: T[], mapper: (item: T) => U): T[];Parameters
arr(T[]): The array to process.mapper((item: T) => U): The function used to convert the array elements.
Returns
(T[]): A new array containing only the unique elements from the original array, based on the values returned by the mapper function.
Examples
typescript
uniqBy([1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 3.2, 5.7, 5.3, 7.19], Math.floor);
// [1.2, 2.1, 3.2, 5.7, 7.19]typescript
const array = [
{ category: 'fruit', name: 'apple' },
{ category: 'fruit', name: 'banana' },
{ category: 'vegetable', name: 'carrot' },
];
uniqBy(array, item => item.category).length;
// 2