Here is my case

var myArray = [undefined, true, false, true];

I want to get the items' index, which value is true. With above array, the result should be

[1, 3]

as the 2nd and 4th item equal true. How can I find the matched items' index with lodash?

Thanks

Here is my case

var myArray = [undefined, true, false, true];

I want to get the items' index, which value is true. With above array, the result should be

[1, 3]

as the 2nd and 4th item equal true. How can I find the matched items' index with lodash?

Thanks

• javascript
• lodash

• 3 [...myArray.entries()].filter(([, v]) => v).map(([i]) => i); – zerkms Commented Jul 26, 2016 at 3:04

3 Answers 3

The following is the first way that came to mind using vanilla JS:

var myArray = [undefined, true, false, true];

var result = myArray.map((v,i) => v ? i : -1).filter(v => v > -1);

console.log(result);

Or if you don't want to use arrow functions:

var result = myArray.map(function(v,i) { return v ? i : -1; })
                    .filter(function(v) { return v > -1; });

That is, first map the original array to output the index of true elements and -1 for other elements, then filter that result to only keep the ones that aren't -1.

Note that the map function (v,i) => v ? i : -1 is testing for truthy elements - if you need only elements that are the boolean true then use (v,i) => v===true ? i : -1.

I guess the Lodash equivalent of that would be as follows (edit: thanks to zerkms for much improved syntax):

var myArray = [undefined, true, false, true];

var result = _(myArray).map((v,i) => v ? i : -1).filter(v => v > -1).value();

console.log(result);

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare./ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.14.0/lodash.js"></script>

Another possibility:

// lodash 

x = _(myArray).map(Array).filter(0).map(1).value()

// vanilla

x = myArray.map(Array).filter(a => a[0]).map(a => a[1])

// lodash
var myArray = [undefined, true, false, true];
var indexes = _.reduce(myArray, (result, val, index) => {
    if (val) {
        result.push(index);
    }
    return result;
}, []);