Lets say we have the following:
let x = [
{"color": "blue", "cat": "eec" },
{"color": "red", "cat": "vbs" },
{"color": "black", "cat": "asd" },
]
how can I sort this by cat? so that I can then do something like
let y = sorted.asd.color;
or
y = sorted[asd][color];
note: cat is unique
Thanks
You can use .reduce:
let x = [
{"color": "blue", "cat": "eec" },
{"color": "red", "cat": "vbs" },
{"color": "black", "cat": "asd" },
]
const sorted = x.reduce((acc, el) => {
acc[el.cat] = el;
return acc;
}, {});
const y = sorted.asd.color;
console.log(y);or .map and Object.entries:
let x = [
{"color": "blue", "cat": "eec" },
{"color": "red", "cat": "vbs" },
{"color": "black", "cat": "asd" },
]
const sorted = Object.fromEntries(x.map(el => [el.cat, el]));
const y = sorted.asd.color;
console.log(y);You could try something like this:
const x = [
{"color": "blue", "cat": "eec" },
{"color": "red", "cat": "vbs" },
{"color": "black", "cat": "asd" },
]
function sortByCat(array) {
let cats = {};
for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
let currentObject = array[i];
cats[currentObject.cat] = currentObject;
}
return cats;
}
let sorted = sortByCat(x);
let y = sorted.asd.color;
y = sorted['asd']['color'];