javascript map (JNNC Technologies)

JavaScript Array map() Method

Example

Return an array with the square root of all the values in the original array:

var numbers = [4, 9, 16, 25];

function myFunction() {
    x = document.getElementById("demo")
    x.innerHTML = numbers.map(Math.sqrt);
}

The result will be:

2,3,4,5

Definition and Usage

The map() method creates a new array with the results of calling a function for every array element.

The map() method calls the provided function once for each element in an array, in order.

Note: map() does not execute the function for array elements without values.

Note: map() does not change the original array.