array of objects build dictionary javascript grouping code example

Example 1: javascript group by property array of objects

function groupArrayOfObjects(list, key) {
  return list.reduce(function(rv, x) {
    (rv[x[key]] = rv[x[key]] || []).push(x);
    return rv;
  }, {});
};

var people = [
    {sex:"Male", name:"Jeff"},
    {sex:"Female", name:"Megan"},
    {sex:"Male", name:"Taylor"},
    {sex:"Female", name:"Madison"}
];
var groupedPeople=groupArrayOfObjects(people,"sex");
console.log(groupedPeople.Male);//will be the Males 
console.log(groupedPeople.Female);//will be the Females

Example 2: group by in javascript

let group = cars.reduce((r, a) => { console.log("a", a); console.log('r', r); r[a.make] = [...r[a.make] || [], a]; return r;}, {});console.log("group", group);