convert array to object javascript reduce code example

Example 1: javascript Convert an array of objects to a single object

const toObject = (arr, key) => arr.reduce((a, b) => ({ ...a, [b[key]]: b }), {});

// Example
toObject(
    [
        { id: '1', name: 'June', gender: 'Female' },
        { id: '2', name: 'Alex', gender: 'Male' },
        { id: '3', name: 'Harry', gender: 'Male' },
    ],
    'id'
);
/* 
{
    '1': { id: '1', name: 'June', gender: 'Female' },
    '2': { id: '2', name: 'Alex', gender: 'Male' },
    '3': { id: '3', name: 'Harry', gender: 'Male' },
}
*/

Example 2: reduce object to array javascript

var arr = [{x:1},{x:2},{x:4}];

arr.reduce(function (a, b) {
  return {x: a.x + b.x}; // returns object with property x
})

// ES6
arr.reduce((a, b) => ({x: a.x + b.x}));

// -> {x: 7}

Example 3: reduce array to object javascript

const posts = [
    {id: 1, category: "frontend", title: "All About That Sass"},
    {id: 2, category: "backend", title: "Beam me up, Scotty: Apache Beam tips"},
    {id: 3, category: "frontend", title: "Sanitizing HTML: Going antibactirial on XSS attacks"}
];

const categoryPosts = posts.reduce((acc, post) => {
    let {id, category} = post;
    return {...acc, [category]: [...(acc[category] || []), id]};
}, {});