javascript group array of objects by key 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: javascript group by key

var cars = [{ make: 'audi', model: 'r8', year: '2012' }, { make: 'audi', model: 'rs5', year: '2013' }, { make: 'ford', model: 'mustang', year: '2012' }, { make: 'ford', model: 'fusion', year: '2015' }, { make: 'kia', model: 'optima', year: '2012' }],
    result = cars.reduce(function (r, a) {
        r[a.make] = r[a.make] || [];
        r[a.make].push(a);
        return r;
    }, Object.create(null));

console.log(result);

Example 3: javascript group by key

result = array.reduce((h, obj) => Object.assign(h, { [obj.key]:( h[obj.key] || [] ).concat(obj) }), {})

Example 4: js group objects in array

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);