map javascript array of objects code example

Example 1: javascript create array of objects with map

var arr = [{
  id: 1,
  name: 'bill'
}, {
  id: 2,
  name: 'ted'
}]

var result = arr.map(person => ({ value: person.id, text: person.name }));
console.log(result)

Example 2: typescript map list to new list of objects

var result = arr.map(person => ({ value: person.id, text: person.name }));
console.log(result)

Example 3: javascript map

const myArray = ['Sam', 'Alice', 'Nick', 'Matt'];

// Appends text to each element of the array
const newArray = myArray.map(name => {
	return 'My name is ' + name; 
});
console.log(newArray); // ['My name is Sam', 'My Name is Alice', ...]

// Appends the index of each element with it's value
const anotherArray = myArray.map((value, index) => index + ": " + value);
console.log(anotherArray); // ['0: Sam', '1: Alice', '2: Nick', ...]

// Starting array is unchanged
console.log(myArray); // ['Sam', 'Alice', 'Nick', 'Matt']

Example 4: map a property from array of objects javascript

var result = objArray.map(function(a) {return a.foo;});