# untilEach > Until a test condition is true, invoke a function for each element in a collection.
## Usage ```javascript var untilEach = require( '@stdlib/utils/until-each' ); ``` #### untilEach( collection, predicate, fcn\[, thisArg ] ) Invokes a `function` for each element in a `collection` until either a `predicate` function returns `true` or the function has iterated over all `collection` elements. ```javascript function predicate( value ) { return ( value !== value ); } function log( value, index ) { console.log( '%s: %d', index, value ); } var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, NaN, 4 ]; untilEach( arr, predicate, log ); /* => 0: 1 1: 2 2: 3 */ ``` Both the `predicate` function and the `function` to apply are provided three arguments: - `value`: collection element - `index`: collection index - `collection`: input collection Basic support for dynamic collections is provided. Note, however, that index incrementation is monotonically increasing. ```javascript function predicate( value ) { return ( value !== value ); } function log1( value, index, collection ) { console.log( '%s: %d', index, value ); if ( index === collection.length-1 && collection.length < 10 ) { collection.push( index+2 ); } } var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]; untilEach( arr, predicate, log1 ); /* => 0: 1 1: 2 2: 3 3: 4 4: 5 5: 6 6: 7 7: 8 8: 9 9: 10 */ function log2( value, index, collection ) { console.log( '%s: %d', index, value ); collection.shift(); } arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]; untilEach( arr, predicate, log2 ); /* => 0: 1 1: 3 */ ``` To set the function execution context for the applied function, provide a `thisArg`. ```javascript function predicate( value ) { return ( value !== value ); } function sum( value ) { this.sum += value; this.count += 1; } var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, NaN, 4 ]; var context = { 'sum': 0, 'count': 0 }; untilEach( arr, predicate, sum, context ); var mean = context.sum / context.count; // returns 2.0 ```
## Notes - A `collection` may be either an [`Array`][mdn-array], [`Typed Array`][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like [`Object`][mdn-object] (excluding `strings` and `functions`). - The function returns the input `collection`. - The function does **not** skip `undefined` elements. ```javascript function predicate( value ) { return ( value !== value ); } function log( value, index ) { console.log( '%s: %s', index, value ); } var arr = [ 1, , , 4 ]; untilEach( arr, predicate, log ); /* => 0: 1 1: undefined 2: undefined 3: 4 */ ``` - The function provides limited support for dynamic collections (i.e., collections whose `length` changes during execution).
## Examples ```javascript var isEven = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-even' ).isPrimitive; var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' ); var untilEach = require( '@stdlib/utils/until-each' ); function predicate( value ) { return ( value !== value ); } function log( value, index, collection ) { console.log( '%s: %d', index, value ); if ( isEven( index ) ) { collection.shift(); } else { collection.push( index+1 ); } } var arr; var j; var i; arr = new Array( 100 ); j = floor( randu()*arr.length ); for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) { if ( i === j ) { arr[ i ] = NaN; } else { arr[ i ] = i; } } untilEach( arr, predicate, log ); ```