# inmap > Invoke a function for each element in a collection and update the collection in-place.
## Usage ```javascript var inmap = require( '@stdlib/utils/inmap' ); ``` #### inmap( collection, fcn\[, thisArg ] ) Invokes a `function` for each element in a `collection` and updates the `collection` in-place. ```javascript function scale( value, index ) { return value * index; } var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]; var out = inmap( arr, scale ); // returns [ 0, 2, 6, 12 ] var bool = ( out === arr ); // returns true ``` The invoked `function` is 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 scale1( value, index, collection ) { if ( index === collection.length-1 && collection.length < 10 ) { collection.push( index+2 ); } return value * index; } var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]; var out = inmap( arr, scale1 ); // returns [ 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, 90 ] function scale2( value, index, collection ) { collection.shift(); return value * index; } arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]; out = inmap( arr, scale2 ); // returns [ 3, 3 ] ``` To set the function execution context, provide a `thisArg`. ```javascript function sum( value ) { this.sum += value; this.count += 1; return value; } var arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]; var context = { 'sum': 0, 'count': 0 }; var out = inmap( arr, sum, context ); // returns [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] var mean = context.sum / context.count; // returns 2.5 ```
## 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 differs from [`Array.prototype.map`][mdn-array-map] in the following ways: - The function returns the input `collection`. - The function modifies `collection` elements in-place. - The function does **not** skip `undefined` elements. ```javascript function log( value, index ) { console.log( '%s: %s', index, value ); return value; } var arr = [ 1, , , 4 ]; var out = inmap( arr, 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 inmap = require( '@stdlib/utils/inmap' ); var bool; var arr; var out; var i; function scale( value, index, collection ) { if ( isEven( index ) ) { collection.shift(); } else { collection.push( index+1 ); } return value * index; } arr = new Array( 100 ); for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) { arr[ i ] = i; } out = inmap( arr, scale ); bool = ( out === arr ); console.log( bool ); console.log( out ); ```