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bifurcateBy

Split values into two groups according to a predicate function.

Usage

var bifurcateBy = require( '@stdlib/utils/bifurcate-by' );

bifurcateBy( collection, [options,] predicate )

Splits values into two groups according to a predicate function, which specifies which group an element in the input collection belongs to. If a predicate function returns a truthy value, a collection element belongs to the first group; otherwise, a collection element belongs to the second group.

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var out = bifurcateBy( arr, predicate );
// returns [ [ 'beep', 'boop', 'bar' ], [ 'foo' ] ]

A predicate function is provided two arguments:

• value: collection element
• index: collection index

function predicate( v, i ) {
    console.log( '%d: %s', i, v );
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var out = bifurcateBy( arr, predicate );
// returns [ [ 'beep', 'boop', 'bar' ], [ 'foo' ] ]

The function accepts the following options:

• returns: specifies the output format. If the option equals 'values', the function outputs element values. If the option equals 'indices', the function outputs element indices. If the option equals '*', the function outputs both element indices and values. Default: 'values'.
• thisArg: execution context.

By default, the function returns element values. To return element indices, set the returns option to 'indices'.

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var opts = {
    'returns': 'indices'
};
var out = bifurcateBy( arr, opts, predicate );
// returns [ [ 0, 1, 3 ], [ 2 ] ]

To return index-element pairs, set the returns option to '*'.

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var opts = {
    'returns': '*'
};
var out = bifurcateBy( arr, opts, predicate );
// returns [ [ [ 0, 'beep' ], [ 1, 'boop' ], [ 3, 'bar' ] ], [ [ 2, 'foo' ] ] ]

To set the predicate execution context, provide a thisArg.

function predicate( v ) {
    this.count += 1;
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}
var context = {
    'count': 0
};
var opts = {
    'thisArg': context
};
var arr = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar' ];

var out = bifurcateBy( arr, opts, predicate );
// returns [ [ 'beep', 'boop', 'bar' ], [ 'foo' ] ]

console.log( context.count );
// => 4

Notes

• A collection may be either an Array, Typed Array, or an array-like Object (excluding strings and functions).

Examples

var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
var bifurcateBy = require( '@stdlib/utils/bifurcate-by' );

var vals;
var arr;
var out;
var i;
var j;

vals = [ 'beep', 'boop', 'foo', 'bar', 'woot', 'woot' ];

// Generate a random collection...
arr = new Array( 100 );
for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) {
    j = floor( randu()*vals.length );
    arr[ i ] = vals[ j ];
}

function predicate( v ) {
    return v[ 0 ] === 'b';
}

// Compute the groups:
out = bifurcateBy( arr, predicate );
console.log( out );