How to loop through an array containing objects and access their properties

Question

Use forEach its a built-in array function. Array.forEach():

yourArray.forEach(function (arrayItem) {
    var x = arrayItem.prop1 + 2;
    console.log(x);
});

Some use cases of looping through an array in the functional programming way in JavaScript:

1. Just loop through an array

const myArray = [{x:100}, {x:200}, {x:300}];

myArray.forEach((element, index, array) => {
    console.log(element.x); // 100, 200, 300
    console.log(index); // 0, 1, 2
    console.log(array); // same myArray object 3 times
});

Note: Array.prototype.forEach() is not a functional way strictly speaking, as the function it takes as the input parameter is not supposed to return a value, which thus cannot be regarded as a pure function.

2. Check if any of the elements in an array pass a test

const people = [
    {name: 'John', age: 23}, 
    {name: 'Andrew', age: 3}, 
    {name: 'Peter', age: 8}, 
    {name: 'Hanna', age: 14}, 
    {name: 'Adam', age: 37}];

const anyAdult = people.some(person => person.age >= 18);
console.log(anyAdult); // true

3. Transform to a new array

const myArray = [{x:100}, {x:200}, {x:300}];

const newArray= myArray.map(element => element.x);
console.log(newArray); // [100, 200, 300]

Note: The map() method creates a new array with the results of calling a provided function on every element in the calling array.

4. Sum up a particular property, and calculate its average

const myArray = [{x:100}, {x:200}, {x:300}];

const sum = myArray.map(element => element.x).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
console.log(sum); // 600 = 0 + 100 + 200 + 300

const average = sum / myArray.length;
console.log(average); // 200

5. Create a new array based on the original but without modifying it

const myArray = [{x:100}, {x:200}, {x:300}];

const newArray= myArray.map(element => {
    return {
        ...element,
        x: element.x * 2
    };
});

console.log(myArray); // [100, 200, 300]
console.log(newArray); // [200, 400, 600]

6. Count the number of each category

const people = [
    {name: 'John', group: 'A'}, 
    {name: 'Andrew', group: 'C'}, 
    {name: 'Peter', group: 'A'}, 
    {name: 'James', group: 'B'}, 
    {name: 'Hanna', group: 'A'}, 
    {name: 'Adam', group: 'B'}];

const groupInfo = people.reduce((groups, person) => {
    const {A = 0, B = 0, C = 0} = groups;
    if (person.group === 'A') {
        return {...groups, A: A + 1};
    } else if (person.group === 'B') {
        return {...groups, B: B + 1};
    } else {
        return {...groups, C: C + 1};
    }
}, {});

console.log(groupInfo); // {A: 3, C: 1, B: 2}

7. Retrieve a subset of an array based on particular criteria

const myArray = [{x:100}, {x:200}, {x:300}];

const newArray = myArray.filter(element => element.x > 250);
console.log(newArray); // [{x:300}] 

Note: The filter() method creates a new array with all elements that pass the test implemented by the provided function.

8. Sort an array

const people = [
  { name: "John", age: 21 },
  { name: "Peter", age: 31 },
  { name: "Andrew", age: 29 },
  { name: "Thomas", age: 25 }
];

let sortByAge = people.sort(function (p1, p2) {
  return p1.age - p2.age;
});

console.log(sortByAge);

9. Find an element in an array

const people = [ {name: "john", age:23},
                {name: "john", age:43},
                {name: "jim", age:101},
                {name: "bob", age:67} ];

const john = people.find(person => person.name === 'john');
console.log(john);

The Array.prototype.find() method returns the value of the first element in the array that satisfies the provided testing function.

References

• Array.prototype.some()
• Array.prototype.forEach()
• Array.prototype.map()
• Array.prototype.filter()
• Array.prototype.sort()
• Spread syntax
• Array.prototype.find()

You can use a for..of loop to loop over an array of objects.

for (let item of items) {
    console.log(item); // Will display contents of the object inside the array
}

One of the best things about for..of loops is that they can iterate over more than just arrays. You can iterate over any type of iterable, including maps and objects. Make sure you use a transpiler or something like TypeScript if you need to support older browsers.

If you wanted to iterate over a map, the syntax is largely the same as the above, except it handles both the key and value.

for (const [key, value] of items) {
  console.log(value);
}

I use for..of loops for pretty much every kind of iteration I do in Javascript. Furthermore, one of the coolest things is they also work with async/await as well.

for (var j = 0; j < myArray.length; j++){
  console.log(myArray[j].x);
}

Here's an example on how you can do it :)

var students = [{
    name: "Mike",
    track: "track-a",
    achievements: 23,
    points: 400,
  },
  {
    name: "james",
    track: "track-a",
    achievements: 2,
    points: 21,
  },
]

students.forEach(myFunction);

function myFunction(item, index) {
  for (var key in item) {
    console.log(item[key])
  }
}