Map over object preserving keys

Question

The map function in underscore.js, if called with a javascript object, returns an array of values mapped from the object's values.

_.map({one: 1, two: 2, three: 3}, function(num, key){ return num * 3; });
=> [3, 6, 9]

is there a way to make it preserve the keys? ie, I want a function that returns

{one: 3, two: 6, three: 9}

Answer 1

With Underscore

Underscore provides a function _.mapObject to map the values and preserve the keys.

_.mapObject({ one: 1, two: 2, three: 3 }, function (v) { return v * 3; });

// => { one: 3, two: 6, three: 9 }

DEMO

---

With Lodash

Lodash provides a function _.mapValues to map the values and preserve the keys.

_.mapValues({ one: 1, two: 2, three: 3 }, function (v) { return v * 3; });

// => { one: 3, two: 6, three: 9 }

DEMO

Answer 2

I managed to find the required function in lodash, a utility library similar to underscore.

http://lodash.com/docs#mapValues

_.mapValues(object, [callback=identity], [thisArg])

Creates an object with the same keys as object and values generated by running each own enumerable property of object through the callback. The callback is bound to thisArg and invoked with three arguments; (value, key, object).