Compare JavaScript Array of Objects to Get Min / M

Question

I have an array of objects and I want to compare those objects on a specific object property. Here's my array:

var myArray = [
    {"ID": 1, "Cost": 200},
    {"ID": 2, "Cost": 1000},
    {"ID": 3, "Cost": 50},
    {"ID": 4, "Cost": 500}
]

I'd like to zero in on the "cost" specifically and a get a min and maximum value. I realize I can just grab the cost values and push them off into a javascript array and then run the Fast JavaScript Max/Min.

However is there an easier way to do this by bypassing the array step in the middle and going off the objects properties (in this case "Cost") directly?

Answer 1

This is more better solution

    var myArray = [
    {"ID": 1, "Cost": 200},
    {"ID": 2, "Cost": 1000},
    {"ID": 3, "Cost": 50},
    {"ID": 4, "Cost": 500}
    ]
    var lowestNumber = myArray[0].Cost;
    var highestNumber = myArray[0].Cost;

    myArray.forEach(function (keyValue, index, myArray) {
      if(index > 0) {
        if(keyValue.Cost < lowestNumber){
          lowestNumber = keyValue.Cost;
        }
        if(keyValue.Cost > highestNumber) {
          highestNumber = keyValue.Cost;
        }
      }
    });
    console.log('lowest number' , lowestNumber);
    console.log('highest Number' , highestNumber);

Answer 2

You can use built-in Array object to use Math.max/Math.min instead:

var arr = [1,4,2,6,88,22,344];

var max = Math.max.apply(Math, arr);// return 344
var min = Math.min.apply(Math, arr);// return 1

Answer 3

The reduce is good for stuff like this: to perform aggregate operations (like min, max, avg, etc.) on an array of objects, and return a single result:

myArray.reduce(function(prev, curr) {
    return prev.Cost < curr.Cost ? prev : curr;
});

...or you can define that inner function with ES6 function syntax:

(prev, curr) => prev.Cost < curr.Cost ? prev : curr

If you want to be cute you can attach this to array:

Array.prototype.hasMin = function(attrib) {
    return (this.length && this.reduce(function(prev, curr){ 
        return prev[attrib] < curr[attrib] ? prev : curr; 
    })) || null;
 }

Now you can just say:

myArray.hasMin('ID')  // result:  {"ID": 1, "Cost": 200}
myArray.hasMin('Cost')    // result: {"ID": 3, "Cost": 50}
myEmptyArray.hasMin('ID')   // result: null

Please note that if you intend to use this, it doesn't have full checks for every situation. If you pass in an array of primitive types, it will fail. If you check for a property that doesn't exist, or if not all the objects contain that property, you will get the last element. This version is a little more bulky, but has those checks:

Array.prototype.hasMin = function(attrib) {
    const checker = (o, i) => typeof(o) === 'object' && o[i]
    return (this.length && this.reduce(function(prev, curr){
        const prevOk = checker(prev, attrib);
        const currOk = checker(curr, attrib);
        if (!prevOk && !currOk) return {};
        if (!prevOk) return curr;
        if (!currOk) return prev;
        return prev[attrib] < curr[attrib] ? prev : curr; 
    })) || null;
 }

Answer 4

we can solve problem by two approach both method is already explained above but the performance test was missing so completing that one

1, native java-script way
2, first sort object then it easy to get min max from sorted obj

i also test performance of both tow approach

you can also run and test performance... Happy coding (:

//first approach 

var myArray = [
    {"ID": 1, "Cost": 200},
    {"ID": 2, "Cost": 1000},
    {"ID": 3, "Cost": 50},
    {"ID": 4, "Cost": 500}
]

var t1 = performance.now();;

let max=Math.max.apply(Math, myArray.map(i=>i.Cost))

let min=Math.min.apply(Math, myArray.map(i=>i.Cost))

var t2   = performance.now();;

console.log("native fuction took " + (t2 - t1) + " milliseconds.");

console.log("max Val:"+max)
console.log("min Val:"+min)

//  Second approach:


function sortFunc (a, b) {
    return a.Cost - b.Cost
} 

var s1 = performance.now();;
sortedArray=myArray.sort(sortFunc)


var minBySortArray = sortedArray[0],
    maxBySortArray = sortedArray[myArray.length - 1]
    
var s2   = performance.now();;
 console.log("sort funciton took  " + (s2 - s1) + " milliseconds.");  
console.log("max ValBySortArray :"+max)
console.log("min Val BySortArray:"+min)

Answer 5

Another one, similar to Kennebec's answer, but all in one line:

maxsort = myArray.slice(0).sort(function (a, b) { return b.ID - a.ID })[0].ID; 

Answer 6

for Max

Math.max.apply(Math, myArray.map(a => a.Cost));

for min

Math.min.apply(Math, myArray.map(a => a.Cost));