This function works to arrays and objects. obs: it works like array_column php function. It means that an optional third parameter can be passed to define what column will correspond to the indices of return.
function array_column(list, column, indice){
var result;
if(typeof indice != "undefined"){
result = {};
for(key in list)
result[list[key][indice]] = list[key][column];
}else{
result = [];
for(key in list)
result.push( list[key][column] );
}
return result;
}
This is a conditional version:
function array_column_conditional(list, column, indice){
var result;
if(typeof indice != "undefined"){
result = {};
for(key in list)
if(typeof list[key][column] !== 'undefined' && typeof list[key][indice] !== 'undefined')
result[list[key][indice]] = list[key][column];
}else{
result = [];
for(key in list)
if(typeof list[key][column] !== 'undefined')
result.push( list[key][column] );
}
return result;
}
usability:
var lista = [
[1, 2, 3],
[4, 5, 6],
[7, 8, 9]
];
var obj_list = [
{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3},
{a: 4, b: 5, c: 6},
{a: 8, c: 9}
];
var objeto = {
d: {a: 1, b: 3},
e: {a: 4, b: 5, c: 6},
f: {a: 7, b: 8, c: 9}
};
var list_obj = {
d: [1, 2, 3],
e: [4, 5],
f: [7, 8, 9]
};
console.log( "column list: ", array_column(lista, 1) );
console.log( "column obj_list: ", array_column(obj_list, 'b', 'c') );
console.log( "column objeto: ", array_column(objeto, 'c') );
console.log( "column list_obj: ", array_column(list_obj, 0, 0) );
console.log( "column list conditional: ", array_column_conditional(lista, 1) );
console.log( "column obj_list conditional: ", array_column_conditional(obj_list, 'b', 'c') );
console.log( "column objeto conditional: ", array_column_conditional(objeto, 'c') );
console.log( "column list_obj conditional: ", array_column_conditional(list_obj, 0, 0) );
Output:
/*
column list: Array [ 2, 5, 8 ]
column obj_list: Object { 3: 2, 6: 5, 9: undefined }
column objeto: Array [ undefined, 6, 9 ]
column list_obj: Object { 1: 1, 4: 4, 7: 7 }
column list conditional: Array [ 2, 5, 8 ]
column obj_list conditional: Object { 3: 2, 6: 5 }
column objeto conditional: Array [ 6, 9 ]
column list_obj conditional: Object { 1: 1, 4: 4, 7: 7 }
*/