Array Functions and Properties

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Array Literals

Array literals function similar to JavaScript array literals.
However, extra commas in array literals are not supported.

Example:

["SnapLogic", "Data", "Integration"]

concat

Description

Returns a new array comprised of this array joined with the arrays or values provided as arguments. The concat function also works with Uint8 arrays.

This is similar to the JavaScript concat.

Syntax
array.concat(array2,array3...)
Examples

Expression$head.concat($middle,$tail)

Where $head, $middle, and $tail are all arrays.

Result: A new array of the target path name containing all three arrays.

filter

Description

Returns a new array containing only the elements for which the given callback returned true.

This is similar to the JavaScript Array.filter() method.

Syntax
array.filter(callback)
Examples

Expression: $myarray.filter(x => x > 5)

where $myarray is a normal array

Result: A new array containing numbers greater than five.


To remove duplicate entries in an array:

Expression$myarray.filter((item, pos, a) => a.indexOf(item) == pos)

where $myarray is a normal array containing ["Fred", "Wilma", "Fred", "Betty", "Fred", "Barney"]

Result: A new array containing [Fred, Wilma, Betty, Barney].

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find

DescriptionReturns the first element found for which the given callback returns true.
This is similar to the JavaScript Array.find() method.
Syntax
array.find(callback)
Examples

Expression: $myarray.find(x => x > 5)

where $myarray is a normal array

Result: The first element whose value is greater than five.

findIndex

DescriptionReturns the index of the first element for which the given callback returns true. If no match is found, -1 is returned.
This is similar to the JavaScript Array.findIndex() method.
Syntax
array.findIndex(callback)
Examples

Expression: $myarray.findIndex(x => x > 5)

where $myarray is a normal array

Result: The index of the first element whose value is greater than five.

indexOf

Description

Returns the first index at which a given element can be found in the array or -1 if it is not present.

This is similar to the JavaScript indexOf.

Syntax
array.indexOf(element)
Examples

Expression: $Array.indexOf(0)

where $Array contains [0, 2, 4, 6, 8]

Result: 0


Expression: $Array.indexOf(1)

where $Array contains [0, 2, 4, 6, 8]

Result: -1

lastIndexOf

Description

Returns the last index at which a given element can be found in the array.

This is similar to the JavaScript lastIndexOf.

Syntax
array.lastIndexOf(element)
Examples

Expression: $first.lastIndexOf(0)

where $first contains [0, 2, 4, 6, 8]

Result: 0

length

Description

The number of elements in an array.

This is similar to the JavaScript length.

Syntax
array.length
Examples

Expression: $array.length

Result: A number.

join

Description

Joins all elements of an array into a string.

This is similar to the JavaScript join.

Syntax
array.join(optseparator)

where optseparator is an optional string to separate the elements. If omitted, a comma is used.

Examples

Expression: ["SnapLogic", "Data", "Integration"].join(" ")

Result: the string SnapLogic Data Integration

map

Description

Returns a new array with the values transformed by the given callback.
This is similar to the JavaScript Array.map() method.

Syntax
array.map(callback)
Examples

Expression: $myarray.map(x => x * 10)

where $myarray is an array

Result: A new array where the elements have been multiplied by ten.

pop

Description

Removes the last element from an array and returns that element.

This is similar to the JavaScript pop.

Syntax
array.pop()
Examples

Expression: $Array.pop()

Result: The last element of the array.

push

Description

Adds one or more elements to the end of an array and returns the new length of the array.

This is similar to the JavaScript push.

Syntax
array.push(element1, ..., elementN)
Examples

Expression: $Array.push("Mobile", "Email")

Result: Mobile and Email will be added to that array and the new length of the array is returned.

reduce

DescriptionReduces an array to a single value using the given callback. For each element in the array, the callback is called with four arguments: the accumulated value (the result from previous calls or the initialValue), the value of the current element, the index of the current element, and the array itself.  The exact behavior will change based on whether an initial value is provided.  If no value is provided, the callback is called with the first element in the array as the accumulated value and the second element as the current value.  If an initial value is provided, then the first call uses the initial value as the accumulated value and the first element as the current value.  In general, it is safest to provide an initial value.
This is similar to the JavaScript Array.reduce() method.
Syntax
array.reduce(callback, [initialValue])
Examples

Expression: $myarray.reduce((accum, currentValue) => accum + currentValue, 0)

where $myarray is an array

Result: The sum of all of the elements in the array.

reduceRight

DescriptionLike the reduce() method, except the elements are traversed right-to-left instead of left-to-right.
This is similar to the JavaScript Array.reduceRight() m