Max array value based on function
JavaScript, Math, Array · Oct 21, 2020

Returns the maximum value of an array, after mapping each element to a value using the provided function.
- Use
Array.prototype.map()
to map each element to the value returned byfn
. - Use
Math.max()
to get the maximum value.
const maxBy = (arr, fn) => Math.max(...arr.map(typeof fn === 'function' ? fn : val => val[fn])); maxBy([{ n: 4 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 8 }, { n: 6 }], x => x.n); // 8 maxBy([{ n: 4 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 8 }, { n: 6 }], 'n'); // 8