Check if array has only one match
JavaScript, Array · Jul 4, 2021

Checks if an array has only one value matching the given function.
- Use
Array.prototype.filter()
in combination withfn
to find all matching array elements. - Use
Array.prototype.length
to check if only one element matchesfn
.
const hasOne = (arr, fn) => arr.filter(fn).length === 1;
hasOne([1, 2], x => x % 2); // true
hasOne([1, 3], x => x % 2); // false