Remove array elements from the end while condition is met
JavaScript, Array · Nov 29, 2020

Removes elements from the end of an array until the passed function returns false
.
Returns the removed elements.
- Create a reversed copy of the array, using the spread operator (
...
) andArray.prototype.reverse()
. - Loop through the reversed copy, using a
for...of
loop overArray.prototype.entries()
until the returned value from the function is falsy. - Return the removed elements, using
Array.prototype.slice()
. - The callback function,
fn
, accepts a single argument which is the value of the element.
const takeRightWhile = (arr, fn) => { for (const [i, val] of [...arr].reverse().entries()) if (!fn(val)) return i === 0 ? [] : arr.slice(-i); return arr; }; takeRightWhile([1, 2, 3, 4], n => n >= 3); // [3, 4]