Unfold array
JavaScript, Function, Array · Sep 15, 2020

Builds an array, using an iterator function and an initial seed value.
- Use a
while
loop andArray.prototype.push()
to call the function repeatedly until it returnsfalse
. - The iterator function accepts one argument (
seed
) and must always return an array with two elements ([value
,nextSeed
]) orfalse
to terminate.
const unfold = (fn, seed) => { let result = [], val = [null, seed]; while ((val = fn(val[1]))) result.push(val[0]); return result; }; var f = n => (n > 50 ? false : [-n, n + 10]); unfold(f, 10); // [-10, -20, -30, -40, -50]