supergeneric
supergeneric helper functions
Modules
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collections/first ⇒
object -
returns first value in array
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collections/last ⇒
object -
returns last value in array
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collections/ascending ⇒
function -
ascending sort function. Example: myArray.sort(ascending)
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collections/descending ⇒
function -
Descending sort function. Example: myArray.sort(descending)
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collections/sortBy ⇒
array -
sorts by a predefined key.
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collections/onlyNumbers ⇒
array -
returns only the numeric values of an array
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collections/randomItem ⇒
object -
returns a random entry from an array
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time/getMilliseconds ⇒
number -
converts text durations (e.g. "2 minutes") to milliseconds
collections/first ⇒ object
returns first value in array
Returns: object - first value/object in an array
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| values | array |
an array of values/objects |
collections/last ⇒ object
returns last value in array
Returns: object - last value/object in an array
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| values | array |
an array of values/objects |
collections/ascending ⇒ function
ascending sort function. Example: myArray.sort(ascending)
Returns: function - ascending sort function
collections/descending ⇒ function
Descending sort function. Example: myArray.sort(descending)
Returns: function - descending sort function
collections/sortBy ⇒ array
sorts by a predefined key.
Returns: array - sorted by attribute @name
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| key | string |
attribute name for object sorting |
| descending | boolean |
set to true for descending sort |
Example
people.sort(sortBy('name'))
collections/onlyNumbers ⇒ array
returns only the numeric values of an array
Returns: array - only numeric values
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| values | array |
an array of values |
collections/randomItem ⇒ object
returns a random entry from an array
Returns: object - random value/object from array of values/objects
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| items | array |
an array of values/objects |
time/getMilliseconds ⇒ number
converts text durations (e.g. "2 minutes") to milliseconds
Returns: number - milliseconds
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| duration |
string | number
|
will leave numeric values alone but convert string values |
Example
getMilliseconds('2 minutes') // 120000