JS: Array.prototype.reduceRight

• myArray.reduceRight (f)
• myArray.reduceRight (f,firstValue)

If we have the array [1,2,3,4],

[1,2,3,4].reduceRight ( f )

Returns

f(f(f(4,3),2),1)

In general reduceRight first computes f(x,y) where x is last item in array and y is second item from right. Then, recursively apply f, taking a new array element as second argument, until the first item in array is used, and returns the result.

If firstValue is given, is used as the first value to begin. That is, start with f(firstValue,lastElement)

The function f is passed 4 args:

1. the previousValue (value from the previous call to f)
2. the currentValue (value of the current element)
3. the currentIndex
4. the object being traversed.

The function f should return 1 value.

// example of reduceRight

const aa = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];

// a function that join 2 strings
const ff = function (x, y) {
    console.log ( x, y );
    return x + y; }

console.log(
    aa.reduceRight(ff)
); // dcba


// prints

// d c
// dc b
// dcb a
// dcba

Example with given second argument.

// example of reduceRight

const aa = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];

// a function that join 2 strings
const ff = function (x, y) {
    console.log ( x, y );
    return x + y; }

console.log(
    aa.reduceRight (ff, "3")
);

// prints

// 3 d
// 3d c
// 3dc b
// 3dcb a
// 3dcba

reduceRight does not directly mutate the object on which it is called but the object may be mutated by f.

The range of elements processed by reduce is set before the first call to f. Elements that are appended to the array after the call to reduceRight begins will not be visited by f. If existing elements of the array are changed by f, their value as passed to f will be the value at the time reduceRight visits them; elements that are deleted after the call to reduceRight begins and before being visited are not visited.

Reduce (left)

See also:

JS: Array.prototype.reduce

Reference

ECMAScript® 2016 Language Specification#sec-array.prototype.reduceright