npm package: @stdlib/utils-map
Description: Apply a function to each element in an array and assign the result to an element in an output array.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
Latest version: 0.2.2

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# map

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> Apply a function to each element in an array and assign the result to an element in an output array.

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<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/utils-map
```

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var map = require( '@stdlib/utils-map' );
```

<a name="fcn-map"></a>

#### map( arr, fcn\[, thisArg] )

Applies a function to each element in an array and assigns the result to an element in a new array.

```javascript
var naryFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils-nary-function' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );

var arr = [ -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6 ];

var out = map( arr, naryFunction( abs, 1 ) );
// returns [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
```

The function accepts both array-like objects and [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects.

```javascript
var naryFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils-nary-function' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );
var array = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-array' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'generic'
};
var arr = array( [ [ -1, -2, -3 ], [ -4, -5, -6 ] ], opts );

var out = map( arr, naryFunction( abs, 1 ) );
// returns <ndarray>

var v = out.get( 1, 1 );
// returns 5
```

The applied function is provided the following arguments:

-   **value**: array element.
-   **index**: element index.
-   **arr**: input array.

To set the `this` context when invoking the input function, provide a `thisArg`.

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```javascript
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );

function fcn( v ) {
    this.count += 1;
    return abs( v );
}

var arr = [ -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6 ];

var ctx = {
    'count': 0
};

var out = map( arr, fcn, ctx );
// returns [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]

var cnt = ctx.count;
// returns 6
```

<a name="method-map-assign"></a>

#### map.assign( arr, out, fcn\[, thisArg] )

Applies a function to each element in an array and assigns the result to an element in an output array.

```javascript
var naryFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils-nary-function' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );

var arr = [ -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6 ];
var out = [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ];

map.assign( arr, out, naryFunction( abs, 1 ) );

console.log( out );
// => [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
```

The method accepts both array-like objects and [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects.

```javascript
var naryFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils-nary-function' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );
var array = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-array' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'generic',
    'shape': [ 2, 3 ]
};
var arr = array( [ [ -1, -2, -3 ], [ -4, -5, -6 ] ], opts );
var out = array( opts );

map.assign( arr, out, naryFunction( abs, 1 ) );

var v = out.get( 1, 1 );
// returns 5
```

Input and output arrays must be either both array-like objects or both [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects. If input and output arrays are both array-like objects, both arrays **must** have the same number of elements.

If input and output arrays are both [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects, the arrays **must** be [broadcast compatible][@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-shapes]. To map from an input [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] to an output [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] which has the same rank (i.e., dimensionality) and the same number of elements, but which is not [broadcast compatible][@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-shapes], reshape the arrays prior to invocation.

```javascript
var naryFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils-nary-function' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );
var array = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-array' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'generic',
    'shape': [ 2, 3 ]
};
var arr = array( [ [ -1, -2, -3 ], [ -4, -5, -6 ] ], opts );

opts = {
    'dtype': 'generic',
    'shape': [ 2, 2, 3 ]  // broadcast compatible shape
};
var out = array( opts );

map.assign( arr, out, naryFunction( abs, 1 ) );

var v = out.get( 0, 1, 1 );
// returns 5

v = out.get( 1, 1, 1 );
// returns 5
```

In general, avoid providing output [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects which are [non-contiguous][@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-contiguous] views containing one or more elements referring to the **same** memory location. Writing to an overlapping [non-contiguous][@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-contiguous] view is likely to simultaneously affect multiple elements and yield unexpected results.

The applied function is provided the same arguments as with [`map`](#fcn-map).

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## Notes

-   The [`map`](#fcn-map) function **always** returns an output value having a "generic" data type. For example, if provided an array-like object, the function returns a generic `array`. If provided an [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor], the function returns an [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] having a "generic" data type.

    Accordingly, in contrast to [`TypedArray.prototype.map()`][mdn-typedarray-map], when provided a typed array, the [`map`](#fcn-map) function does **not** return a typed array of the same type. To assign results to a typed array, use the [`map.assign`](#method-map-assign) method.

-   Both [`map`](#fcn-map) and [`map.assign`](#method-map-assign) accept array-like objects exposing getters and setters for array element access (e.g., [`Complex64Array`][@stdlib/array/complex64], [`Complex128Array`][@stdlib/array/complex128], etc).

    ```javascript
    var Complex64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-complex64' );
    var Complex64 = require( '@stdlib/complex-float32-ctor' );
    var realf = require( '@stdlib/complex-float32-real' );
    var imagf = require( '@stdlib/complex-float32-imag' );

    function scale( z ) {
        return new Complex64( realf(z)*10.0, imagf(z)*10.0 );
    }

    var x = new Complex64Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 ] );
    var y = new Complex64Array( 4 );

    map.assign( x, y, scale );

    var v = y.get( 0 );

    var re = realf( v );
    // returns 10.0

    var im = imagf( v );
    // returns 20.0
    ```

-   When applying a function to [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects, performance will be best for [`ndarray`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]-like objects which are single-segment contiguous. For non-contiguous arrays, see [`@stdlib/ndarray-base/unary`][@stdlib/ndarray/base/unary].

-   Both [`map`](#fcn-map) and [`map.assign`](#method-map-assign) do **not** skip `undefined` elements.

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## Examples

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```javascript
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' ).factory;
var naryFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils-nary-function' );
var abs2 = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs2' );
var array = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-array' );
var map = require( '@stdlib/utils-map' );

function fill( i ) {
    var rand = discreteUniform( -10*(i+1), 10*(i+1) );
    return filledarrayBy( 10, 'generic', rand );
}

// Create a two-dimensional ndarray (i.e., a matrix):
var x = array( filledarrayBy( 10, 'generic', fill ), {
    'dtype': 'generic',
    'flatten': true
});

// Create an explicit unary function:
var f = naryFunction( abs2, 1 );

// Compute the element-wise squared absolute value...
var y = map( x, f );

console.log( 'x:' );
console.log( x.data );

console.log( 'y:' );
console.log( y.data );
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils-map-right`][@stdlib/utils/map-right]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">apply a function to each element in an array and assign the result to an element in an output array, iterating from right to left.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils-reduce`][@stdlib/utils/reduce]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">apply a function against an accumulator and each element in an array and return the accumulated result.</span>

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