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Ember.Enumerable Class

Module: ember-runtime
Parent Module: ember

Available since Ember 0.9

This mixin defines the common interface implemented by enumerable objects in Ember. Most of these methods follow the standard Array iteration API defined up to JavaScript 1.8 (excluding language-specific features that cannot be emulated in older versions of JavaScript).

This mixin is applied automatically to the Array class on page load, so you can use any of these methods on simple arrays. If Array already implements one of these methods, the mixin will not override them.

Writing Your Own Enumerable

To make your own custom class enumerable, you need two items:

  1. You must have a length property. This property should change whenever the number of items in your enumerable object changes. If you use this with an Ember.Object subclass, you should be sure to change the length property using set().

  2. You must implement nextObject(). See documentation.

Once you have these two methods implemented, apply the Ember.Enumerable mixin to your class and you will be able to enumerate the contents of your object like any other collection.

Using Ember Enumeration with Other Libraries

Many other libraries provide some kind of iterator or enumeration like facility. This is often where the most common API conflicts occur. Ember's API is designed to be as friendly as possible with other libraries by implementing only methods that mostly correspond to the JavaScript 1.8 API.

Methods

addEnumerableObserver

(
  • target
  • [opts]
)
private

Registers an enumerable observer. Must implement Ember.EnumerableObserver mixin.

Parameters:

  • target Object
  • [opts] Object optional

Returns:

this

any

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Boolean public

Returns true if the passed function returns true for any item in the enumeration. This corresponds with the some() method in JavaScript 1.6.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

It should return the true to include the item in the results, false otherwise.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as this on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Usage Example:

if (people.any(isManager)) {
  Paychecks.addBiggerBonus();
}

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Boolean:

true if the passed function returns true for any item

compact

() Array public

Returns a copy of the array with all null and undefined elements removed.

let arr = ['a', null, 'c', undefined];
arr.compact();  // ['a', 'c']

Returns:

Array:

the array without null and undefined elements.

contains

(
  • obj
)
Boolean deprecated public

Defined in packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/enumerable.js:213

Deprecated: Use `Enumerable#includes` instead. See http://emberjs.com/deprecations/v2.x#toc_enumerable-contains

Returns true if the passed object can be found in the receiver. The default version will iterate through the enumerable until the object is found. You may want to override this with a more efficient version.

let arr = ['a', 'b', 'c'];

arr.contains('a'); // true
arr.contains('z'); // false

Parameters:

  • obj Object

    The object to search for.

Returns:

Boolean:

true if object is found in enumerable.

enumerableContentDidChange

(
  • removing
  • adding
)
private chainable

Invoke this method when the contents of your enumerable has changed. This will notify any observers watching for content changes. If you are implementing an ordered enumerable (such as an array), also pass the start and end values where the content changed so that it can be used to notify range observers.

Parameters:

  • removing Ember.Enumerable | Number

    An enumerable of the objects to be removed or the number of items to be removed.

  • adding Ember.Enumerable | Number

    An enumerable of the objects to be added or the number of items to be added.

enumerableContentWillChange

(
  • removing
  • adding
)
private chainable

Invoke this method just before the contents of your enumerable will change. You can either omit the parameters completely or pass the objects to be removed or added if available or just a count.

Parameters:

  • removing Ember.Enumerable | Number

    An enumerable of the objects to be removed or the number of items to be removed.

  • adding Ember.Enumerable | Number

    An enumerable of the objects to be added or the number of items to be added.

every

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Boolean public

Returns true if the passed function returns true for every item in the enumeration. This corresponds with the every() method in JavaScript 1.6.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

It should return the true or false.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as this on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Example Usage:

if (people.every(isEngineer)) {
  Paychecks.addBigBonus();
}

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Boolean:

filter

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Array public

Returns an array with all of the items in the enumeration that the passed function returns true for. This method corresponds to filter() defined in JavaScript 1.6.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

It should return true to include the item in the results, false otherwise.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as this on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Array:

A filtered array.

filterBy

(
  • key
  • [value]
)
Array public

Returns an array with just the items with the matched property. You can pass an optional second argument with the target value. Otherwise this will match any property that evaluates to true.

Parameters:

  • key String

    the property to test

  • [value] optional

    optional value to test against.

Returns:

Array:

filtered array

find

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Object public

Returns the first item in the array for which the callback returns true. This method works similar to the filter() method defined in JavaScript 1.6 except that it will stop working on the array once a match is found.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

It should return the true to include the item in the results, false otherwise.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as this on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Object:

Found item or undefined.

findBy

(
  • key
  • [value]
)
Object public

Returns the first item with a property matching the passed value. You can pass an optional second argument with the target value. Otherwise this will match any property that evaluates to true.

This method works much like the more generic find() method.

Parameters:

  • key String

    the property to test

  • [value] String optional

    optional value to test against.

Returns:

Object:

found item or undefined

forEach

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Object public

Iterates through the enumerable, calling the passed function on each item. This method corresponds to the forEach() method defined in JavaScript 1.6.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as this on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Object:

receiver

getEach

(
  • key
)
Array public

Alias for mapBy

Parameters:

  • key String

    name of the property

Returns:

Array:

The mapped array.

includes

(
  • obj
)
Boolean public

Returns true if the passed object can be found in the enumerable.

[1, 2, 3].includes(2);                     // true
[1, 2, 3].includes(4);                     // false
[1, 2, undefined].includes(undefined);     // true
[1, 2, null].includes(null);               // true
[1, 2, NaN].includes(NaN);                 // true

Parameters:

  • obj Object

    The object to search for.

Returns:

Boolean:

true if object is found in the enumerable.

invoke

(
  • methodName
  • args
)
Array public

Invokes the named method on every object in the receiver that implements it. This method corresponds to the implementation in Prototype 1.6.

Parameters:

  • methodName String

    the name of the method

  • args Object...

    optional arguments to pass as well.

Returns:

Array:

return values from calling invoke.

isAny

(
  • key
  • [value]
)
Boolean public

Defined in packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/enumerable.js:666

Available since 1.3.0

Returns true if the passed property resolves to the value of the second argument for any item in the enumerable. This method is often simpler/faster than using a callback.

Parameters:

  • key String

    the property to test

  • [value] String optional

    optional value to test against. Defaults to true

Returns:

Boolean:

isEvery

(
  • key
  • [value]
)
Boolean public

Defined in packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/enumerable.js:592

Available since 1.3.0

Returns true if the passed property resolves to the value of the second argument for all items in the enumerable. This method is often simpler/faster than using a callback.

Parameters:

  • key String

    the property to test

  • [value] String optional

    optional value to test against. Defaults to true

Returns:

Boolean:

map

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Array public

Maps all of the items in the enumeration to another value, returning a new array. This method corresponds to map() defined in JavaScript 1.6.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

It should return the mapped value.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as this on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Array:

The mapped array.

mapBy

(
  • key
)
Array public

Similar to map, this specialized function returns the value of the named property on all items in the enumeration.

Parameters:

  • key String

    name of the property

Returns:

Array:

The mapped array.

nextObject

(
  • index
  • previousObject
  • context
)
Object private

Required. You must implement this method to apply this mixin.

Implement this method to make your class enumerable.

This method will be called repeatedly during enumeration. The index value will always begin with 0 and increment monotonically. You don't have to rely on the index value to determine what object to return, but you should always check the value and start from the beginning when you see the requested index is 0.

The previousObject is the object that was returned from the last call to nextObject for the current iteration. This is a useful way to manage iteration if you are tracing a linked list, for example.

Finally the context parameter will always contain a hash you can use as a "scratchpad" to maintain any other state you need in order to iterate properly. The context object is reused and is not reset between iterations so make sure you setup the context with a fresh state whenever the index parameter is 0.

Generally iterators will continue to call nextObject until the index reaches the current length-1. If you run out of data before this time for some reason, you should simply return undefined.

The default implementation of this method simply looks up the index. This works great on any Array-like objects.

Parameters:

  • index Number

    the current index of the iteration

  • previousObject Object

    the value returned by the last call to nextObject.

  • context Object

    a context object you can use to maintain state.

Returns:

Object:

the next object in the iteration or undefined

reduce

(
  • callback
  • initialValue
  • reducerProperty
)
Object public

This will combine the values of the enumerator into a single value. It is a useful way to collect a summary value from an enumeration. This corresponds to the reduce() method defined in JavaScript 1.8.

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(previousValue, item, index, enumerable);
  • previousValue is the value returned by the last call to the iterator.
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration.
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

Return the new cumulative value.

In addition to the callback you can also pass an initialValue. An error will be raised if you do not pass an initial value and the enumerator is empty.

Note that unlike the other methods, this method does not allow you to pass a target object to set as this for the callback. It's part of the spec. Sorry.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • initialValue Object

    Initial value for the reduce

  • reducerProperty String

    internal use only.

Returns:

Object:

The reduced value.

reject

(
  • callback
  • [target]
)
Array public

Returns an array with all of the items in the enumeration where the passed function returns false. This method is the inverse of filter().

The callback method you provide should have the following signature (all parameters are optional):

function(item, index, enumerable);
  • item is the current item in the iteration.
  • index is the current index in the iteration
  • enumerable is the enumerable object itself.

It should return a falsey value to include the item in the results.

Note that in addition to a callback, you can also pass an optional target object that will be set as "this" on the context. This is a good way to give your iterator function access to the current object.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The callback to execute

  • [target] Object optional

    The target object to use

Returns:

Array:

A rejected array.

rejectBy

(
  • key
  • [value]
)
Array public

Returns an array with the items that do not have truthy values for key. You can pass an optional second argument with the target value. Otherwise this will match any property that evaluates to false.

Parameters:

  • key String

    the property to test

  • [value] String optional

    optional value to test against.

Returns:

Array:

rejected array

removeEnumerableObserver

(
  • target
  • [opts]
)
private

Removes a registered enumerable observer.

Parameters:

  • target Object
  • [opts] Object optional

Returns:

this

setEach

(
  • key
  • value
)
Object public

Sets the value on the named property for each member. This is more ergonomic than using other methods defined on this helper. If the object implements Ember.Observable, the value will be changed to set(), otherwise it will be set directly. null objects are skipped.

Parameters:

  • key String

    The key to set

  • value Object

    The object to set

Returns:

Object:

receiver

sortBy

(
  • property
)
Array public

Defined in packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/enumerable.js:1044

Available since 1.2.0

Converts the enumerable into an array and sorts by the keys specified in the argument.

You may provide multiple arguments to sort by multiple properties.

Parameters:

  • property String

    name(s) to sort on

Returns:

Array:

The sorted array.

toArray

() Array public

Simply converts the enumerable into a genuine array. The order is not guaranteed. Corresponds to the method implemented by Prototype.

Returns:

Array:

the enumerable as an array.

uniq

() Ember.Enumerable public

Returns a new enumerable that contains only unique values. The default implementation returns an array regardless of the receiver type.

let arr = ['a', 'a', 'b', 'b'];
arr.uniq();  // ['a', 'b']

This only works on primitive data types, e.g. Strings, Numbers, etc.

Returns:

uniqBy

() Ember.Enumerable public

Returns a new enumerable that contains only items containing a unique property value. The default implementation returns an array regardless of the receiver type.

let arr = [{ value: 'a' }, { value: 'a' }, { value: 'b' }, { value: 'b' }];
arr.uniqBy('value');  // [{ value: 'a' }, { value: 'b' }]

Returns:

without

(
  • value
)
Ember.Enumerable public

Returns a new enumerable that excludes the passed value. The default implementation returns an array regardless of the receiver type. If the receiver does not contain the value it returns the original enumerable.

let arr = ['a', 'b', 'a', 'c'];
arr.without('a');  // ['b', 'c']

Parameters:

  • value Object

Returns:

Properties

[]

Array private

This property will trigger anytime the enumerable's content changes. You can observe this property to be notified of changes to the enumerable's content.

For plain enumerables, this property is read only. Array overrides this method.

firstObject

Unknown public

Helper method returns the first object from a collection. This is usually used by bindings and other parts of the framework to extract a single object if the enumerable contains only one item.

If you override this method, you should implement it so that it will always return the same value each time it is called. If your enumerable contains only one object, this method should always return that object. If your enumerable is empty, this method should return undefined.

let arr = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
arr.get('firstObject');  // 'a'

let arr = [];
arr.get('firstObject');  // undefined

hasEnumerableObservers

Boolean private

Becomes true whenever the array currently has observers watching changes on the array.

lastObject

Unknown public

Helper method returns the last object from a collection. If your enumerable contains only one object, this method should always return that object. If your enumerable is empty, this method should return undefined.

let arr = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
arr.get('lastObject');  // 'c'

let arr = [];
arr.get('lastObject');  // undefined