How to iterate over array in reverse order with Lodash?

Question

I want to iterate over an array in reverse order using Lodash. Is that possible?

My code looks like below.

var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
_.each(array, function(i) {
   _.remove(array, i);
});

When I do _.pullAt(array, 0) new array is [2, 3, 4, 5]. All array elements shifted to left by 1 position, and current index is pointing to element 3. After next iteration, 3 will get deleted and then 5. After 3rd iteration array contains [2, 4] which I couldn't delete.

If I iterate over the array in reverse order, then this problem won't arise. In Lodash, can I iterate over an array in reverse order?

Also, both `_.remove` and `_.pullAt` aren't in underscore. Are you using lodash? — Emile Bergeron, Dec 06 '16 at 19:52

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 06 '20 at 17:10

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You can use _.reverse available in version 4:

var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
array = _.reverse(array)
console.log(array)
//5, 4, 3, 2, 1

answered Apr 06 '20 at 17:10

Darlan Dieterich

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

See How do I empty an array in JavaScript? if you only want that and choose your weapon.

Otherwise, strictly answering the question, to iterate the indices from the length of the array to zero, you could use the "down-to" --> operator¹. But that's not really necessary, even underscore isn't necessary in this case as the .pop function is enough.

var arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
    index = arr.length;

while (index --> 0) {
    console.log(index);
    arr.pop();
}
console.log(arr);

If you're using Lodash like the functions referenced in the question seem to indicate, you could use _.eachRight.

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

_.eachRight(arr, function(value) {
  console.log(value);
  arr.pop();
});

console.log(arr);

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^{¹ The down-to operator doesn't exist and is only a -- decrement followed by a > comparison.}

How to iterate over array in reverse order with Lodash?

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