filter-type

Filter items from an array or arguments that match the specified javascript native type. Uses a very fast filter function.

Install with npm

npm i filter-type --save

Usage

var filter = require('filter-type');
filter(array, type);

Params

• array The array to filter
• type Native JavaScript type to filter by (e.g. string, function etc)

Examples

var arr = [1, 'a', {aaa: 'bbb'}, 3, 'b', 'c', 7, ['foo', 'bar'], function one(){}];

filter(arr, 'object');
//=> [{aaa: 'bbb'}]

filter(arr, 'array');
//=> [['foo', 'bar']]

filter(arr, 'number');
//=> [1, 3, 7]

filter(arr, 'string');
//=> ['a', 'b', 'c']

filter(arr, 'function');
//=> [function one(){}]

Related projects

• arr-filter: Faster alternative to javascript's native filter method.
• arr-map: Faster, node.js focused alternative to JavaScript's native array map.
• arr-flatten: Recursively flatten an array or arrays. This is the fastest implementation of array flatten.
• filter-types: Filter items from an array or arguments that match the specified javascript native type or… more

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright (c) 2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

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