javascript get the key of array element

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I got the following array:

var myarr = [['a','b',1],['c','d',2],['e','f',3]]

and I iterate through it in the following way:

$(myarr).each(function(k, v){
     if(this[2] == 2){
         //need to make 'c' and 'd' nulls 
       }
  });

So i need to get the key of the array element and change its 1 and 2 values in order the array look like:

[['a','b',1],['0','0',2],['e','f',3]]

I tried the following:

this[0] = this[1] = null;

but obciously it produced no results. Any ideas how to fix it would be welcome. I can use jQuery. Thank you

juvian · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-10 16:50:56Z

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this variable is not binded to the value of the array you are iterating, need to use the value provided by the second argument:

var myarr = [['a','b',1],['c','d',2],['e','f',3]]

$(myarr).each(function(k, v){
   if(v[2] == 2){
       v[0] = v[1] = null; 
     }
});

console.log(myarr)

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

answered Aug 10, 2017 at 16:50

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Nenad Vracar · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-10 16:51:09Z

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First parameter in callback is index and second is current element so your code should look like this.

var myarr = [['a','b',1],['c','d',2],['e','f',3]]

$.each(myarr, function(i, e) {
  if(e[2] == 2) e[0] = null, e[1] = null
})

console.log(myarr)

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

answered Aug 10, 2017 at 16:51

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gaetanoM · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-10 17:21:21Z

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You can do it directly in javascript with map or forEach:

var myarr = [['a','b',1],['c','d',2],['e','f',3]]

myarr = myarr.map(function(ele, idx){
    if(ele[2] == 2){
        ele[0] = ele[1] = '0';
    }
    return ele;
});

console.log(myarr);

var myarr1 = [['a','b',1],['c','d',2],['e','f',3]]

myarr1.forEach(function(ele, idx){
    if(ele[2] == 2){
        myarr1[idx][0] = myarr1[idx][1] = '0';
    }
});

console.log(myarr1);

edited Aug 10, 2017 at 17:21

answered Aug 10, 2017 at 16:54

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