This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ajay kumbhare
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. - C.A.R. Hoare, 1980 ACM Turing Award Lecture
A higher-order function is a function that takes a function as an argument or returns a function.
When we were in school we learned algebra formulas like
f.g = f(g(x))
can be translated into JavaScript
const compose = (f, g) => x => f(g(x));
How to write HOF?
const filter = (predicate, xs) => xs.filter(predicate);
const isEven = (type) => (x) => Object(x) instanceof type && x % 2 === 0;
filter(isEven(Number), [2, "1", 4, null, undefined, 100, "6"]);
// [2, 4, 100]
If you see the above code I have created 2 functions filter and isEven. filter function accepts two arguments function and array so we can say that filter function is higher-order function.
So, the predicate is -> isEven(Number) so both are functions (isEven and Number)
xs.filter(predicate)
Equivalent to
xs.filter(isEven(Number))
If you see the definition of isEven function its curry function so you can call curry function like
function_name(argument_1)(argument_2)
So, when xs.filter(predicate) executes its passing array values too in a predicate function like
xs.filter(val=>predicate(val))
// or
xs.filter(val=>isEven(Number)(val))
So, when you pass function and array in the filter function it will filter values based on your predicate function and array values.
I am learning FP. If you feel I am wrong then please feel free to write a comment in the comment box so I will update the document.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ajay kumbhare
Ajay kumbhare | Sciencx (2021-03-11T08:30:15+00:00) 1. Higher-Order Functions (HOF). Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2021/03/11/1-higher-order-functions-hof/
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