Array.prototype.toObjectByProperty( element=>element.property )

[Naveen Chawla]

Java has a great example of such a construct: default interface methods

On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:21 Naveen Chawla <naveen.chwl at gmail.com> wrote:

> The `toObject` behaviour doesn't need to be "implemented" on a
> per-iterable class basis. It has a constant behaviour: iterate and on each
> next(), pass the value to the `toKeyFromElement` and `toValueFromElement`
> callbacks to generate and return an object. There must be some construct by
> which that can be achieved. I wouldn't call it "better" to put it on Object
> (for the reasons stated), but rather a compromise in the absence of any
> such construct
>
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 at 13:12 T.J. Crowder <tj.crowder at farsightsoftware.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Naveen Chawla <naveen.chwl at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > It would be in the `iteratable` `protocol` (interface)
>>
>> As Jordan said, that's likely to be a nonstarter. The Iterable protocol
>> is *very* lean (exactly one required property) for a reason: So it can be
>> supported with minimum investment. Much better, IMHO, to put functions on
>> `Object` and `Map` (which is why that's what I suggested).
>>
>> -- T.J. Crowder
>>
>
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