getArrFilled<T>(
      length: number,
      getItemValue: (index?, array?: T[]) => T
): T[]

Fast, efficient function for populating a new array.
Set the length of the new array, and the function executes
array[index] = getItemValue(index, array)
for each index in array.

Examples

// Creates array of 5 numbers where each number is 1 higher than 
// its index:
let numbers = getArrFilled(5, (i) => i + 1);
console.log(numbers);
// [1,2,3,4,5]


// Create function that retrieves elements from array by their indexes:
export function getByIndexes(indexes, array) {
    return getArrFilled(indexes.length, (i) => array[indexes[i]]);
}

console.log(getByIndexes([1,3,5], ['a','b','c','d','e','f']));
// ['b','d','f']


// Use getArrFilled() to build the fibonacci sequence and retrieve one of 
// its numbers:
function getFibonacci(n) {
    let sequence = getArrFilled(
        n,
        // first 2 numbers in sequence will be 1
        (i, arr) => i > 1 ? arr[i-2] + arr[i-1] : 1 
    ); 
    // return the requested number:
    return sequence[n - 1];
}

console.log(getFibonacci(3));
// 2
console.log(getFibonacci(6));
// 8

Installation

npm i  @writetome51/get-arr-filled

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import { getArrFilled } from '@writetome51/get-arr-filled';