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| 1 | + |
| 2 | +// Higher Order Functions in JavaScript |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +// 1. What is a Higher Order Function? |
| 5 | +// A higher order function is a function that either takes one or more functions as arguments, or returns a function as its result. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +// Example 1: Passing a function as an argument |
| 8 | +function greet(name) { |
| 9 | + return `Hello, ${name}!`; |
| 10 | +} |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +function processUserInput(callback) { |
| 13 | + const name = 'Aditya'; |
| 14 | + return callback(name); |
| 15 | +} |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +console.log(processUserInput(greet)); // Output: Hello, Aditya! |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +// Example 2: Returning a function |
| 20 | +function multiplier(factor) { |
| 21 | + return function(number) { |
| 22 | + return number * factor; |
| 23 | + }; |
| 24 | +} |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +const double = multiplier(2); |
| 27 | +console.log(double); // Output: [Function: anonymous] |
| 28 | +// Using the returned function |
| 29 | +console.log(double(5)); // Output: 10 |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +// 2. Why use Higher Order Functions? |
| 32 | +// - Abstraction: Hide details and expose only necessary parts. |
| 33 | +// - Reusability: Write generic functions that work with other functions. |
| 34 | +// - Functional Programming: Enables techniques like map, filter, reduce. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +// 3. Built-in Higher Order Functions |
| 37 | +const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +// map: transforms each element |
| 40 | +const squares = numbers.map(x => x * x); |
| 41 | +console.log(squares); // [1, 4, 9, 16, 25] |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +// filter: selects elements based on condition |
| 44 | +const evens = numbers.filter(x => x % 2 === 0); |
| 45 | +console.log(evens); // [2, 4] |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +// reduce: accumulates values |
| 48 | +const sum = numbers.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + curr, 0); |
| 49 | +console.log(sum); // 15 |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +// 4. Custom Higher Order Function Example |
| 52 | +function repeat(n, action) { |
| 53 | + for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) { |
| 54 | + action(i); |
| 55 | + } |
| 56 | +} |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +repeat(3, console.log); // Logs 0, 1, 2 |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +// 5. Returning Functions (Closures) |
| 61 | +function makeCounter() { |
| 62 | + let count = 0; |
| 63 | + return function() { |
| 64 | + count++; |
| 65 | + return count; |
| 66 | + }; |
| 67 | +} |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +const counter = makeCounter(); |
| 70 | +console.log(counter()); // 1 |
| 71 | +console.log(counter()); // 2 |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +// 6. Practical Example: Function Composition |
| 74 | +function compose(f, g) { |
| 75 | + return function(x) { |
| 76 | + return f(g(x)); |
| 77 | + }; |
| 78 | +} |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +const add1 = x => x + 1; |
| 81 | +const times2 = x => x * 2; |
| 82 | +const add1ThenTimes2 = compose(times2, add1); |
| 83 | +console.log(add1ThenTimes2(5)); // (5 + 1) * 2 = 12 |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +const radius = [1, 2, 3, 4]; |
| 87 | +const calculateArea = function (radius) { |
| 88 | + const output = []; |
| 89 | + for (let i = 0; i < radius.length; i++) { |
| 90 | + output.push(Math.PI * radius[i] * radius[i]); |
| 91 | + } |
| 92 | + return output; |
| 93 | +}; |
| 94 | +console.log(calculateArea(radius)); |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +const calculateCircumference = function (radius) { |
| 97 | + const output = []; |
| 98 | + for (let i = 0; i < radius.length; i++) { |
| 99 | + output.push(2 * Math.PI * radius[i]); |
| 100 | + } |
| 101 | + return output; |
| 102 | +}; |
| 103 | +console.log(calculateCircumference(radius)); |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +const radiusArr = [1, 2, 3, 4]; |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +// logic to calculate area |
| 108 | +const area = function (radius) { |
| 109 | + return Math.PI * radius * radius; |
| 110 | +} |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +// logic to calculate circumference |
| 113 | +const circumference = function (radius) { |
| 114 | + return 2 * Math.PI * radius; |
| 115 | +} |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +const calculate = function(radiusArr, operation) { |
| 118 | + const output = []; |
| 119 | + for (let i = 0; i < radiusArr.length; i++) { |
| 120 | + output.push(operation(radiusArr[i])); |
| 121 | + } |
| 122 | + return output; |
| 123 | +} |
| 124 | +console.log(calculate(radiusArr, area)); |
| 125 | +console.log(calculate(radiusArr, circumference)); |
| 126 | +// Over here calculate is HOF |
| 127 | +// Over here we have extracted logic into separate functions. This is the beauty of functional programming. |
| 128 | +// We can also use built-in higher order functions like map to achieve the same result |
| 129 | +const areas = radiusArr.map(area); |
| 130 | +console.log(areas); |
| 131 | +const circumferences = radiusArr.map(circumference); |
| 132 | +console.log(circumferences); |
| 133 | + |
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