string.reduce()

Iterates over every element of the string and calls the closure to work on the elements of the string. This function will reduce the string to a single value and will return the value.

Introduced: 6.0.0.105


		string.reduce( closure=function, initialVal=any )

Returns: any

Argument	Description
closure _{function, required}	Closure or a function reference that will be called for each of the iteration. _{Alias: function, callback, udf}
initialVal _{any, optional}	Initial value that will be used for the reduce operation. _{Alias: initial, initalValue}

Argument

Description

closure

_{function,

required}

Closure or a function reference that will be called for each of the iteration.

_{Alias: function, callback, udf}

initialVal

_{any,

optional}

Initial value that will be used for the reduce operation.

_{Alias: initial, initalValue}

Examples

letters="abcdef";
closure=function(value1,value2){return value1 & value2;}
writeOutput( letters.reduce(closure,"z") );

string.reduce()

Examples

See also