Module:Util/tables/filter

filter(array, iteratee)

Returns

• Iterates over array elements in array, returning an array of all elements iteratee returns truthy for.

Examples

#	Input	Output	Result
1	local games = {"TLoZ", "TAoL", "ALttP"} return util.tables.filter(games, util.strings._startsWith("T"))	{"TLoZ", "TAoL"}
property iteratee shorthand
2	filter( { { canon = true, game = "The Wind Waker", }, { canon = true, game = "Twilight Princess", }, { canon = false, game = "Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland", }, }, "canon" )	{ { canon = true, game = "The Wind Waker", }, { canon = true, game = "Twilight Princess", }, }
isMatch iteratee shorthand
3	filter( { { type = "main", game = "The Wind Waker", }, { type = "main", game = "Twilight Princess", }, { type = "spinoff", game = "Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland", }, }, { type = "main" } )	{ { type = "main", game = "The Wind Waker", }, { type = "main", game = "Twilight Princess", }, }

---

local iteratee = require("Module:Util/tables/iteratee")

local function filter(tbl, predicate)
	predicate = iteratee(predicate)
	local results = {}
	for i, v in ipairs(tbl) do
		if predicate(v) then
			table.insert(results, v)
		end
	end
	return results
end

return filter