Lodash _.method() Method

Last Updated : 3 Nov, 2023

Lodash _.method() method creates a function that invokes the method at the path of a given object. Any additional arguments are provided to the invoked method.

Syntax: 

_.method(path, args);

Parameters:

  • path: This is the path to invoke.
  • args: These are the arguments to invoke the method with.

Return Value:

This method returns the new invoker function.

Example 1: In this example, we are using the lodash _.method() method.

JavaScript
// Requiring the lodash library  
const _ = require("lodash");

// Use of _.method() method 
let gfg = [
    { 'a': { 'b': _.constant("geeks") } },
    { 'a': { 'b': _.constant("for") } },
    { 'a': { 'b': _.constant("geeks") } }
];

let ans = _.map(gfg, _.method('a.b'));

// Printing the output  
console.log(ans);

Output:

["geeks", "for", "geeks"]

Example 2: In this example, we are using the lodash _.method() method.

JavaScript
// Requiring the lodash library  
const _ = require("lodash");

// Use of _.method() method 
let gfg = [
    { 'b': _.constant(1) },
    { 'b': _.constant(5) },
    { 'b': _.constant(8) }
];

let ans = _.map(gfg, _.method(['b']));

// Printing the output  
console.log(ans);

Output :

[1, 5, 8]
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