filter

  • function
can.List.prototype.filter  

Filter the elements of a List, returning a new List instance with just filtered items.

list.filter(filterFunc, context)

Parameters

  1. filterFunc {function(item, index, list)}

    A function to call with each element of the list. Returning false will remove the index.

  2. context {Object}

    The object to use as this inside the callback.

A filter function that accepts a function, which is run on every element of the list. If the filter callback returns true, the list returned will contain this item, false and it will not.

Returns a new can.List instance.

var list = new can.List([1, 2, 3])

// returns new can.List([1, 2])
var filtered = list.filter( function(item, index, list)
{
    return item < 3;
});