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How to get last item in array Node.js?

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I am new to node.js and JavaScript so this question might be quite simple but I cannot figure it out.

I have a lot of items in an array but only want to get the last item. I tried to use lodash but it somehow does not provide me with the last item in the array.

My array looks like this now:

images : ['jpg.item_1', 'jpg.item_2', 'jpg.item_3', ..., 'jpg.item_n']

and i want to get:

images : 'jpg.item_n'

Using lodash I am getting:

images : ['g.item_1', 'g.item_2', 'g.item_n']

It looks like I am just getting the last letter in jpg, i.e. 'g'.

My code using lodash looks like this:

const _ = require('lodash');



return getEvents().then(rawEvents => {



  const eventsToBeInserted = rawEvents.map(event => {

    return {



      images: !!event.images ? event.images.map(image => _.last(image.url)) : []



    }

  })

})

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answered 7 Years ago emiliano · Accepted Answer

Your problem is that you're using _.last inside map. This will get the last character in the current item. You want to get the last element of the actual Array.

You can do this with pop(), however it should be noted that it is destructive (will remove the last item from the array).

Non-destructive vanilla solution:

var arr = ['thing1', 'thing2'];

console.log(arr[arr.length-1]); // 'thing2'

Or, with lodash:

_.last(event.images);