meanBy (Lodash Compatibility)

Use meanBy from es-toolkit

This meanBy function works slowly due to iteratee function processing and type conversion.

Use the faster and more modern meanBy from es-toolkit instead.

Calculates the average of values that meet a condition.

const average = meanBy(array, iteratee);

Reference

meanBy(array, iteratee)

Calculates the average of the results of applying a function to each element in an array.

import { meanBy } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

// Average of specific property in object array
const people = [
  { name: 'John', age: 25 },
  { name: 'Jane', age: 30 },
  { name: 'Bob', age: 35 },
];

meanBy(people, person => person.age);
// Returns: 30

// Can also use property name
meanBy(people, 'age');
// Returns: 30

Transform values with a function to calculate the average.

import { meanBy } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

const numbers = [1.5, 2.7, 3.2, 4.8];
meanBy(numbers, x => Math.floor(x));
// Returns: 2.5 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) / 4

const items = [{ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }, { a: 3 }];
meanBy(items, x => x.a);
// Returns: 2

Access array elements by index.

import { meanBy } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

const arrays = [[2], [3], [1]];
meanBy(arrays, 0); // Average of first elements
// Returns: 2

Calculate only for elements matching specific property values.

import { meanBy } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

const users = [
  { name: 'John', age: 25, active: true },
  { name: 'Jane', age: 30, active: false },
  { name: 'Bob', age: 35, active: true },
];

// Only active users
meanBy(users, { active: true });
// Returns: 0.6666666 (2 out of 3 users are active)

Empty arrays return NaN.

import { meanBy } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

meanBy([], x => x.a);
// Returns: NaN

meanBy(null);
// Returns: NaN

meanBy(undefined);
// Returns: NaN

Parameters

• array (ArrayLike<T> | null | undefined): The array to process.
• iteratee (ValueIteratee<T>, optional): The function, property name, or condition to apply to each element.

Returns

(number): Returns the average of values that meet the condition. Returns NaN if the array is empty.