Purpose
The map task is used to map an input to an array of values.
Potential Use Case
Suppose you have a list of data to input and you want to give each item in the list a numerical placement value. You could use the map task to accomplish this.
Properties
Input and output parameters are shown below.
| Incoming | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
arr |
Array | Required. The input array (objects or values) to be mapped. |
map |
Array | Required. An array of values that will be used as the map. |
| Outgoing | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
result |
Object | The mapped result. |
Example
In this example the arr variable is ["a","b","c"] and the values to map are the numerals [1,2,3,].
The result that returns is a list of key-value items shown as ["a": 1, "b":2, "c":3].
