convert array of name/value objects to a single object with with matching name/value properties

Array.reduce.js

// we have an array of objects, 
var myArray = [ { name: 'a', value: 1 }, { name: 'b', value: 2 }, { name: 'c', value: 3 } ];


// we want an object like { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }

// accumulator is an object, we'll set it to an empty object
// initially, when we call the reducer

// currentValue is the value of the current array element. 
function reducer(accumulator, currentValue) {
   accumulator[currentValue.name] = currentValue.value; 
}


var myObj = myArray.reduce(reducer, {})