Ember.js Ember.NativeArray lastObject Property

Last Updated : 22 Sep, 2022

Ember.js is an open-source JavaScript framework used for developing large client-side web applications which is based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Ember.js is one of the most widely used front-end application frameworks. It is made to speed up development and increase productivity. Currently, it is utilized by a large number of websites, including Square, Discourse, Groupon, Linked In, Live Nation, Twitch, and Chipotle.

The lastObject property is used to retrieve the last object of the array.

Syntax:

array.lastObject

Returns: The last object of the array.

Steps to Install and Run Ember.js:

Step 1: To run the following examples you will need to have an ember project with you. To create one, you will need to install ember-cli first. Write the below code in the terminal:

npm install ember-cli

Step 2: Now you can create the project by typing in the following piece of code:

ember new <project-name> --lang en

To start the server, type:

ember serve

Example 1: Type the following code to generate the route for this example:

ember generate route richest-people

app/routes/richest-people.js

import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
import { sortBy } from '@ember/array';

export default class RichestPeopleRoute extends Route {
    richestPeople = [
        { 'name': 'mukesh ambani', 'net-worth': 90.7 },
        { 'name': 'jeff Bezos', 'net-worth': 148.1 },
        { 'name': 'Warren Buffet', 'net-worth': 99.3 },
        { 'name': 'Bill gates', 'net-worth': 104.7 },
        { 'name': 'elon Musk', 'net-worth': 253.4 },
        {
            'name': 'gautam adani and family',
            'net-worth': 115.8
        },
        { 'name': 'Larry Page', 'net-worth': 93.4 },
        { 'name': 'larryEllison', 'net-worth': 103.3 },
        { 'name': 'sergeyBrin', 'net-worth': 89.9 },
        {
            'name': 'bernard Arnault and family',
            'net-worth': 157.1
        },
    ];
    firstPerson;
    lastPerson;
    idx = 5;
    randomPerson;
    num;
    model() {
        this.richestPeople =
            this.richestPeople.sortBy('net-worth');

        this.randomPerson =
            this.richestPeople[this.idx - 1];
        return this.richestPeople;
    }
    setupController(controller, model) {
        this._super(controller, model);
        controller.set('idx', this.idx);
        controller.set('firstPerson',
            this.richestPeople.firstObject);
        controller.set('lastPerson',
            this.richestPeople.lastObject);
        controller.set('randomPerson',
            this.randomPerson);
        controller.set('richestPeople',
            this.richestPeople);
        controller.set('num',
            this.richestPeople.length);
    }
}

app/controllers/richest-people.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
    actions: {
        setIdx(n) {
            this.idx = parseInt(n);
            this.set('randomPerson',
                this.richestPeople[this.idx - 1]);
        }
    }
})

app/template/richest-people.hbs

{{page-title "Richest People"}}
<div>
    <label>Enter Value (1-{{this.num}}):</label>
      {{input value=this.idx}}
</div>
<div>
    <input type="button" id="fetch" value="Fetch" 
        {{action "setIdx" this.idx}} />
</div>
<br />
<div>First Person on the List:
    {{this.firstPerson.name}}
      ${{this.firstPerson.net-worth}}
      B
</div>
<br />
<div>Last Person on the List:
    {{this.lastPerson.name}}
      ${{this.lastPerson.net-worth}}
      B
</div>
<br />
<div>Random Person on the List:
    {{this.randomPerson.name}}
      ${{this.randomPerson.net-worth}}
      B
</div>
{{outlet}}

Output: Visit localhost:4200/richest-people to view the output

Example 2: Type the following code to generate the route for this example:

ember generate route notepad

app/routes/notepad.js

import Route from '@ember/routing/route';

export default class NotepadRoute extends Route {
    items = [];
    empty = true;
    item;
    firstItem;
    lastItem;
    randomItem;
    num;
    model() {
        this.firstItem = this.items.firstObject;
        this.lastItem = this.items.lastObject;
        this.num = this.items.length;
        return this.items;
    }
    setupController(controller, model) {
        this._super(controller, model);
        controller.set('items', this.items);
        controller.set('empty', this.empty);
        controller.set('firstItem', this.firstItem);
        controller.set('lastItem', this.lastItem);
        controller.set('randomItem', this.randomItem);
        controller.set('num', this.num);
    }
}

app/controllers/notepad.js

import Ember from 'ember';
import { pushObject } from '@ember/array';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
    actions: {
        addItem(item) {
            this.items.pushObject(item);
            this.set('empty', false);
            this.set('firstItem', this.items.firstObject);
            this.set('lastItem', this.items.lastObject);
            this.set('num', this.items.length);
            this.set('randomItem', this.items[
                Math.floor(Math.random() * this.num)]);
        }
    }
})

app/template/notepad.hbs

{{page-title "Notepad"}}
<h2>Notepad</h2>
<div>
    <label>Enter Item: </label>
      {{input value=this.item}}
</div>
<div>
    <input
        type="button"
        id="add-item"
        value="Add Item"
        {{action "addItem" this.item}}
      />
</div>
<br /><br />
{{#if this.empty}}
    <div>The list is empty!</div>
{{else}}
    <div>
        <div>First Item: {{this.firstItem}}</div>
        <div>Latest Item: {{this.lastItem}}</div>
        <div>Random Item: {{this.randomItem}}</div>
        <div>Number of Items: {{this.num}}</div>
      </div>
{{/if}}
<br /><br />
{{outlet}}

Output: Visit localhost:4200/notepad to view the output

Reference: https://api.emberjs.com/ember/4.6/classes/Ember.NativeArray/properties/

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