Convert object array to hash map, indexed by an attribute value of the Object

Question

Use Case

The use case is to convert an array of objects into a hash map based on string or function provided to evaluate and use as the key in the hash map and val

Answer 1

If you want to convert to the new ES6 Map do this:

var kvArray = [['key1', 'value1'], ['key2', 'value2']];
var myMap = new Map(kvArray);

Why should you use this type of Map? Well that is up to you. Take a look at this.