JavaScript: find Object with highest summed values from Array

Question

In need the Object with maximum a+b value from myArray

var myArray = [{a:5,b:10},{a:10,b:7},{a:8,b:5}];

Right now I have something that returns me the index:

var max = [], maxIndex;
myArray.map(x=>max.push(x.a + x.b))
maxIndex = max.indexOf( Math.max.apply(Math, max))

I need something that returns the Object and not its index, so far working with

var maxObject = myArray.map(x=>x.a + x.b).reduce((x,y)=>x>y)

returning false.

Answer 1

No need for map as reduce will itterate over you array.

var myArray = [{a:5,b:10},{a:10,b:7},{a:8,b:5}];


var biggestSumObj = myArray.reduce((total,current)=>{
  if((current.a + current.b) > (total.a + total.b)){
    return current;
  }
  return total;
});


console.log(biggestSumObj);

fiddle: return biggest object