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Lodash _.identity() Method

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Lodash _.identity method returns the first argument it receives.

Syntax:

_.identity(value);

Parameters:

  • value: It can be any value.

Return Value:

Returns the first argument it receives.

Example 1: In this example, it is returning the first parameter because of the lodash _.identity() method.

javascript




// Requiring the lodash library 
const _ = require("lodash");
 
// Use of _.identity() method  
let user = [
    { 'name': 'XXXX', 'age': 36, 'active': true },
    { 'name': 'YYYY', 'age': 40, 'active': false }
];
 
let gfg = _.identity(user);
 
// Printing the output 
console.log(gfg);


Output:

[Object {active: true, age: 36, name: "XXXX"}, Object {active: false, age: 40, name: "YYYY"}]

Example 2: In this example, it is returning true as the first parameter of the lodash _.identity() method returning the same element as it stored in a company variable.

javascript




// Requiring the lodash library 
const _ = require("lodash");
 
// Use of _.identity() method  
let company = { 'name': 'geeksforgeeks' };
 
let gfg = _.identity(company) === company;
 
// Printing the output 
console.log(gfg);


Output:

true

Last Updated : 27 Oct, 2023
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