That too. :)  And... you could simplify your function if you wish:

module.exports = function getShortMessages(messages) {

    function small_message(item) { return item.length < 50; }

    return messages.filter(small_message);
}

Scott

> On Jan 20, 2015, at 8:27 AM, Adrien Risser <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Filter is what you're looking for.
> 
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/filter
>  
> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/filter>
> 
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Roelof Wobben <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I try to learn functional javascript by following the functonial workshop of 
> nodeschool.
> 
> Now I have to filter out all the messages which lenght are shorter then 50.
> 
> So I thought this would work :
> 
> ~~~
> 
> module.exports = function getShortMessages(messages) {
> 
>     function small_message(item)
> 
>     { return item.length < 50 ; }
> 
> 
> 
>     messages.map(function(message)
> 
>      { return small_message(message) }) }
> 
> but when I test it I see a empty array as answer  
> 
> Can someone explain where my thinking took the wrong path ?
> 
> Roelof
> 
> 
> 
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