arrays - Javascript: Using reduce() to find min and max values?

Question

I have this code for a class where I'm supposed to use the reduce() method to find the min and max values in an array. However, we are required to use only a single call to reduce. The return array should be of size 2, but I know that the reduce() method always returns an array of size 1. I'm able to obtain the minimum value using the code below, however I don't know how to obtain the max value in that same call. I assume that once I do obtain the max value that I just push it to the array after the reduce() method finishes.

/**
 * Takes an array of numbers and returns an array of size 2,
 * where the first element is the smallest element in items,
 * and the second element is the largest element in items.
 *
 * Must do this by using a single call to reduce.
 *
 * For example, minMax([4, 1, 2, 7, 6]) returns [1, 7]
 */
function minMax(items) {
     var minMaxArray = items.reduce(
        (accumulator, currentValue) => {
             return (accumulator < currentValue ? accumulator : currentValue);
        }
    );

     return minMaxArray;
 }

Answer 1

In ES6 you can use spread operator. One string solution:

 Math.min(...items)