How can I get a list of unique values in an array? Do I always have to use a second array or is there something similar to java\'s hashmap in JavaScript?
I am going
Array.prototype.unique = function () {
var dictionary = {};
var uniqueValues = [];
for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
if (dictionary[this[i]] == undefined){
dictionary[this[i]] = i;
uniqueValues.push(this[i]);
}
}
return uniqueValues;
}
Not native in Javascript, but plenty of libraries have this method.
Underscore.js's _.uniq(array)
(link) works quite well (source).
I have tried this problem in pure JS. I have followed following steps 1. Sort the given array, 2. loop through the sorted array, 3. Verify previous value and next value with current value
// JS
var inpArr = [1, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2,2, 100, 100, -1];
//sort the given array
inpArr.sort(function(a, b){
return a-b;
});
var finalArr = [];
//loop through the inpArr
for(var i=0; i<inpArr.length; i++){
//check previous and next value
if(inpArr[i-1]!=inpArr[i] && inpArr[i] != inpArr[i+1]){
finalArr.push(inpArr[i]);
}
}
console.log(finalArr);
Demo
These days, you can use ES6's Set data type to convert your array to a unique Set. Then, if you need to use array methods, you can turn it back into an Array:
var arr = ["a", "a", "b"];
var uniqueSet = new Set(arr); // {"a", "b"}
var uniqueArr = Array.from(uniqueSet); // ["a", "b"]
//Then continue to use array methods:
uniqueArr.join(", "); // "a, b"
You only need vanilla JS to find uniques with Array.some and Array.reduce. With ES2015 syntax it's only 62 characters.
a.reduce((c, v) => b.some(w => w === v) ? c : c.concat(v)), b)
Array.some and Array.reduce are supported in IE9+ and other browsers. Just change the fat arrow functions for regular functions to support in browsers that don't support ES2015 syntax.
var a = [1,2,3];
var b = [4,5,6];
// .reduce can return a subset or superset
var uniques = a.reduce(function(c, v){
// .some stops on the first time the function returns true
return (b.some(function(w){ return w === v; }) ?
// if there's a match, return the array "c"
c :
// if there's no match, then add to the end and return the entire array
c.concat(v)}),
// the second param in .reduce is the starting variable. This is will be "c" the first time it runs.
b);
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/some https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/Reduce
I was just thinking if we can use linear search to eliminate the duplicates:
JavaScript:
function getUniqueRadios() {
var x=document.getElementById("QnA");
var ansArray = new Array();
var prev;
for (var i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
// Check for unique radio button group
if (x.elements[i].type == "radio")
{
// For the first element prev will be null, hence push it into array and set the prev var.
if (prev == null)
{
prev = x.elements[i].name;
ansArray.push(x.elements[i].name);
} else {
// We will only push the next radio element if its not identical to previous.
if (prev != x.elements[i].name)
{
prev = x.elements[i].name;
ansArray.push(x.elements[i].name);
}
}
}
}
alert(ansArray);
}
HTML:
<body>
<form name="QnA" action="" method='post' ">
<input type="radio" name="g1" value="ANSTYPE1"> good </input>
<input type="radio" name="g1" value="ANSTYPE2"> avg </input>
<input type="radio" name="g2" value="ANSTYPE3"> Type1 </input>
<input type="radio" name="g2" value="ANSTYPE2"> Type2 </input>
<input type="submit" value='SUBMIT' onClick="javascript:getUniqueRadios()"></input>
</form>
</body>