I am trying to compare two arrays( containing 3 integers) and return a hint message array that conform to the logic
-Push “Almost” when 1 digit and position match in array
-push “not quite” when 1 digit matches but different position
-push “incorrect “ when no digits match
Example of arrays :
Array1 = [2,7,6]
ReferenceArray= [2,9,7]
Hint= [“Almost”, “Not Quite”];
Code I have so far:
function check( array1, referenceArray ) {
let hint=[];
for(i=0;i<referenceArray.length;i++){
for (j=0;j<Array1.length;j++){
//value and position match
if ((referenceArray[i] && reference.indexOf[i]) === (Array1[j] && Array1.indexOf[j])) {
return hint.push('almost');
}
//value matches but not position
else if(( referenceArray[i] ===Array1[j]) && !(referenceArray.indexOf[i]===Array1.indexOf[j] )){
return hint.push('not quite');
}
}// end of Array1 iteration
} // end of reference interation
// if all values and position match
if(referenceArray===Array1){
return hint.push("correct");
}
//if no values match
else if (referenceArray!==Array1){
return hintArray.push("incorrect");
}
I did this code, tell me if it works or not 😁
const array1 = [2,7,6]
const ReferenceArray = [2,9,7]
function compareArrays(arr){
let perfect = true
for(let i = 0; i < ReferenceArray.length; i++){
if(ReferenceArray[i] != arr[i]) {
perfect = false
break
}
}
if(perfect) return 'correct'
let hint = []
for(let i = 0; i < ReferenceArray.length; i++){
if(arr[i] == ReferenceArray[i]) hint.push('Almost')
else if(ReferenceArray.includes(arr[i])) hint.push('Not Quite')
}
if(hint.length > 0) return hint
return 'incorrect'
}
console.log(compareArrays(array1))I would use some built in Array methods to help achieve this: every(), map() and findIndex().
I generally avoid using .push() because it mutates the array. Immutable code is nice to read 😉
const check = (array, referenceArray) => {
if (array.every((val, index) => val === referenceArray[index] )) {
return ['Correct']
}
const allHints = array.map((val, index) => {
const refArrayIndex = referenceArray.findIndex(refVal => val === refVal);
if (refArrayIndex === index) {
return 'Almost'
}
if (refArrayIndex !== -1) {
return 'Not Quite'
}
return undefined
});
const hints = allHints.filter((hint) => hint !== undefined);
if (hints.length > 0) {
return hints;
}
return ['Incorrect']
};
const hints = check([2,7,6],[2,9,7]);
console.log('hints', hints)