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ViewsA function that returns an array which is the intersection of two other arrays
function arraysCommon(array1, array2) {
return array1.filter(x => array2.includes(x));
}
This function does not work the way I want it to.
For instance given array1 = [1,2,3,2,1] and array2 = [5,4,3,2,1]
it returns [1,2,3,2,1], since the elements 1,2,3 are seen in both arrays.
But I want it to return [1,2,3] in that order since 1,2,3 are seen only once in array2 and are treated as seperate entities.
So pretty much the functionality should be that
- Each element in the first array can map to at most one element in the second array.
- Duplicated elements in each array are treated as separate entities.
- the first array determines the order
I have attempted to loop through the arrays and check and compare the number of duplicates in each array but I can't seem to get the logic working correctly. Is there a different way to approach this?
I've attached an image of two Venn diagrams that might clarify the difference
3 answers
Answer question0
Unfortunately, it gets more complicated because you need to know what numbers you have already added. In this case you need a temporary array to hold the result. We also need to track if a number exists in the array two times.
Try this:
function arraysCommon(array1, array2) {
//Copy array2 by duplicating and spreading the elements into another array.
var copyArray2 = [...array2];
//Temperary Array
var temp = [];
for (let x of array1) {
//Check if the element is in the first array and not already added to the temp array
if (copyArray2.includes(x)) {
temp.push(x);
//Remove item from copy array2 so it cannot be used anymore
copyArray2.splice(copyArray2.indexOf(x), 1);
}
}
//Return the temp array
return temp;
}
console.log(arraysCommon([1,2,3,2,1], [5,4,3,2,1]))
console.log(arraysCommon([1,2,3,2,1], [2,2,3,3,4]))0
this should work as you wanted!
// test 1
const array1 = [1,4,1,1,5,9,2,7];
const array2 = [1,8,2,5,1];
// test 2
const array3 = [1,2,3,2,1];
const array4 = [5,4,3,2,1];
const mapper = (array1, array2) => {
var obj = {};
array1.forEach((x, indexX) => {
array2.forEach((y, indexY) => {
if (x == y) {
if (!Object.values(obj).includes(indexX) && !obj.hasOwnProperty(indexY)) {
obj[indexY] = indexX;
return;
}
}
})
})
return Object.values(obj).sort().map(values => array1[values]);
}
console.log(mapper(array1, array2));
console.log(mapper(array3, array4));
I hope this helps. Cheers.
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With sorting and counting this should be possible. Since you are incrementing when you find similar characters, this should be okay:
const array1= [1,4,1,1,5,9,2,7];
const array2 = [1,8,2,5,1]
const array3 = [1,2,3,2,1];
const array4 = [5,4,3,2,1,2]
const array5 = [1,2,3,2,1];
const array6 = [2,2,3,3,4]
function arraysCommon(array1, array2) {
const ans = [];
array1.sort();
array2.sort();
let j = 0;
let i = 0;
while(i<array1.length && j<array2.length){
if(array1[i] === array2[j]){
ans.push(array1[i]);
i++;
j++;
}
else if(array2[i] > array1[j]){
i++;
}
else{
j++;
}
}
console.log(ans);
}
arraysCommon(array1,array2);
arraysCommon(array3,array4);
arraysCommon(array5,array6);