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Using for loop to add elements to an empty array [duplicate]

I created an array of objects like so:
[
{
"lat": 12.123,
"lng": 13.213,
"city": "New York"
},
{
"lat": 3.123,
"lng": 2.213,
"city": "New York"
},
{
"lat": 1.513,
"lng": 1.113,
"city": "London"
}
]
I'm trying to create a new array that filters the places to only contains objects that don't have the same city property (lat/lng duplicates are ok). Is there a built in JS or Jquery function to achieve this?

I'd probably use a flags object during the filtering (edit: I wouldn't anymore, see the note at the end of the answer about ES2015's Set), like this:
var flags = {};
var newPlaces = places.filter(function(entry) {
if (flags[entry.city]) {
return false;
}
flags[entry.city] = true;
return true;
});
That uses Array#filter from ECMAScript5 (ES5), which is one of the ES5 additions that can be shimmed (search for "es5 shim" for several options).
You can do it without filter, of course, it's just a bit more verbose:
var flags = {};
var newPlaces = [];
var index;
for (index = 0; index < places.length; ++index) {
if (!flags[entry.city]) {
flags[entry.city] = true;
newPlaces.push(entry);
}
});
Both of the above assume the first object with a given city should be kept, and all other discarded.
Note: As user2736012 points out below, my test if (flags[entry.city]) will be true for cities with names that happen to be the same as properties that exist on Object.prototype such as toString. Very unlikely in this case, but there are four ways to avoid the possibility:
(My usual preferred solution) Create the object without a prototype: var flags = Object.create(null);. This is a feature of ES5. Note that this cannot be shimmed for obsolete browsers like IE8 (the single-argument version of Object.create can be except when that argument's value is null).
Use hasOwnProperty for the test, e.g. if (flags.hasOwnProperty(entry.city))
Put a prefix on that you know doesn't exist for any Object.prototype property, such as xx:
var key = "xx" + entry.city;
if (flags[key]) {
// ...
}
flags[key] = true;
As of ES2015, you could use a Set instead:
const flags = new Set();
const newPlaces = places.filter(entry => {
if (flags.has(entry.city)) {
return false;
}
flags.add(entry.city);
return true;
});

Shortest, but not best performance (see update bellow) solution for es6 :
function unique(array, propertyName) {
return array.filter((e, i) => array.findIndex(a => a[propertyName] === e[propertyName]) === i);
}
performance: https://jsperf.com/compare-unique-array-by-property

You can filter using a Set by only including elements with a property value that has not yet been added to the Set (after which it should be added to the Set). This can be accomplished in one line using the logical and operator (&&). Using this data structure has the advantage of sublinear lookup times (often O(1)).
Below is a general function to obtain a unique array of objects based on a specific property (prop) from an array of objects (arr). Note that in the case of duplicates, only the first object with the property value will be retained.
const getUniqueBy = (arr, prop) => {
const set = new Set;
return arr.filter(o => !set.has(o[prop]) && set.add(o[prop]));
};
Demo:
var places = [{
lat: 12.123,
lng: 13.213,
city: 'New York'
}, {
lat: 3.123,
lng: 2.213,
city: 'New York'
}, {
lat: 3.123,
lng: 4.123,
city: 'Some City'
}];
const getUniqueBy = (arr, prop) => {
const set = new Set;
return arr.filter(o => !set.has(o[prop]) && set.add(o[prop]));
};
console.log(getUniqueBy(places, 'city'));

https://lodash.com/docs#uniqBy
https://github.com/lodash/lodash/blob/4.13.1/lodash.js#L7711
/**
* This method is like `_.uniq` except that it accepts `iteratee` which is
* invoked for each element in `array` to generate the criterion by which
* uniqueness is computed. The iteratee is invoked with one argument: (value).
*
* #static
* #memberOf _
* #since 4.0.0
* #category Array
* #param {Array} array The array to inspect.
* #param {Array|Function|Object|string} [iteratee=_.identity]
* The iteratee invoked per element.
* #returns {Array} Returns the new duplicate free array.
* #example
*
* _.uniqBy([2.1, 1.2, 2.3], Math.floor);
* // => [2.1, 1.2]
*
* // The `_.property` iteratee shorthand.
* _.uniqBy([{ 'x': 1 }, { 'x': 2 }, { 'x': 1 }], 'x');
* // => [{ 'x': 1 }, { 'x': 2 }]
*/

I expanded a bit on #IgorL solution, but extended prototype and gave it a selector function instead of a property to make it a little more flexible:
Array.prototype.unique = function(selector) {
return this.filter((e, i) => this.findIndex((a) => {
if (selector) {
return selector(a) === selector(e);
}
return a === e;
}) === i);
};
Usage:
// with no param it uses strict equals (===) against the object
let primArr = ['one','one','two','three','one']
primArr.unique() // ['one','two','three']
let a = {foo:123}
let b = {foo:123}
let fooArr = [a,a,b]
fooArr.unique() //[a,b]
// alternatively, you can pass a selector function
fooArr.unique(item=>item.foo) //[{foo:123}] (first "unique" item returned)
Definitely NOT the most performant way to do this but as long as the selector is simple and the array isn't massive, it should work fine.
In Typescript
Array.prototype.unique = function<T>(this: T[], selector?: (item: T) => object): T[] {
return this.filter((e, i) => this.findIndex((a) => {
if (selector) {
return selector(a) === selector(e);
}
return a === e;
}) === i);
};

My suggestion :
Array.prototype.uniqueCity = function() {
var processed = [];
for (var i=this.length-1; i>=0; i--){
if (processed.indexOf(this[i].city)<0) {
processed.push(this[i].city);
} else {
this.splice(i, 1);
}
}
}
in use :
places.uniqueCity();
or
Array.prototype.uniqueObjectArray = function(field) {
var processed = [];
for (var i=this.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
if (this[i].hasOwnProperty(field)) {
if (processed.indexOf(this[i][field])<0) {
processed.push(this[i][field]);
} else {
this.splice(i, 1);
}
}
}
}
places.uniqueObjectArray('city');
With the above you can sort the array by any of the fields in the objects, even if they are not present for some of the objects.
or
function uniqueCity(array) {
var processed = [];
for (var i=array.length-1; i>=0; i--){
if (processed.indexOf(array[i].city)<0) {
processed.push(array[i].city);
} else {
array.splice(i, 1);
}
}
return array;
}
places = uniqueCity(places);

You could use a Map so the entries with the same key property (in your case 'city') only appear once
module.exports = (array, prop) => {
const keyValueArray = array.map(entry => [entry[prop], entry]);
const map = new Map(keyValueArray);
return Array.from(map.values());
};
More info about Map and array objects here
Basic example on Codepen

Another option:
const uniqueBy = prop => list => {
const uniques = {}
return list.reduce(
(result, item) => {
if (uniques[item[prop]]) return result
uniques[item[prop]] = item
return [...result, item]
},
[],
)
}
const uniqueById = uniqueBy('id')
uniqueById([
{ id: 1, name: 'one' },
{ id: 2, name: 'two' },
{ id: 1, name: 'one' },
{ id: 3, name: 'three' }
])
You can paste it on your console to see it working.
It should work for the scenario presented and a few others.

We can create the list of unique objects by any property using JavaScript Map.
For example :
var places = [{ 'lat': 12.123, 'lng': 13.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 3.123, 'lng': 2.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 43.123, 'lng': 12.213, 'city': "London"}];
var cityMap = new Map();
places.forEach(p=> cityMap.set(p.city, p));
console.log([...cityMap.values()]);
Execute code snippet to see the result.

As pointed out in the comments, you could use an object as a map, which will allow you to avoid duplicates, you can then enumerate the properties of the object.
working fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/gPRPQ/1/
var places = [];
var a = {};
a.lat = 12.123;
a.lng = 13.213;
a.city = "New York";
places.push(a);
var b = {};
b.lat = 3.123;
b.lng = 2.213;
b.city = "New York";
places.push(b);
var unique = {}
for (var i = 0; i < places.length; i++) {
var place = places[i];
unique[place.city] = place;
}
for (var name in unique) {
var place = unique[name];
console.log(place);
}

var places = [];
var a = {};
a.lat = 12.123;
a.lng = 13.213;
a.city = "New York";
places.push(a);
var b = {};
b.lat = 3.123;
b.lng = 2.213;
b.city = "New York";
places.push(b);
getUniqAR(places,'city'); //Return Uniq Array by property
function getUniqAR(Data,filter){
var uniar =[];
Data.forEach(function(item,ind,arr){
var dupi=false;
if(!uniar.length) uniar.push(item) //push first obj into uniq array
uniar.forEach(function(item2, ind2,arr){
if(item2[filter] == item[filter]){ //check each obj prop of uniq array
dupi=true; //if values are same put duplicate is true
}
})
if(!dupi){ uniar.push(item)} //if no duplicate insert to uniq
})
console.log(uniar)
return uniar;
}

In simple Javascript code to remove duplicate cities from places array list is
var places = [{ 'lat': 12.123, 'lng': 13.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 3.123, 'lng': 2.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 43.123, 'lng': 12.213, 'city': "London"}];
var unique = [];
var tempArr = [];
places.forEach((value, index) => {
if (unique.indexOf(value.city) === -1) {
unique.push(value.city);
} else {
tempArr.push(index);
}
});
tempArr.reverse();
tempArr.forEach(ele => {
places.splice(ele, 1);
});
console.log(places);

Generic Typescript answer based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/18773857/49564 above:
export function isDistinct<T>(mapper: (value: T) => string): (value: T) => boolean {
const keys: { [index: string]: boolean } = {};
return (entry: T) => {
const key = mapper(entry);
if (keys[key] !== undefined) {
return false;
}
return keys[key] = true;
};
}
// Usage example:
const items = [ { id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }, { id: 1 } ];
const unique = items.filter(isDistinct(i => i.id));

I think you want this,
NOTE: No library is required.
let array = [{ id: 1}, {id: 2}, {id: 3}];
function addUniqeObj(data) {
let index = -1;
for(let i = 0, i < array.length; i++) {
if(array[i].id === data.id) {
index = i;
}
}
if(index > -1) {
array[index] = data;
} else {
array.push(data)
}
}

Another variation of the rafaelbiten approach:
const dedupExample = [
{id: 1, c: 'whatever'},
{id: 1, c: '1whatever'},
{id: 2, c: '2whatever'},
{id: 2, c: '2whatever'},
{id: 3, c: '2whatever'},
]
const getUniqueBy = (prop, list) => {
const objUniq = list.reduce((res, item) => ({ ...res, [item[prop]]: item }), {})
return Object.keys(objUniq).map(item => objUniq[item])
}
const uniq = getUniqueBy('id', dedupExample)
console.info('info', { uniq })
/* [
{id: 1, c: 'whatever'},
{id: 2, c: '2whatever'},
{id: 3, c: '2whatever'},
] */

const distinctArrayByCity= [
...new Map(array.map((item) => [item.city, item])).values(),
];

This thread may be old but thought I should share it. It is based on Pure JavaScript and removes Duplicate Objects based on the Properties Specified.
function removeDuplicates(originalArray, properties) {
var newArray = [];
var index = 0;
var lookupObject = {};
var totalProperties = properties.length;
for (var i = 0; i < originalArray.length; i++) {
var exists = false;
for (var a = 0; a < newArray.length; a++) {
var propsFound = 0;
for (var b = 0; b < totalProperties; b++) {
if (originalArray[i][properties[b]] == newArray[a][properties[b]]) {
propsFound++;
}
}
//If there is a match then break the for loop
if (propsFound == totalProperties) {
exists = true;
break;
}
} //End of New Array
if (!exists) {
newArray[index] = originalArray[i];
index++;
}
} //End of originalArray
return newArray;
}
You can view the fiddle here

Return Unique Objects in single array of objects [duplicate]

I created an array of objects like so:
[
{
"lat": 12.123,
"lng": 13.213,
"city": "New York"
},
{
"lat": 3.123,
"lng": 2.213,
"city": "New York"
},
{
"lat": 1.513,
"lng": 1.113,
"city": "London"
}
]
I'm trying to create a new array that filters the places to only contains objects that don't have the same city property (lat/lng duplicates are ok). Is there a built in JS or Jquery function to achieve this?

I'd probably use a flags object during the filtering (edit: I wouldn't anymore, see the note at the end of the answer about ES2015's Set), like this:
var flags = {};
var newPlaces = places.filter(function(entry) {
if (flags[entry.city]) {
return false;
}
flags[entry.city] = true;
return true;
});
That uses Array#filter from ECMAScript5 (ES5), which is one of the ES5 additions that can be shimmed (search for "es5 shim" for several options).
You can do it without filter, of course, it's just a bit more verbose:
var flags = {};
var newPlaces = [];
var index;
for (index = 0; index < places.length; ++index) {
if (!flags[entry.city]) {
flags[entry.city] = true;
newPlaces.push(entry);
}
});
Both of the above assume the first object with a given city should be kept, and all other discarded.
Note: As user2736012 points out below, my test if (flags[entry.city]) will be true for cities with names that happen to be the same as properties that exist on Object.prototype such as toString. Very unlikely in this case, but there are four ways to avoid the possibility:
(My usual preferred solution) Create the object without a prototype: var flags = Object.create(null);. This is a feature of ES5. Note that this cannot be shimmed for obsolete browsers like IE8 (the single-argument version of Object.create can be except when that argument's value is null).
Use hasOwnProperty for the test, e.g. if (flags.hasOwnProperty(entry.city))
Put a prefix on that you know doesn't exist for any Object.prototype property, such as xx:
var key = "xx" + entry.city;
if (flags[key]) {
// ...
}
flags[key] = true;
As of ES2015, you could use a Set instead:
const flags = new Set();
const newPlaces = places.filter(entry => {
if (flags.has(entry.city)) {
return false;
}
flags.add(entry.city);
return true;
});

Shortest, but not best performance (see update bellow) solution for es6 :
function unique(array, propertyName) {
return array.filter((e, i) => array.findIndex(a => a[propertyName] === e[propertyName]) === i);
}
performance: https://jsperf.com/compare-unique-array-by-property

You can filter using a Set by only including elements with a property value that has not yet been added to the Set (after which it should be added to the Set). This can be accomplished in one line using the logical and operator (&&). Using this data structure has the advantage of sublinear lookup times (often O(1)).
Below is a general function to obtain a unique array of objects based on a specific property (prop) from an array of objects (arr). Note that in the case of duplicates, only the first object with the property value will be retained.
const getUniqueBy = (arr, prop) => {
const set = new Set;
return arr.filter(o => !set.has(o[prop]) && set.add(o[prop]));
};
Demo:
var places = [{
lat: 12.123,
lng: 13.213,
city: 'New York'
}, {
lat: 3.123,
lng: 2.213,
city: 'New York'
}, {
lat: 3.123,
lng: 4.123,
city: 'Some City'
}];
const getUniqueBy = (arr, prop) => {
const set = new Set;
return arr.filter(o => !set.has(o[prop]) && set.add(o[prop]));
};
console.log(getUniqueBy(places, 'city'));

https://lodash.com/docs#uniqBy
https://github.com/lodash/lodash/blob/4.13.1/lodash.js#L7711
/**
* This method is like `_.uniq` except that it accepts `iteratee` which is
* invoked for each element in `array` to generate the criterion by which
* uniqueness is computed. The iteratee is invoked with one argument: (value).
*
* #static
* #memberOf _
* #since 4.0.0
* #category Array
* #param {Array} array The array to inspect.
* #param {Array|Function|Object|string} [iteratee=_.identity]
* The iteratee invoked per element.
* #returns {Array} Returns the new duplicate free array.
* #example
*
* _.uniqBy([2.1, 1.2, 2.3], Math.floor);
* // => [2.1, 1.2]
*
* // The `_.property` iteratee shorthand.
* _.uniqBy([{ 'x': 1 }, { 'x': 2 }, { 'x': 1 }], 'x');
* // => [{ 'x': 1 }, { 'x': 2 }]
*/

I expanded a bit on #IgorL solution, but extended prototype and gave it a selector function instead of a property to make it a little more flexible:
Array.prototype.unique = function(selector) {
return this.filter((e, i) => this.findIndex((a) => {
if (selector) {
return selector(a) === selector(e);
}
return a === e;
}) === i);
};
Usage:
// with no param it uses strict equals (===) against the object
let primArr = ['one','one','two','three','one']
primArr.unique() // ['one','two','three']
let a = {foo:123}
let b = {foo:123}
let fooArr = [a,a,b]
fooArr.unique() //[a,b]
// alternatively, you can pass a selector function
fooArr.unique(item=>item.foo) //[{foo:123}] (first "unique" item returned)
Definitely NOT the most performant way to do this but as long as the selector is simple and the array isn't massive, it should work fine.
In Typescript
Array.prototype.unique = function<T>(this: T[], selector?: (item: T) => object): T[] {
return this.filter((e, i) => this.findIndex((a) => {
if (selector) {
return selector(a) === selector(e);
}
return a === e;
}) === i);
};

My suggestion :
Array.prototype.uniqueCity = function() {
var processed = [];
for (var i=this.length-1; i>=0; i--){
if (processed.indexOf(this[i].city)<0) {
processed.push(this[i].city);
} else {
this.splice(i, 1);
}
}
}
in use :
places.uniqueCity();
or
Array.prototype.uniqueObjectArray = function(field) {
var processed = [];
for (var i=this.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
if (this[i].hasOwnProperty(field)) {
if (processed.indexOf(this[i][field])<0) {
processed.push(this[i][field]);
} else {
this.splice(i, 1);
}
}
}
}
places.uniqueObjectArray('city');
With the above you can sort the array by any of the fields in the objects, even if they are not present for some of the objects.
or
function uniqueCity(array) {
var processed = [];
for (var i=array.length-1; i>=0; i--){
if (processed.indexOf(array[i].city)<0) {
processed.push(array[i].city);
} else {
array.splice(i, 1);
}
}
return array;
}
places = uniqueCity(places);

You could use a Map so the entries with the same key property (in your case 'city') only appear once
module.exports = (array, prop) => {
const keyValueArray = array.map(entry => [entry[prop], entry]);
const map = new Map(keyValueArray);
return Array.from(map.values());
};
More info about Map and array objects here
Basic example on Codepen

Another option:
const uniqueBy = prop => list => {
const uniques = {}
return list.reduce(
(result, item) => {
if (uniques[item[prop]]) return result
uniques[item[prop]] = item
return [...result, item]
},
[],
)
}
const uniqueById = uniqueBy('id')
uniqueById([
{ id: 1, name: 'one' },
{ id: 2, name: 'two' },
{ id: 1, name: 'one' },
{ id: 3, name: 'three' }
])
You can paste it on your console to see it working.
It should work for the scenario presented and a few others.

We can create the list of unique objects by any property using JavaScript Map.
For example :
var places = [{ 'lat': 12.123, 'lng': 13.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 3.123, 'lng': 2.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 43.123, 'lng': 12.213, 'city': "London"}];
var cityMap = new Map();
places.forEach(p=> cityMap.set(p.city, p));
console.log([...cityMap.values()]);
Execute code snippet to see the result.

As pointed out in the comments, you could use an object as a map, which will allow you to avoid duplicates, you can then enumerate the properties of the object.
working fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/gPRPQ/1/
var places = [];
var a = {};
a.lat = 12.123;
a.lng = 13.213;
a.city = "New York";
places.push(a);
var b = {};
b.lat = 3.123;
b.lng = 2.213;
b.city = "New York";
places.push(b);
var unique = {}
for (var i = 0; i < places.length; i++) {
var place = places[i];
unique[place.city] = place;
}
for (var name in unique) {
var place = unique[name];
console.log(place);
}

var places = [];
var a = {};
a.lat = 12.123;
a.lng = 13.213;
a.city = "New York";
places.push(a);
var b = {};
b.lat = 3.123;
b.lng = 2.213;
b.city = "New York";
places.push(b);
getUniqAR(places,'city'); //Return Uniq Array by property
function getUniqAR(Data,filter){
var uniar =[];
Data.forEach(function(item,ind,arr){
var dupi=false;
if(!uniar.length) uniar.push(item) //push first obj into uniq array
uniar.forEach(function(item2, ind2,arr){
if(item2[filter] == item[filter]){ //check each obj prop of uniq array
dupi=true; //if values are same put duplicate is true
}
})
if(!dupi){ uniar.push(item)} //if no duplicate insert to uniq
})
console.log(uniar)
return uniar;
}

In simple Javascript code to remove duplicate cities from places array list is
var places = [{ 'lat': 12.123, 'lng': 13.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 3.123, 'lng': 2.213, 'city': "New York"},
{ 'lat': 43.123, 'lng': 12.213, 'city': "London"}];
var unique = [];
var tempArr = [];
places.forEach((value, index) => {
if (unique.indexOf(value.city) === -1) {
unique.push(value.city);
} else {
tempArr.push(index);
}
});
tempArr.reverse();
tempArr.forEach(ele => {
places.splice(ele, 1);
});
console.log(places);

Generic Typescript answer based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/18773857/49564 above:
export function isDistinct<T>(mapper: (value: T) => string): (value: T) => boolean {
const keys: { [index: string]: boolean } = {};
return (entry: T) => {
const key = mapper(entry);
if (keys[key] !== undefined) {
return false;
}
return keys[key] = true;
};
}
// Usage example:
const items = [ { id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }, { id: 1 } ];
const unique = items.filter(isDistinct(i => i.id));

I think you want this,
NOTE: No library is required.
let array = [{ id: 1}, {id: 2}, {id: 3}];
function addUniqeObj(data) {
let index = -1;
for(let i = 0, i < array.length; i++) {
if(array[i].id === data.id) {
index = i;
}
}
if(index > -1) {
array[index] = data;
} else {
array.push(data)
}
}

Another variation of the rafaelbiten approach:
const dedupExample = [
{id: 1, c: 'whatever'},
{id: 1, c: '1whatever'},
{id: 2, c: '2whatever'},
{id: 2, c: '2whatever'},
{id: 3, c: '2whatever'},
]
const getUniqueBy = (prop, list) => {
const objUniq = list.reduce((res, item) => ({ ...res, [item[prop]]: item }), {})
return Object.keys(objUniq).map(item => objUniq[item])
}
const uniq = getUniqueBy('id', dedupExample)
console.info('info', { uniq })
/* [
{id: 1, c: 'whatever'},
{id: 2, c: '2whatever'},
{id: 3, c: '2whatever'},
] */

const distinctArrayByCity= [
...new Map(array.map((item) => [item.city, item])).values(),
];

This thread may be old but thought I should share it. It is based on Pure JavaScript and removes Duplicate Objects based on the Properties Specified.
function removeDuplicates(originalArray, properties) {
var newArray = [];
var index = 0;
var lookupObject = {};
var totalProperties = properties.length;
for (var i = 0; i < originalArray.length; i++) {
var exists = false;
for (var a = 0; a < newArray.length; a++) {
var propsFound = 0;
for (var b = 0; b < totalProperties; b++) {
if (originalArray[i][properties[b]] == newArray[a][properties[b]]) {
propsFound++;
}
}
//If there is a match then break the for loop
if (propsFound == totalProperties) {
exists = true;
break;
}
} //End of New Array
if (!exists) {
newArray[index] = originalArray[i];
index++;
}
} //End of originalArray
return newArray;
}
You can view the fiddle here

Filter Array that contains specific symbol or words in Javascript

Hello I would like to ask for help on filtering my Array currently I have a list of array that contains words but I want to filter out those with symbol ("#") to be remove on the array
function InitializeV3() {
var req = SymbolList; //obj with symbol property
for (var i = 0; i < req.lenght; i++) {
if (req[i].smybol.includes("#")) {
req.splice(req[i], 1);
}
}
console.log(req);
};

For a simple array you can do it like this with the filter method:
var req = ['test','#test1','#test2','test3','test4'];
var result = req.filter(item => !item.includes("#"));
console.log(result);
And if you have an array of objects:
var req = [{symbol: 'test'},{symbol: '#test1'},{symbol: '#test2'},{symbol: 'test3'},{symbol: 'test4'}]
var result = req.filter(item => !item.symbol.includes('#'));
console.log(result);

function InitializeV3() {
// For simple array
var req = ['test',
'#test1',
'#test2',
'test3',
'test4'
]
var filtered = req.filter(item => !item.includes('#'))
console.log(filtered)
};
InitializeV3();
// For array of objects
var req = [{
symbol: 'test'
}, {
symbol: '#test1'
}, {
symbol: '#test2'
}, {
symbol: 'test3'
}, {
symbol: 'test4'
}]
// Use the following
var filtered = req.filter(item => !item.symbol.includes('#'))
console.log(filtered)

First of all - req array should contain objects (current syntax is incorrect):
var req = [
{ symbol: 'test' },
{ symbol: '#test1' },
// ...
];
Then you can try with:
const filteredReq = req.filter(item => item.symbol.indexOf('#') === -1);

You can loop over all the keys. But if you have symbol multiple times as key only the last data will be saved.
let SymbolList = {
symbol0:'test',
symbol1:'#test1',
symbol2: '#test2',
symbol3:'test3',
symbol4: 'test4'
};
function InitializeQuotesV3(req) {
for (key in req) {
req[key] = req[key].replace(/#/g,"");
}
return req;
};
console.log(InitializeQuotesV3(SymbolList));

Better you can use JS Regex Regex
var req = [{symbol:'test'} ,
{symbol:'#test1'},
{symbol: '#test2'},
{symbol:'test3'} ,
{symbol: 'test4'}];
let hasHash = /#/;
for (var i = req.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if (hasHash.test(req[i].symbol)) {
req.splice(i,1);
}
}
console.log(req);

How to get from an array of objects all unique values of a property that is an array itself

This answer is already close, and there are some answers how to get unique values in an array (remove duplicates,)though I can't make it work for the case where it is about an array of objects, and the property that should be filtered is an array. Sorry, I am a JS newbie. Thanks for the help.
I have an array of objects like this
const posts = [
post1: {
id: 1,
title: 'One',
tags: ['tagA', 'tagB']
},
post2: {
id: 2,
title: 'Two',
tags: ['tagB', 'tagC']
},
post3: {
id: 3,
title: 'Three',
tags: ['tagB', tagC, tagD]
]
What I would need is an array of all unique tags ... in the case above with an expected output like this:
// [tagA, tagB, tagC, tagD]
EDIT / UPDATE
The key in the array of objects is used to manage the state of the react component... e.g.
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
posts: []
};
}
...
updatePost = (key, updatedPost) => {
//1. Take copy of the current this.state.
const posts = {...this.state.texts};
//2. Update that state
posts[key] = updatedPost;
//3. Set that to state
const options = { encrypt: false }
putFile(postsFileName, JSON.stringify(posts), options)
.then(() => {
this.setState({
posts: posts
})
})
};

Assuming that the input is on [ {} , {} ] format:
You can use concat and map to flatten your array. Use new Set to get the unique values.
const posts = [{"id":1,"title":"One","tags":["tagA","tagB"]},{"id":2,"title":"Two","tags":["tagB","tagC"]},{"id":3,"title":"Three","tags":["tagB","tagC","tagD"]}];
var result = [...new Set([].concat(...posts.map(o => o.tags)))];
console.log(result);
If the variable is an object ( {a:{} , b:{} } ) , you can use Object.values to convert the object into an array.
const posts = {"post1":{"id":1,"title":"One","tags":["tagA","tagB"]},"post2":{"id":2,"title":"Two","tags":["tagB","tagC"]},"post3":{"id":3,"title":"Three","tags":["tagB","tagC","tagD"]}}
var result = [...new Set([].concat(...Object.values(posts).map(o => o.tags)))];
console.log(result);

You can reduce your posts and iterate over the tags and push those to the result that you haven't encountered already:
const posts = [
{
id: 1,
title: "One",
tags: ["tagA", "tagB"]
},
{
id: 2,
title: "Two",
tags: ["tagB", "tagC"]
},
{
id: 3,
title: "Three",
tags: ["tagB", "tagC", "tagD"]
}
];
const uniqueTags = posts.reduce((result, post) => {
post.tags.forEach(tag => {
if (!result.includes(tag)) {
result.push(tag);
}
});
return result;
}, []);
console.log(uniqueTags);

This is assuming you know that the array key is always 'tags'.
let filter = {};
let result = [];
posts.forEach(post => {
const tags = post['tags'];
tags.forEach(tag => {
if (!filter.hasOwnProperty(tag)) {
result.push(tag);
filter[tag] = true;
}
});
});

with jquery you can do something similar to this (not Tested):
var results = [];
$.each(myObject, function(key,valueObj){
var check.isArray(obj);
if(check){
alert(key + "/" + valueObj );
/*replace repeat*/
var sorted_check = check.slice().sort(); // You can define the comparing function here.
// JS by default uses a crappy string compare.
// (we use slice to clone the array so the
// original array won't be modified)
for (var i = 0; i < sorted_check.length - 1; i++) {
if (sorted_check[i + 1] == sorted_check[i]) {
results.push(sorted_check[i]);
}
}
}
});
and a good way with indexof:
Array.prototype.unique = function() {
var a = [];
for ( i = 0; i < this.length; i++ ) {
var current = this[i];
if (a.indexOf(current) < 0) a.push(current);
}
this.length = 0;
for ( i = 0; i < a.length; i++ ) {
this.push( a[i] );
}
return this;
}
Array.prototype.unique = function() {
var a = [];
for ( i = 0; i < this.length; i++ ) {
var current = this[i];
if (a.indexOf(current) < 0) a.push(current);
}
return a;
}
And Follow UP:
Array.prototype.unique = function(mutate) {
var unique = this.reduce(function(accum, current) {
if (accum.indexOf(current) < 0) {
accum.push(current);
}
return accum;
}, []);
if (mutate) {
this.length = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < unique.length; ++i) {
this.push(unique[i]);
}
return this;
}
return unique;
}

If you want to use a functional library like Ramda.js you can do this:
const posts = [
{
id: 1,
title: 'One',
tags: ['tagA', 'tagB'],
},
{
id: 2,
title: 'Two',
tags: ['tagB', 'tagC'],
},
{
id: 3,
title: 'Three',
tags: ['tagB', 'tagC', 'tagD'],
},
];
var unique = R.uniq(R.flatten(R.map(R.prop('tags'), posts)))
console.log(unique)
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how to merge objects in javascript without override values

how can i merge duplicate key in objects and concat values in objects in one object
i have objects like this
var object1 = {
role: "os_and_type",
value: "windows"
};
var object2 = {
role: "os_and_type",
value: "Android"
};
var object3 = {
role: "features",
value: "GSM"
};
how can i achieve this object
new_object = [{
role: "os_and_type",
value: ["windows", "android"]
}, {
role: "features",
value: ["GSM"]
}];

Here you go:
var object1 = {
role: "os_and_type",
value: "windows"
};
var object2 = {
role: "os_and_type",
value: "Android"
};
var object3 = {
role: "features",
value: "GSM"
};
function convert_objects(){
var output = [];
var temp = [];
for(var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++){ // Loop through all passed arguments (Objects, in this case)
var obj = arguments[i]; // Save the current object to a temporary variable.
if(obj.role && obj.value){ // If the object has a role and a value property
if(temp.indexOf(obj.role) === -1){ // If the current object's role hasn't been seen before
temp.push(obj.role); // Save the index for the current role
output.push({ // push a new object to the output,
'role':obj.role,
'value':[obj.value] // but change the value from a string to a array.
});
}else{ // If the current role has been seen before
output[temp.indexOf(obj.role)].value.push(obj.value); // Save add the value to the array at the proper index
}
}
}
return output;
}
Call it like this:
convert_objects(object1, object2, object3);
You can add as many objects to the function as you'd like.

Too bad that we haven't seen any attempt.
function merge(array) {
var temp = {},
groups = [],
l = array.length,
i = 0,
item;
while (item = array[i++]) {
if (!temp[item.role]) {
temp[item.role] = {
role: item.role,
value: [item.value]
};
} else if (temp[item.role].value.indexOf(item.value) === -1) {
temp[item.role].value.push(item.value);
}
}
for (var k in temp) {
groups.push(temp[k]);
}
return groups;
}
Usage :
var groups = merge([object1, object2, object3]);

Here's a version using maps to avoid scanning for duplicates over and over. Also using some cool methods
Object.keys
Array.prototype.map
Array.prototype.forEach
It ended up being slightly smaller too.
function merge(objects) {
var roles = {};
objects.forEach(function(obj){
roles[obj.role] = roles[obj.role] || {};
roles[obj.role][obj.value] = {};
});
return Object.keys(roles).map(function(role){
return {
role: role,
value: Object.keys(roles[role])
};
});
}
http://jsfiddle.net/mendesjuan/cD7uu/1/