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Remove items from an array. Optionally limit the number of items to remove from the beginning or end of the array.
/**
* Author: Tony Brix
* Website: tony.brix.ninja
* License: MIT
* Description: Remove items from an array. Optionally limit the number of items to remove from the beginning or end of the array.
* Examples:
* var a = [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3];
* a.remove(1); // [2, 3, 2, 3]
* a.remove(2, 1); // [1, 3, 1, 2, 3]
* a.remove(3, -1); // [1, 2, 3, 1, 2]
* a.remove(function(el){ return el > 2; }); // [1, 2, 1, 2]
* a.remove(function(el, i){ return i % 2; }); // [1, 3, 2]
*/
Array.prototype.remove = function (predicate, limit, thisArg) {
var func, numElements, length;
//get function that returns true for elements to remove
if (typeof predicate === "function") {
func = predicate;
} else {
func = function (el) {
return el === predicate;
};
}
//get number of elements to remove
if (typeof limit === "number") {
numElements = limit;
} else {
numElements = false;
}
//get length of this
length = this.length;
//get new array
var newArray = [];
if (numElements < 0) {
//start from last element
var numRemoved = 0;
for (var i = length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if ((numElements !== false && numRemoved === -numElements) || !func.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
newArray.unshift(this[i]);
} else {
numRemoved++;
}
}
} else {
//start from first element
var numRemoved = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
if ((numElements !== false && numRemoved === numElements) || !func.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
newArray.push(this[i]);
} else {
numRemoved++;
}
}
}
return newArray;
};
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