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Find duplicates in single array
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//Array | |
var y = ["?","X","Z","Q","W","W"]; | |
/*OPTION ONE*/ | |
var find_dupe = function (array) { | |
/* Map Arrays, make uppercase if wanted | |
var yy = array.map(function(x){ return x.toUpperCase() })*/ | |
// Sort function | |
var sorted_arr = array.slice().sort(); // We use slice to clone the array so the original array won't be modified) | |
var results = []; | |
for (var i = 0; i < array.length -1; i++) { | |
if (sorted_arr[i + 1] == sorted_arr[i]) { | |
results.push(sorted_arr[i]); | |
} | |
} | |
return results | |
} | |
//Print Duplicates: in this case [W] *If more than 2 will list dupes multiple times | |
console.log(find_dupe(y)); |
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