pXqeNE

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pXqeNE

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script.js

function areSimilar(a, b) {
  const compare = (first,second) => first.toString() == second.toString();
  if([...a].sort((a,b) => a - b).toString() !== [...b].sort((a,b) => a - b).toString()){
    return false
  }
  if(!compare(a,b)){
    for(let i = 0; i<a.length; i++){
      console.log("before",b)
      let placeholder = b[0]
      b[0] = b[i];
      b[i] = placeholder;
      // b[0] = placeholder;
      console.log("after",b)
      if(compare(a,b)){
         return true;
      }
    }
    for(let i = 0; i<a.length; i++){
      console.log("before",b)
      let placeholder = b[1]
      b[1] = b[i];
      b[i] = placeholder;
      // b[0] = placeholder;
      console.log("after",b)
      if(compare(a,b)){
         return true;
      }
    }  
    for(let i = 0; i<a.length; i++){
      console.log("before",b)
      let placeholder = b[2]
      b[2] = b[i];
      b[i] = placeholder;
      // b[0] = placeholder;
      console.log("after",b)
      if(compare(a,b)){
         return true;
      }
    }  
  }
  return compare(a,b)
}

const _a = [2, 3, 1];
const _b = [1, 3, 2];

console.log(areSimilar(_a, _b));