How can I push into an array if neither values exist? Here is my array:
[
{ name: "tom", text: "tasty" },
{ name: "tom", text: "tasty" },
{ name: "tom", text: "tasty" },
{ name: "tom", text: "tasty" },
{ name: "tom", text: "tasty" }
]
If I tried to push again into the array with either name: "tom"
or text: "tasty"
, I don't want anything to happen... but if neither of those are there then I want it to .push()
How can I do this?
You could extend the Array prototype with a custom method:
// check if an element exists in array using a comparer function
// comparer : function(currentElement)
Array.prototype.inArray = function(comparer) {
for(var i=0; i < this.length; i++) {
if(comparer(this[i])) return true;
}
return false;
};
// adds an element to the array if it does not already exist using a comparer
// function
Array.prototype.pushIfNotExist = function(element, comparer) {
if (!this.inArray(comparer)) {
this.push(element);
}
};
var array = [{ name: "tom", text: "tasty" }];
var element = { name: "tom", text: "tasty" };
array.pushIfNotExist(element, function(e) {
return e.name === element.name && e.text === element.text;
});