JavaScript problem. Can this be done?
I have an input array containing anything between 2 - 5 strings, each with a semi-colon delimited label to identify it. I need to de-duplicate such that the output removes the duplicates but also maintains the string identifiers, grouping if necessary.
Input Array (3 elements)
string1;apple|string2;orange|string3;orange
Output Array (now 2 elements since 'orange' appeared twice)
string1;apple|string2/string3;orange
I don't mind helping people that are just starting with a new programming language or programming: (also a js fiddle)
var arr=["string1;apple","string2;orange","string3;orange"];
var finalArr= [];
var output = {};
for(var i in arr){
var keyVal = arr[i].split(";");
if(output[keyVal[1]]==undefined){
output[keyVal[1]] = [keyVal[0]]
} else {
//should be an array
output[keyVal[1]].push(keyVal[0]);
}
}
for( var i in output){
finalArr.push(output[i].join("/")+";"+i);
}
console.log(finalArr);