I have these two arrays: one is filled with information from an ajax request and another stores the buttons the user clicks on. I use this code (I filled with sample numbers):
var array1 = [2, 4];
var array2 = [4, 2]; //It cames from the user button clicks, so it might be disordered.
array1.sort(); //Sorts both Ajax and user info.
array2.sort();
if (array1==array2) {
doSomething();
}else{
doAnotherThing();
}
But it always gives false
, even if the two arrays are the same, but with different name. (I checked this in Chrome's JS Console). So, is there any way I could know if these two arrays contain the same? Why is it giving false
? How can I know which values in the first array are not in the second?
Sort the arrays and compare their values one by one.
function arrayCompare(_arr1, _arr2) {
if (
!Array.isArray(_arr1)
|| !Array.isArray(_arr2)
|| _arr1.length !== _arr2.length
) {
return false;
}
// .concat() to not mutate arguments
const arr1 = _arr1.concat().sort();
const arr2 = _arr2.concat().sort();
for (let i = 0; i < arr1.length; i++) {
if (arr1[i] !== arr2[i]) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}