Javascript arrays of Objects; Subtract one from another

Question

Put simply, I want to subtract one array from another.

The arrays are arrays of objects. I understand I can cycle through one array and on each item, comparing values in the other array, but that just seems a little messy.

Thanks for the help, hopefully this question isnt too basic, I have tried googling it with no luck :(

EDIT:

The Objects in the Arrays I wish to remove will have identical values but are NOT the same object (thanks @patrick dw). I am looking to completely remove the subset from the initial array.

Do the arrays hold references to the same objects, or are they references to unique objects with potentially the same data? {a:1} != {a:1} yet var a = b = {a:1}; a == b — user113716
– user113716, Commented Jan 6, 2011 at 22:59
I'm not quite sure this question is specific enough. In what way do you want to subtract these arrays? Are you looking to subtract them such that the nth element of the new array is the nth element of the first minus the nth element of the second? Or is your intent rather to do some sort of "set difference" on these arrays? — avpx
– avpx, Commented Jan 6, 2011 at 23:02
thanks for the comments. I have edited the question to better explain the problem. — neolaser
– neolaser, Commented Jan 7, 2011 at 0:43

Adrian Dymorz · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-21 19:51:46Z

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This answer is copied from https://stackoverflow.com/a/53092728/7173655, extended with a comment and a solution with objects.

The code filters array A. All values included in B are removed from A.

const A = [1, 4, 3, 2]
const B = [0, 2, 1, 2]
console.log(A.filter(n => !B.includes(n)))

The same with objects:

const A = [{id:1}, {id:4}, {id:3}, {id:2}]
const B = [{id:0}, {id:2}, {id:1}, {id:2}]
console.log(A.filter(a => !B.map(b=>b.id).includes(a.id)))

edited Feb 21, 2020 at 19:51

answered Feb 21, 2020 at 19:40

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sissonb · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-06 23:04:35Z

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http://phpjs.org/functions/index

There is no built-in method to do this in JavaScript. If you look at this site there are a lot of functions for arrays with similar syntax to PHP.

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 23:04

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Dennis Hackethal Over a year ago

link not found.

sissonb Over a year ago

@weltschmerz here's a copy from the wayback machine web.archive.org/web/20130713181607/http://phpjs.org/functions

Marnix · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-06 23:00:29Z

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http://www.jslab.dk/library/Array

This site has some js functions on "sets"

I think you need the diff function.

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 23:00

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Eduardo Assis · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-05 22:57:20Z

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It should remove all values from list a, which are present in list b keeping their order.

  let a = [0, 2, 5, 6, 1];
  let b = [2, 6, 2, 5, 0];

  function arrayDiff() {
    for (i of b) {
      for (j of a) {
        if (i === j) {
          a.splice(a.indexOf(j), 1);
        }
      }
    }
    return a;
  }

answered Jan 5, 2022 at 22:57

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