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Compare the 2nd strings characters with the 1st string in an array

I'm trying to figure out a challenge in Free Code Camp which states the following:
Return true if the string in the first element of the array contains all of the letters of the string in the second element of the array.
I understand how to do this if the 2nd string has a single character or if the 1st string has the 2nd string contained in the exact same sequence (e.g. "hello", "hel" and not "hello", "olleh"). But I can't figure out yet the correct approach to tackle this challenge.
Here is my code...
function mutation(arr) {
var myArray = arr.splice(1).toString().toLowerCase();
var splicedArray = arr.toString().toLowerCase();
if (splicedArray.search(myArray) != -1) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
Any combination which has a different sequence of the characters evaluates to false.
// e.g this is false
mutation(['Alien', 'line'])
What is the right way to complete this task?

Thanks to #Bergi I figured out the answer. Also he was so kind to allow me to post the answer myself. Here it is...
function mutation(arr) {
var string2 = arr.splice(1).toString().toLowerCase();
var string1 = arr.toString().toLowerCase();
for(var i = 0; i < string2.length; i++) {
if (string1.indexOf(string2.charAt(i)) == -1) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
If someone like me (JS beginner) encounters this task and finds this solution, here are some notable resources to read through if you do not know the methods used here..
.splice()
indexOf()
.slice()
Difference between .slice() and .splice() methods

You could also do this:
/**
* Match function that operates on a data array with two elements, where the
* first element is the query and the second element is the searchable data.
*
* Returns true if the query string contains all of the letters of the searchable
* data string.
*
* #param {Array} data - contains query and searchable string data
*
* #return {Boolean} if a match occured
*/
var match = function (data) {
// Convert strings to arrays.
var query = Array.prototype.slice.call(data[0]);
var searchableData = Array.prototype.slice.call(data[1]);
// Every query string character should occur in the searchable data.
return query.every(function (search) {
// Only some of the searchable data characters should occur in the query data.
return searchableData.some(function (target) {
return search === target;
});
});
};
match([ 'abc', 'xyzadefbhijc' ]); // returns true
match([ 'abq', 'xyzadefbhijc' ]); // returns false

My mutation
function mutation(arr) {
var string2 = arr[1].toLowerCase();
var string1 = arr[0].toLowerCase();
for(var i = 0; i < string2.length; i++) {
if (string1.indexOf(string2.charAt(i)) == -1) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}

The same can be done using map:
function mutation(arr) {
var one = arr[0].toLowerCase();
var two = arr[1].toLowerCase().split('');
var match = true;
two.map(function(val){
if(one.indexOf(val) === -1){
match = false;
}
});
return match;
}

function mutation(arr) {
var src=arr[0].toLowerCase();
var dist=arr[1].toLowerCase();
for(var i=0;i<dist.length;i++){
if(src.indexOf(dist[i])<0) return false;
}
return true;
}
console.log(mutation(["voonoo", "no"]))

logic error in javascript code

I am trying to write some logic that will check for the existence of a specific record in two tables.
If the row exists in either table, I want to return TRUE.
For table A, when the record is added to the table, the id field looks like "123".
For table B, the same record would have the id of "a123". However, the value i have to search for the record is "row_123".
This is what my code looks like right now :
var checkForDuplicates = function(row_id) {
return !!($('#existing_members').find('#' + row_id.replace('row_','')).length || $('#selected_users').find('#' + row_id.replace('row_','a').length) );
};
I want the function to return true if the record exists in either table.
However, this statement returns true in cases when it should be false.
What I've tried so Far
I've been playing around in the console to make sure that my logic is correct:
!!(1 || 0) //returns true
!!(0 || 0) //returns false
!!(0 || 1) //returns true
I'm also currently reviewing the replace statements to make sure the find() is being supplied the right strings.
But a second pair of eyes to confirm that my logic is correct would be appreciated.
Thanks
EDIT 1
The solution, using Max's suggestion would be:
var checkForDuplicates = function(row_id) {
var parts = row_id.split('_');
var tableB = '#a'+ parts[1];
var tableA = '#' + parts[1];
return !!($('#existing_members').find(tableA).length || $('#selected_users').find(tableB).length);
}
However, as Ankit points out, I just had a typo in my original code. So this would be my final answer / solution:
var checkForDuplicates(row_id) {
return !!( $('#existing_members').find('#' + row_id.replace('row_', '')).length || $('#selected_users').find('#' + row_id.replace('row_','a')).length);
}

Your code has a typo at the end of return statement
...'a').length)); //it returns object which always evaluates to true
it should be
...'a')).length);
DEMO
var checkforduplicates = function(row_id){
//row_id looks like "row_123"
return !!($('#tableA').find('#' + row_id.replace('row_','')).length || $('#tableB').find('#' + row_id.replace('row_','a')).length );
}
alert(checkforduplicates("row_123"));
<table id=tableA><tr><td id="123">123 ID</td></tr></table>
<table id=tableA><tr><td id="a13">a13 ID</td></tr></table>

Corrected few issues to make the code more efficient:
var checkforduplicates = function(row_id) {
var id = row_id.split('_')[1]; // [ 'row', '123']
return $('#'+id).length || $('#a'+id).length;
}
No need for !! as operator || produces boolean result (true or
false)
Used $('#'+id) as more efficient jQuery selector
Removed unnecessary find(..) call
Eliminated unnecessary parenthesis (which had an issue)

I want the function to return true if the record exists in either table.
var checkForDuplicates = function(row_id) {
row_id = row_id.substring(4); // 'row_123' -> '123'
var table_A_row_id = row_id;
var table_A_row_exists = $('#tableA').find('#' + table_A_row_id).length > 0;
var table_B_row_id = 'a' + row_id;
var table_B_row_exists = $('#tableB').find('#' + table_B_row_id).length > 0;
return table_A_row_exists || table_B_row_exists;
};

of course it is returning the opposite of the things you want, cause you are using !!.
! is used to negotiate the return value of the specific function/variable e.g.:
if(!var_x == false)
this example only works if var_x is true.
So please be aware to avoid !! ;)
Please use a single ! instead!

Filter a store with array of values from one property with ExtJS

I'm trying to apply a constraint on combobox. It's half-working at the moment.
On the combobox, I have this listener:
[...]
listeners: {
'focus': function (combo, value) {
var orgComboVal = Ext.getCmp('Org1')
var getOrgValue = orgComboVal.getValue();
if (typeof getOrgValue !== undefined) {
reseaulist.clearFilter(true);
for (var q = 0, l = getOrgValue.length; q < l; q++) {
reseaulist.filter([
{property:'code_organisme', value: getOrgValue[q]}
]);
}
}
}
}
Ext.getCmp('Org1') defines another combobox.
When orgComboVal.getValue() is a single value, the filter is well applying.
but when it's an array of value, eg ["5", "9"], it's not working and the combobox supposed to be filtered shows no value (so I guess a filter is still applied but in an incorrect way).
I guess it's because the reseaulist.filter is called multiple time.
How can I achieve this ?
I saw the filterBy method but I don't know how to make it work.
Also, this post is interesting : How to filter a store with multiple values at once? but same, can't make it work since
getOrgValue.split(',')
is showing an error
(Object Array has no method split)
Any tips ? I'm using ExtJS 4.2.
EDIT
Thanks to #rixo, I've made it.
Also, I had to change some of the code he provided me, because the value of the Org1 combobox was always an array, even if empty, so the store filter was never cleared.
Here it is :
'focus': function (combo, value) {
var orgComboVal = Ext.getCmp('Org1')
var values = orgComboVal.getValue();
console.log(values)
if (values != null) {
reseaulist.clearFilter(false);
if (Ext.isArray(values)) {
if (0 < values.length) {
reseaulist.filterBy(function(record, id) {
return Ext.Array.contains(values, record.get('code_organisme'));
});
} else {
reseaulist.clearFilter(true);
}
}
}
}

Each filter is applied one after the other on the previously filtered data set, so your code implements a logical AND. That's why all values are filtered out...
Here's an example using filterBy to accept any value that is in your array:
function (combo, value) {
var orgComboVal = Ext.getCmp('Org1')
var values = orgComboVal.getValue();
if (values != null) {
store.clearFilter(false);
if (Ext.isArray(values)) {
store.filterBy(function(record, id) {
return Ext.Array.contains(values, record.get('code_organisme'));
});
} else {
record.get('code_organisme') === values;
}
} else {
store.clearFilter(true);
}
}
Or you could also use a regex with the filter method:
function (combo, value) {
var orgComboVal = Ext.getCmp('Org1')
var values = orgComboVal.getValue();
if (values != null) {
var filterValue = Ext.isArray(values)
? new RegExp('^(?:' + Ext.Array.map(values, function(value){return Ext.escapeRe(value)}).join('|') + ')$')
: values;
store.clearFilter(false);
store.filter('code_organisme', filterValue);
} else {
store.clearFilter(true);
}
}
Concerning your error, arrays indeed don't have a split method. Strings can be split into an array. Arrays, on their side, can be joined into a string...

Try This....
var getOrgValue = "5,9,4"; // array of value
reseaulist.filterBy(function(rec, id) {
return getOrgValue.indexOf(rec.get('code_organisme')) !== -1;
});

javascript not removing undefined objects from array

I've got an in page text search using JS, which is here:
$.fn.eoTextSearch = function(pat) {
var out = []
var textNodes = function(n) {
if (!window['Node']) {
window.Node = new Object();
Node.ELEMENT_NODE = 1;
Node.ATTRIBUTE_NODE = 2;
Node.TEXT_NODE = 3;
Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE = 4;
Node.ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE = 5;
Node.ENTITY_NODE = 6;
Node.PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE = 7;
Node.COMMENT_NODE = 8;
Node.DOCUMENT_NODE = 9;
Node.DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE = 10;
Node.DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE = 11;
Node.NOTATION_NODE = 12;
}
if (n.nodeType == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
var t = typeof pat == 'string' ?
n.nodeValue.indexOf(pat) != -1 :
pat.test(n.nodeValue);
if (t) {
out.push(n.parentNode)
}
}
else {
$.each(n.childNodes, function(a, b) {
textNodes(b)
})
}
}
this.each(function() {
textNodes(this)
})
return out
};
And I've got the ability to hide columns and rows in a table. When I submit a search and get the highlighted results, there would be in this case, the array length of the text nodes found would be 6, but there would only be 3 highlighted on the page. When you output the array to the console you get this:
So you get the 3 tags which I was expecting, but you see that the array is actually consisting of a [span,undefined,span,undefined,undefined,span]. Thus giving me the length of 6.
<span>
<span>
<span>
[span, undefined, span, undefined, undefined, span]
I don't know why it's not stripping out all of the undefined text nodes when I do the check for them. Here's what I've got for the function.
performTextSearch = function(currentObj){
if($.trim(currentObj.val()).length > 0){
var n = $("body").eoTextSearch($.trim(currentObj.val())),
recordTitle = "matches",
arrayRecheck = new Array(),
genericElemArray = new Array()
if(n.length == 1){
recordTitle = "match"
}
//check to see if we need to do a recount on the array length.
//if it's more than 0, then they're doing a compare and we need to strip out all of the text nodes that don't have a visible parent.
if($(".rows:checked").length > 0){
$.each(n,function(i,currElem){
if($(currElem).length != 0 && typeof currElem != 'undefined'){
if($(currElem).closest("tr").is(":visible") || $(currElem).is(":visible")){
//remove the element from the array
console.log(currElem)
arrayRecheck[i] = currElem
}
}
})
}
if(arrayRecheck.length > 0){
genericElemArray.push(arrayRecheck)
console.log(arrayRecheck)
}
else{
genericElemArray.push(n)
}
genericElemArray = genericElemArray[0]
$("#recordCount").text(genericElemArray.length + " " +recordTitle)
$(".searchResults").show()
for(var i = 0; i < genericElemArray.length; ++i){
void($(genericElemArray[i]).addClass("yellowBkgd").addClass("highLighted"))
}
}
else{
$(".highLighted").css("background","none")
}
}
If you look at the code below "//check to see if we need to do a recount on the array length. ", you'll see where I'm stripping out the text nodes based off of the display and whether or not the object is defined. I'm checking the length instead of undefined because the typeof == undefined wasn't working at all for some reason. Apparently, things are still slipping by though.
Any idea why I'm still getting undefined objects in the array?
My apologies for such a big post!
Thanks in advance

I've modified your eoTextSearch() function to remove dependencies on global variables in exchange for closures:
$.fn.extend({
// helper function
// recurses into a DOM object and calls a custom function for every descendant
eachDescendant: function (callback) {
for (var i=0, j=this.length; i<j; i++) {
callback.call(this[i]);
$.fn.eachDescendant.call(this[i].childNodes, callback);
}
return this;
},
// your text search function, revised
eoTextSearch: function () {
var text = document.createTextNode("test").textContent
? "textContent" : "innerText";
// the "matches" function uses an out param instead of a return value
var matches = function (pat, outArray) {
var isRe = typeof pat.test == "function";
return function() {
if (this.nodeType != 3) return; // ...text nodes only
if (isRe && pat.test(this[text]) || this[text].indexOf(pat) > -1) {
outArray.push(this.parentNode);
}
}
};
// this is the function that will *actually* become eoTextSearch()
return function (stringOrPattern) {
var result = $(); // start with an empty jQuery object
this.eachDescendant( matches(stringOrPattern, result) );
return result;
}
}() // <- instant calling is important here
});
And then you can do something like this:
$("body").eoTextSearch("foo").filter(function () {
return $(this).closest("tr").is(":visible");
});
To remove unwanted elements from the search result. No "recounting the array length" necessary. Or you use each() directly and decide within what to do.

I cannot entirely get my head around your code, but the most likely issue is that you are removing items from the array, but not shrinking the array afterwards. Simply removing items will return you "undefined", and will not collapse the array.
I would suggest that you do one of the following:
Copy the array to a new array, but only copying those items that are not undefined
Only use those array items that are not undefined.
I hope this is something of a help.

Found the answer in another post.
Remove empty elements from an array in Javascript
Ended up using the answer's second option and it worked alright.

Finding multiple values in a string Jquery / Javascript

I have a three strings of categories
"SharePoint,Azure,IT";
"BizTalk,Finance";
"SharePoint,Finance";
I need to find a way to check if a string contains for example "SharePoint" and "IT", or "BizTalk" and "Finance". The tests are individual strings themselces.
How would i loop through all the category strings (1 - 3) and only return the ones which have ALL instances of the souce.
i have tried the following
function doesExist(source, filterArray)
{
var substr = filterArray.split(" ");
jQuery.each(substr, function() {
var filterTest = this;
if(source.indexOf(filterTest) != -1 )
{
alert("true");
return true;
}else
{
alert("false");
return false;
}
});
}
with little success...the code above checks one at a time rather than both so the results returned are incorrect. Any help would be great.
Thanks
Chris
UPDATE: here is a link to a work in progress version..http://www.invisiblewebdesign.co.uk/temp/filter/#

Try this:
function doesExist(source, filter)
{
var sourceArray = source.split(",");
var filterArray = filter.split(",");
var match = true;
$.each(filterArray, function(i, val) {
match = match && ($.inArray(val, sourceArray) != -1);
});
return match;
}
gives doesExist("SharePoint,Azure,IT", "SharePoint,IT")==true but doesExist("SharePoint,Azure,IT", "SharePoint,BizTalk")==false.

you could try something like:
if(filterArray.indexOf("SharePoint") > -1 && filterArray.indexOf("IT") > -1) {
...
}