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Given an array of integers return positives, whose equivalent negatives present in it

I have implemented solution in javascript using two loops, below is the code
function getNums(arr){
var res = [];
var found = {};
var i, j;
var arrLen = arr.length;
for(i=0; i<arrLen; i++){
if(!found.hasOwnProperty(arr[i])){
for(j=0; j<arrLen; j++){
if(arr[i]+arr[j] === 0){
var num = arr[i];
if(num > 0){
res.push(num);
found[num] = 1;
}
}
}
}
}
return res;
}
console.log(getNums[-1, -2, 0, -4, 1, 4, 6]); // Output: [1, 4]
Whose time complexity is O(n2). Can someone suggest better solution / refined above to have less complexity?

You can just add the array to a Set and filter for inclusion in the set. Determining if something is in a set is constant time:
let arr = [-1, 2, 3, 1 , 3, -3, 4, -6]
let s = new Set(arr)
// all positive numbers with corresponding negatives in the set
let filtered = arr.filter(item => item > 0 && s.has(-1 * item))
console.log(filtered)
An alternative is to sort the array and then walk two pointers up the array as making matches along the way. The result will be sorted, however, which may not be the same order as the original array:
let arr = [-2, -3, 2, 5, 3, 1, -6, 2, -5]
arr.sort()
// get startig indexes
let i = 0, j = arr.findIndex(n => n > 0)
let res = []
if (j > -1) { // only if there are positive numbers in the array
while(arr[i] < 0 && j < arr.length){
if (-1 * arr[i] === arr[j]){
res.push(arr[j++])
} else if(-1 * arr[i] > arr[j]){
j++
} else if(-1 * arr[i] < arr[j]){
i++
}
}
}
console.log(res)

You could take a single loop approach by counting the values.
function getNums(array) {
var count = Object.create(null),
result = [];
array.forEach(v => {
if (count[-v]) {
result.push(Math.abs(v));
count[-v]--;
return;
}
count[v] = (count[v] || 0) + 1;
});
return result;
}
console.log(getNums([1, 2, -3, -4, 2, 3, 4, 4, -4]));

Before the downvotes... This answer is not the shortest javascript code, but the algorithm - I think it is what the original question was about.
One way to get rid of nested loops is to use more memory to store intermediate structures. In your case, you want to store not just the "found" flag, but negative, positive values as well, so that at every iteration you can set the found flag. Then you also use the "found" flag to prevent adding the results 2nd time.
var f = function(arr) {
let hash = {};
let res = [];
for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
// put value into the hash map for future use
hash[arr[i]] = arr[i];
var absVal = Math.abs(arr[i]);
// if value is not 0 AND if it has not been found yet (x+value hash) AND if both negative and positive values are present
if( arr[i] !== 0 && !hash["x"+absVal] && (hash[arr[i]] + hash[-arr[i]] === 0)){
// then set the found hash to true
hash["x"+absVal] = true;
// and push to the resut
res.push(absVal);
}
}
// return the result
return res;
}

Another solution is to use filter and includes prototype functions which are well optimized.
const getNums = (arr) => arr.filter((num, index) => num > 0 && !arr.includes(num, index + 1) && arr.includes(-num));

Javascript function. What is missing?

Write a program to find count of the most frequent item of an array. Assume that input is array of integers.
Example:
Input array: [3, -1, -1, -1, 2, 3, -1, 3, -1, 2, 4, 9, 3]
Ouptut: 5
Most frequent number in example array is -1. It occurs 5 times in input array.
Here is my code:
function mostFrequentItemCount(collection) {
var copy = collection.slice(0);
for (var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
var output = 0;
for (var x = 0; x < copy.length; x++) {
if (collection[i] == copy[x]) {
output++;
}
}
}
return output;
}
It seems to be just counting the reoccurrence of the first number in the array not the one that occurs the most. I can't figure out how to make it count the most occurring one.

If i didn't miss anything, and if you really want to find the count of the most frequent item of an array, i guess one approach would be this one:
function existsInCollection(item, collection) {
for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
if(collection[i] === item) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
function mostFrequentItemCount(collection) {
var most_frequent_count = 0;
var item_count = 0;
var already_checked = [];
for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
// if the item was already checked, passes to the next
if(existsInCollection(collection[i], already_checked)) {
continue;
} else {
// if it doesn't, adds to the already_checked list
already_checked.push(collection[i]);
}
for(var j = 0; j < collection.length; j++)
if(collection[j] === collection[i])
item_count++;
if(item_count > most_frequent_count)
most_frequent_count = item_count;
item_count = 0;
}
return most_frequent_count;
}
var items = [3, -1, -1, -1, 2, 3, -1, 3, -1, 2, 4, 9, 3];
alert(mostFrequentItemCount(items));
What happens here is:
On each item ('i' loop), it will run another loop ('j') through all items, and count how many are equal to the [i] item. After this second loop, it will be verified if that item count is greater than the most_frequent_count that we already have, and if it is, updates it.
Since we always use the same variable 'item_count' to check each number count, after the verification of each number we reset it to 0.
This may not be the best answer, but it was what occurred me at the moment.
EDIT:
I added a function to check if an item already exists in a list, to avoid the loop from check the same item again.

The problem is that you override the output variable each loop iteration, so after the for loop ends your output variable holds occurrences of the last element of input array.
You should use variables like var best_element = collection[0] and var best_element_count = -1 (initialized like this). After each inner loop you check if algo found any better solution (best_element_count < output) and update best_element.
Edit: following #Alnitak comment you should also reset the output variable after each inner loop iteration.

First you will need to construct a collection (or object) that contains the element and the count of occurances. Second you will need to iterate the result to find the key that has the highest value.
JSFiddle
function mostFrequentItemCount(collection) {
var output = {};
for (var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
var item = collection[i];
if (!(item in output))
output[item] = 0;
output[item]++;
}
var result = [0, 5e-324];
for (var item in output) {
if (output[item] > result[1]) {
result[0] = parseFloat(item);
result[1] = output[item];
}
}
return result;
}
var input = [3, -1, -1, -1, 2, 3, -1, 3, -1, 2, 4, 9, 3];
var result = mostFrequentItemCount(input);
console.log(result);
The snippet above simply creates a new object (output) which contains a property for each of the unique elements in the array. The result is something like.
2:2
3:4
4:1
9:1
-1:5
So now we have an object with the property for the number and the value for the occurances. Next we then interate through each of the properties in the output for(var item in output) and determine which value is the greatest.
Now this returns an array with the value at index 0 being the number and the value at index 1 being the count of the element.

Check this solution.
var store = [3, -1, -1, -1, 2, 3, -1, 3, -1, 2, 4, 9, 3];
var frequency = {}; // array of frequency.
var max = 0; // holds the max frequency.
var result; // holds the max frequency element.
for(var v in store) {
frequency[store[v]]=(frequency[store[v]] || 0)+1; // increment frequency.
if(frequency[store[v]] > max) { // is this frequency > max so far ?
max = frequency[store[v]]; // update max.
result = store[v]; // update result.
}
}
alert(max);

So this update to your method will return an object with each key and the count for that key in the array. How you format an output to say what key has what count is up to you.
Edit: Updated to include the complete solution to the problem.
function mostFrequentItemCount(collection) {
var copy = collection.slice(0);
var results = {};
for (var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
var count = 0;
for (var x = 0; x < copy.length; x++) {
if (collection[i] == copy[x]) {
count++;
}
}
results[collection[i]] = count;
}
return results;
}
var inputArray = [3, -1, -1, -1, 2, 3, -1, 3, -1, 2, 4, 9, 3];
var occurances = mostFrequentItemCount(inputArray);
var keyWithHighestOccurance = Object.keys(occurances).reduce(function(a, b){ return occurances[a] > occurances[b] ? a : b });
var highestOccurance = occurances[keyWithHighestOccurance];
console.log("Most frequent number in example array is " + keyWithHighestOccurance + ". It occurs " + highestOccurance + " times in the input array.");

search for matching values in two arrays with repeated values in javascript

I have two arrays:
a = [2,2,3,0,6]
b = [6,3,2,2,0]
I am trying use for loop to match values and get the index of a in a new array c. How can we do this? Notice that there are multiple values which match and so I think the previous match must be skipped.

This is a proposal which respects the last index and looks further.
How it works:
It uses Array#map for iterating array b with a callback. map gets an own this space with an really empty object Object.create(null).
The callback has on parameter bb which is one element of `b.
Next is to find the element is in array a with a Array#indexOf and a fromIndex, based on the former searches. The former index is stored in the this object, as long as the result is not -1, because this would reset the fromIndex to zero.
If there is no this[bb] or a falsy value of this[bb] take zero as fromIndex.
Later, a found index is incremented and stored in this[bb].
At least, the index is returned.
var a = [2, 2, 3, 0, 6],
b = [6, 3, 2, 2, 0],
c = b.map(function (bb) {
var index = a.indexOf(bb, this[bb] || 0);
if (index !== -1) {
this[bb] = index + 1;
}
return index;
}, Object.create(null));
console.log(c);
Another solution could be first generate an object with all indices of a and use it in the iteration of b for returning the indices.
The example is a bit extended, to show what happen if there is no more than two indices (2) and one without being in a (7).
The content of aObj with all indices of a:
{
"0": [3],
"2": [0, 1],
"3": [2],
"6": [4]
}
var a = [2, 2, 3, 0, 6],
b = [6, 3, 2, 2, 0, 7, 2],
aObj = Object.create(null),
c;
a.forEach(function (aa, i) {
aObj[aa] = aObj[aa] || [];
aObj[aa].push(i);
});
c = b.map(function (bb) {
return aObj[bb] && aObj[bb].length ? aObj[bb].shift() : -1;
});
console.log(c);

As far I Understand, You can try this:
var a = [2,2,3,0,6];
var b = [6,3,2,2,0];
var c = new Array();
for(i = 0; i < b.length; i++)
{
for(j = 0; j < a.length; j++)
{
if(b[i] === a[j] && c.indexOf(j) < 0)
{
c.push(j);
break;
}
}
}
console.log(c); // [4, 2, 0, 1, 3]
FIDDLE DEMO HERE

If I understand correct.
let c = a.map(i => b.indexOf(i))
or
var c = a.map(function(i) { return b.indexOf(i); });

loop .map function and check same value by indexOf
indexOf will return a number,representing the position where the specified search value occurs for the first time, or -1 if it never occurs
var arr = [];
a.map(function(v){
if(b.indexOf(v) > -1){
arr.push(v);
}
});
console.log(arr);

try something like this
var a = [2,2,3,0,6];
var b = [6,3,2,2,0];
var arrayLength_a = a.length;
var arrayLength_b = b.length;
var new_array=[];
for (var i = 0; i < arrayLength_a; i++)
{
for (var j = 0; j < arrayLength_b; j++)
{
if (a[i] == b[j])
{
if(new_array.indexOf(a[i]) === -1)
{
new_array.push(a[i]);
}
}
}
}

Sort Object Containing Multiple Arrays: JavaScript [duplicate]

for hours i've been trying to figure out how to sort 2 array dependently.
Let's say I have 2 arrays.
First one:
array1 = ['zzzzz', 'aaaaaa', 'ccccc'];
and the second one:
array2 = [3, 7, 1];
I sort the first one with array1.sort(); and it becomes [aaaaaa, cccccc, zzzzzz]
now what I want is that the second one becomes [7, 1, 3]
I think it's quite simple but i'm trying to implement this in something a little more complex, im new and i keep mixing up things.
Thanks

I would "zip" them into one array of objects, then sort that with a custom sort callback, then "unzip" them back into the two arrays you wanted:
var array1 = ['zzzzz', 'aaaaaa', 'ccccc'],
array2 = [3, 7, 1],
zipped = [],
i;
for(i=0; i<array1.length; ++i) {
zipped.push({
array1elem: array1[i],
array2elem: array2[i]
});
}
zipped.sort(function(left, right) {
var leftArray1elem = left.array1elem,
rightArray1elem = right.array1elem;
return leftArray1elem === rightArray1elem ? 0 : (leftArray1elem < rightArray1elem ? -1 : 1);
});
array1 = [];
array2 = [];
for(i=0; i<zipped.length; ++i) {
array1.push(zipped[i].array1elem);
array2.push(zipped[i].array2elem);
}
alert('Sorted arrays:\n\narray1: ' + array1 + '\n\narray2: ' + array2);
Here's a working fiddle.

Here's a simple function that will do the trick:
function sortTogether(array1, array2) {
var merged = [];
for(var i=0; i<array1.length; i++) { merged.push({'a1': array1[i], 'a2': array2[i]}); }
merged.sort(function(o1, o2) { return ((o1.a1 < o2.a1) ? -1 : ((o1.a1 == o2.a1) ? 0 : 1)); });
for(var i=0; i<merged.length; i++) { array1[i] = merged[i].a1; array2[i] = merged[i].a2; }
}
Usage demo (fiddle here):
var array1 = ['zzzzz', 'aaaaaa', 'ccccc'];
var array2 = [3, 7, 1];
console.log('Before..: ',array1,array2);
sortTogether(array1, array2); // simply call the function
console.log('After...: ',array1,array2);
Output:
Before..: ["zzzzz", "aaaaaa", "ccccc"] [3, 7, 1]
After...: ["aaaaaa", "ccccc", "zzzzz"] [7, 1, 3]

Instead of two arrays of primitive types (strings, numbers) you can make an array of objects where one property of the object is string (containing "aaaaa", "cccccc", "zzzzzz") and another is number (7,1,3). This way you will have one array only, which you can sort by any property and the other property will remain in sync.

It just so happens I had some old code lying around that might do the trick:
function arrVirtualSortGetIndices(array,fnCompare){
var index=array.map(function(e,i,a){return i;});
fnCompare=fnCompare || defaultStringCompare;
var idxCompare=function (aa,bb){return fnCompare(array[aa],array[bb]);};
index.sort(idxCompare);
return index;
function defaultStringCompare(aa,bb){
if(aa<bb)return -1;
if(bb<aa)return 1;
return 0;
}
function defaultNumericalCompare(aa,bb){
return aa-bb;
}
}
function arrReorderByIndices(array,indices){
return array.map(
function(el,ix,ar){
return ar[indices[ix]];
}
);
}
var array1 = ['zzzzz', 'aaaaaa', 'ccccc'];
var array2 = [3, 7, 1];
var indices=arrVirtualSortGetIndices(array1);
var array2sorted=arrReorderByIndices(array2,indices);
array2sorted;
/*
7,1,3
*/
Sorry, I don't do 'fors'. At least not when I don't have to.
And fiddle.
Also, an alternative fiddle that sorts the results when given an array of objects like this:
given:
var list = [
{str:'zzzzz',value:3},
{str:'aaaaa',value:7},
{str:'ccccc',value:1}
];
outputs:
[
{str: "aaaaa", value: 7},
{str: "ccccc", value: 1},
{str: "zzzzz", value: 3}
]

Assumption:
The arrays are the same length (this is implied by your question)
the contents can be compared with > and < (true in your example, but I wanted to make it clear that it was assumed here)
So then we can use an insertion sort.
var value,len = array1.length;
for (i=0; i < len; i++) {
value = array1[i];
for (j=i-1; j > -1 && array1[j] > value; j--) {
array1[j+1] = array1[j];
array2[j+1] = array2[j];
}
items[j+1] = value;
}

Using a solution found here to find the new indices after sorting an array, you can apply those indices to array2 like so.
function sortWithIndices(toSort) {
for (var i = 0; i < toSort.length; i++) {
toSort[i] = [toSort[i], i];
}
toSort.sort(function(left, right) {
return left[0] < right[0] ? -1 : 1;
});
toSort.sortIndices = [];
for (var j = 0; j < toSort.length; j++) {
toSort.sortIndices.push(toSort[j][2]);
toSort[j] = toSort[j][0];
}
return toSort;
}
var array1 = ['zzzz', 'aaaa', 'cccc'];
var array2 = [3, 7, 1];
// calculate the indices of array1 after sorting. (attached to array1.sortIndices)
sortWithIndices(array1);
// the final array after applying the sorted indices from array1 to array2
var final = [];
// apply sorted indices to array2
for(var i = 0; i < array1.sortIndices.length; i++)
final[i] = array2[array1.sortIndices[i]];
// output results
alert(final.join(","));
JSFiddle Demo

Changing rows to columns javascript

I wanted to change the rows into columns of an array.
[
[1],
[1,2],
[1,2,3],
[4,2,3],
[4,5,3],
[4,5,6]
]
to
[
[1,1,1,4,4,4],
[2,2,2,5,5],
[3,3,3,6]
]
I tried
var res = [];
for(i in this.fields) {
for(j in this.fields[i].value) {
if(i === 0) res[j] = [];
res[j][i] = this.fields[i].value[j];
}
}
this gives me empty set.

Create this function:
function transpose(arr) {
return Object.keys(arr[0]).map(function (c) {
return arr.map(function (r) {
return r[c];
});
});
}
and then:
var transposedArray = transpose(originalArray);

What you're asking looks a little weird because you have different lengths and you're ignoring undefined values, but it is still achievable.
Don't use for..in loops for Array, use a normal for. Also, you'll need to know how many items you'll have in your new parent Array, which is the max of the lengths of the original child Arrays.
var arrR = [ // will refer to "down" and "across" as in this literal
[1],
[1, 2],
[1, 2, 3],
[4, 2, 3],
[4, 5, 3],
[4, 5, 6]
];
function r2c(arr) {
var arrC = [], // next get the longest sub-array length
x = Math.max.apply(Math, arr.map(function (e) {return e.length;})),
y = arr.length,
i, j;
for (i = 0; i < x; ++i) { // this is the loop "down"
arrC[i] = [];
for (j = 0; j < y; ++j) // and this is the loop "across"
if (i in arr[j])
arrC[i].push(arr[j][i]);
}
return arrC;
}
var arrC = r2c(arrR);
/* [
[1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4],
[2, 2, 2, 5, 5],
[3, 3, 3, 6]
] */
You should still consider if you're happy with [[1], [1, 2], [1]] becoming [[1, 1, 1], [2]], which I would consider unexpected (the position of 2 is completely lost), but seems to be what you intend.

Similar to Pauls but doesn't need to get the max length first:
function transpose(arr) {
// Loop over arrays as long as one has values
// Arrays should be contiguous, may fail if sparse
for (var result = [], i=0, more; more; i++) {
more = false;
// Get the ith element of each array (if there is one)
for (var j=0, jLen=arr.length; j<jLen; j++) {
// Don't add missing members
if (arr[j].hasOwnProperty(i)) {
// Add array for result if not already there
result[i] = result[i] || [];
// Do transpose
result[i][j] = arr[j][i];
// Only keep going while there is data
more = true;
}
}
}
return result;
}
BTW, a fixed version of your original function is:
function transpose2(fields) {
// Make sure the result array is initialised
var res = [];
// Don't forget to keep counters local - declare them
// I've removed *this* as it's a plain function, use it if
// it's an instance method
for(var i in fields) {
// Values are read directly, there is no "value" accessor
for(var j in fields[i]) {
// Don't rely on order of enumeration - may not start at 0
if(!res[j]) res[j] = [];
// Do the transpose
res[j][i] = fields[i][j];
}
}
return res;
}
But as noted above, for..in is not liked for arrays, particularly as there are many libraries that extend built-ins like Array.prototype so you will traverse those properties too. But if you're cool with that, this is a good way to deal with sparse arrays. You can add a hasOwnProperty test to avoid inherited enumerables.
Note also that the order of enumeration isn't necessarily from '0' or in any particular order, hence changed way of initialising res[j].