javascript array remove duplicate items code example

Example 1: js delete duplicates from array

const names = ['John', 'Paul', 'George', 'Ringo', 'John'];

let unique = [...new Set(names)];
console.log(unique); // 'John', 'Paul', 'George', 'Ringo'

Example 2: javascript to remove duplicates from an array

uniqueArray = a.filter(function(item, pos) {
    return a.indexOf(item) == pos; 
})

Example 3: javascript remove duplicate strings from array

//ES6
let uniqueArray = [...new Set(arrayWithDuplicates)];

//Alternative
function removeArrayDuplicates(arrayWithDuplicates) {
    let seen = {};
    let uniqueArray = [];
    let len = arrayWithDuplicates.length;
    let j = 0;
    for(let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
         let item = arrayWithDuplicates[i];
         if(seen[item] !== 1) {
               seen[item] = 1;
               uniqueArray[j++] = item;
         }
    }
    return uniqueArray;
}