I need to filter an array of objects based on another array of objects.
I currently have two arrays of objects structured like this:
const array = [
{ id: 1, name: 'a1', sub: { id: 6, name: 'a1 sub' } },
{ id: 2, name: 'a2', sub: null },
{ id: 3, name: 'a3', sub: { id: 8, name: 'a3 sub' } },
{ id: 4, name: 'a4', sub: null },
{ id: 5, name: 'a5', sub: { id: 10, name: 'a5 sub' } },
];
const anotherArray = [
{ id: 1, name: 'a1', sub: { id: 6, name: 'a1 sub' } },
{ id: 2, name: 'a2', sub: null },
{ id: 5, name: 'a5', sub: { id: 10, name: 'a5 sub' } },
];
My goal is to filter the array using anotherArray, and only return items that do not exist in anotherArray and have a sub-object.
Therefore, the desired output would be:
[ { id: 3, name: 'a3', sub: { id: 8, name: 'a3 sub' } ] Note: I have achieved this using a for loop, but it runs too slow. I want to accomplish this using the Array's filter method
This is the code I currently have with a for loop:
for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i += 1) {
let exist = false;
const item = array[i];
for (let j = 0; j < anotherArray.length; j += 1) {
const anotherItem = anotherArray[j];
if (item.id === anotherItem.id) {
exist = true;
}
}
if (item.sub && !exist) {
this.newArray.push({
text: `${item.sub.name} / ${item.name}`,
value: item.id,
});
}
}