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JavaScript: Remove elements in an array until the passed function returns true

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-241 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to remove elements in an array until the passed function returns true. Returns the remaining elements in the array.

  • Loop through the array, using Array.prototype.slice() to drop the first element of the array until the value returned from func is true.
  • Return the remaining elements.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const dropWhile = (arr, func) => {
  while (arr.length > 0 && !func(arr[0])) arr = arr.slice(1);
  return arr;
};

console.log(dropWhile([1, 2, 3, 4], n => n >= 3));

Sample Output:

[3,4]

Flowchart:

flowchart: Remove elements in an array until the passed function returns true.

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-241-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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JavaScript: Tips of the Day

How to check whether a string contains a substring in JavaScript?

ECMAScript 6 introduced String.prototype.includes:

const string = "foo";
const substring = "oo";

console.log(string.includes(substring));

includes doesn't have Internet Explorer support, though. In ECMAScript 5 or older environments, use String.prototype.indexOf, which returns -1 when a substring cannot be found: 

var string = "foo";
var substring = "oo";

console.log(string.indexOf(substring) !== -1);

Ref: https://bit.ly/3fFFgZv