JavaScript: Extract unique characters from a string

JavaScript Function: Exercise-16 with Solution

Extract Unique Characters

Write a JavaScript function to extract unique characters from a string.

Example string : "thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog"
Expected Output : "thequickbrownfxjmpsvlazydg"

Sample Solution-1:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function named unique_char that returns a string containing unique characters from the input string
function unique_char(str1) {
  // Create a variable str and initialize it with the input string
  var str = str1;

  // Create an empty string uniql to store unique characters
  var uniql = "";

  // Iterate through each character in the input string
  for (var x = 0; x < str.length; x++) {
    // Check if the current character is not already in the uniql string
    if (uniql.indexOf(str.charAt(x)) == -1) {
      // If true, append the current character to the uniql string
      uniql += str[x];
    }
  }

  // Return the string containing unique characters
  return uniql;
}

// Log the result of calling unique_char with the input string "thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog" to the console
console.log(unique_char("thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog")); 

Output:

thequickbrownfxjmpsvlazydg

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

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Sample Solution-2:

JavaScript Code:

// Function to extract unique characters from a string
function extractUniqueChars(inputString) {
    // Initialize an empty object to store unique characters
    const uniqueChars = {};

    // Iterate through each character in the input string
    for (let char of inputString) {
        // Add the character to the object as a key (objects cannot have duplicate keys)
        uniqueChars[char] = true;
    }

    // Join the keys of the object to form the result string of unique characters
    const resultString = Object.keys(uniqueChars).join('');

    return resultString;
}

// Example usage:
const inputString = "thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog";
const result = extractUniqueChars(inputString);

// Log the result to the console
console.log(result);

Output:

thequickbrownfxjmpsvlazydg

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript function that extracts unique characters from a string without using built-in methods like Set.
• Write a JavaScript function that returns the unique characters from a string in the order they first appear.
• Write a JavaScript function that extracts unique characters from a string while handling case sensitivity appropriately.
• Write a JavaScript function that extracts unique characters from a string and excludes any numeric digits.

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