JavaScript: Extract unique characters from a string
JavaScript Function: Exercise-16 with Solution
Write a JavaScript function to extract unique characters from a string.
Example string : "thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog"
Expected Output : "thequickbrownfxjmpsvlazydg"
Sample Solution: -
HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Extract unique character from a string</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code:
function unique_char(str1)
{
var str=str1;
var uniql="";
for (var x=0;x < str.length;x++)
{
if(uniql.indexOf(str.charAt(x))==-1)
{
uniql += str[x];
}
}
return uniql;
}
console.log(unique_char("thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog"));
Sample Output:
thequickbrownfxjmpsvlazydg
Flowchart:

Live Demo:
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