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Get the smallest array from an array of arrays in JavaScript
Suppose, we have a nested array of arrays like this −
const arr = [ ["LEFT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "BOTTOM", "TOP"], ["RIGHT", "LEFT", "TOP"], ["TOP", "LEFT"] ];
We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in one such array. The function then should pick the smallest subarray (smallest in sense of a number of elements contained) and return it.
Example
The code for this will be −
const arr = [ ["LEFT", "RIGHT", "RIGHT", "BOTTOM", "TOP"], ["RIGHT", "LEFT", "TOP"], ["TOP", "LEFT"] ]; const findShortest = (arr = []) => { const res = arr.reduce((acc, val, ind) => { if (!ind || val.length < acc[0].length) { return [val]; }; if (val.length === acc[0].length) { acc.push(val); }; return acc; }, []); return res; }; console.log(findShortest(arr));
Output
And the output in the console will be −
[ [ 'TOP', 'LEFT' ] ]
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