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Re: Looping holding old copy of array

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Michael Haufe (TNO) wrote:

> On Monday, June 24, 2013 2:44:44 AM UTC-5, Evertjan. wrote:
>> jonas.thornvall wrote on 24 jun 2013 in comp.lang.javascript:
>> 
>> 
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>> > I have a looping algorithm that must use least amount of work.
>> 
>> > I am working on an array and that use a counter for loop behaviour
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>> > (loop in a loop).
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>> > 
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>> > However when loops finished, i need a copy of the array containing not
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>> > the last item but the item before the last.
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>> > 
>> 
>> > Basicly i have two while loops
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>> > while x>y
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>> >     while  z>t
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>> >     change Aarray
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>> > 
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>> > I want the content saved of the pre Aarray before loopend
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>> > 
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>> > 
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>> > Here is my thought either i use
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>> > 
>> 
>> > while x>y
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>> > newArray = Aarray.slice();
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>> >     while  z>t
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>> >     change Aarray
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>> > 
>> 
>> > or i use
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>> > 
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>> > 
>> 
>> > while x>y
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>> > for(i=0;i<Aarray.length;i++){

Safer and more efficient:

  for (var i = 0, len = Aarray.length; i < len; ++i)
  {

Using identifiers starting with capital letters for variables that do not 
hold references to constructors is unwise.
 
>> >  newCopy[i] = Aarray[i];
>> 
>> > }
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>> >     while  z>t
>> 
>> >     change Aarray
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>> > 
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>> > I do not like to make a copy everytime, but is there away around it?
>> 
>> > Which of the two suggested methods is faster?
> 
> [...]
> 
> I can't see the original message for some reason...
> 
> But at any rate, I'd suggest using myArray.map(...)
> 
> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/map>

Unwise here for several reasons.  Array.prototype.slice() is the most 
efficient method to make a shallow copy of an encapsulated array structure.  
It can also be used to make a shallow copy of only a part of the array 
structure, hence its name.

I find the original question to be too unclearly worded to suggest a correct 
alternative.  On top of that it is hardly readable thanks to lack of Pretty 
Printing, and to borken Google Groups; obviously it gets worse with any 
followup to it posted via Google Groups (full quote intended here to show 
that).
 
Do not use Google Groups for posting (unless you know how to work around its 
bugs, assuming that possibility still exists).

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Looping holding old copy of array jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-06-23 22:50 -0700
  Re: Looping holding old copy of array "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-06-24 09:44 +0200
    Re: Looping holding old copy of array "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2013-06-24 16:45 -0700
      Re: Looping holding old copy of array Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-06-25 03:06 +0200
        Re: Looping holding old copy of array Cezary Tomczyk <cezary.tomczyk@gmail.com> - 2013-06-25 21:58 +0200
          Re: Looping holding old copy of array Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-06-25 23:03 +0200
  Re: Looping holding old copy of array JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2013-06-24 15:19 +0700
    Re: Looping holding old copy of array jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-06-24 03:38 -0700
      Re: Looping holding old copy of array JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2013-06-25 10:52 +0700

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