在javascript中比较两个数组，并使用缺少的元素和新的元素创建新的数组

Question

What is the most efficient way to compare two javascript arrays and create two new arrays of missing and new elements? Array elements will be always strings or numbers and it is not 100% sure that they will be sorted in any way.

var old_array = ['11', '13', '14', '18', '22', '23', '25'];
var new_array = ['11', '13', '15', '16', '17', '23', '25', '31'];
var missing_elements = [];
var new_elements = [];

/*
* some magic goes here
* which compares
* new_array with old_array
*/

console.log(missing_elements); // would produce ['14', '18', '22']
console.log(new_elements); // would produce ['15', '16', '17', '31']

Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

The code to Drew Noakes' solution:

var old_array = ['11', '13', '14', '18', '22', '23', '25'];
var new_array = ['11', '13', '15', '16', '17', '23', '25', '31'];
var missing_elements = _.difference(old_array, new_array);
var new_elements = _.difference(new_array, old_array);

console.log(missing_elements); // would produce ['14', '18', '22']
console.log(new_elements); // would produce ['15', '16', '17', '31']

Answer 2

我将使用Underscore.js的交集和差异函数。

Answer 3

Sorting will be the most efficient (assuming you don't have any other preconditions to base an optimization on):

var old_array_sorted = old_array.slice().sort(); // slicing for not mutating
var new_array_sorted = new_array.slice().sort(); // the original array

for (var o=0, n=0; o<old_array_sorted.length && n<new_array_sorted.length; ) {
    if (old_array_sorted[o] < new_array_sorted[n])
        missing_elements.push ( old_array_sorted[o++] );
    else if (old_array_sorted[o] > new_array_sorted[n])
        new_elements.push( new_array_sorted[n++] );
    else
        n++, o++;
}
[].push.apply(missing_elements, old_array_sorted.slice(o));
[].push.apply(new_elements, new_array_sorted.slice(n));