How to get unique values in an array

Question

How can I get a list of unique values in an array? Do I always have to use a second array or is there something similar to java\'s hashmap in JavaScript?

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Answer 1

Another thought of this question. Here is what I did to achieve this with fewer code.

var distinctMap = {};
var testArray = ['John', 'John', 'Jason', 'Jason'];
for (var i = 0; i < testArray.length; i++) {
  var value = testArray[i];
  distinctMap[value] = '';
};
var unique_values = Object.keys(distinctMap);

console.log(unique_values);