Check if array contains all elements of another array

Question

I want a function that returns true if and only if a given array includes all the elements of a given "target" array. As follows.

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Answer 1

I used Purely Javascript.

function checkElementsinArray(fixedArray,inputArray)
{
    var fixedArraylen = fixedArray.length;
    var inputArraylen = inputArray.length;
    if(fixedArraylen<=inputArraylen)
    {
        for(var i=0;i<fixedArraylen;i++)
        {
            if(!(inputArray.indexOf(fixedArray[i])>=0))
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    else
    {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

console.log(checkElementsinArray([1,2,3], [1,2,3]));
console.log(checkElementsinArray([1,2,3], [1,2,3,4]));
console.log(checkElementsinArray([1,2,3], [1,2]));

Answer 2

You can use .every() and .includes() methods:

let array1 = [1,2,3],
    array2 = [1,2,3,4],
    array3 = [1,2];

let checker = (arr, target) => target.every(v => arr.includes(v));

console.log(checker(array2, array1));
console.log(checker(array3, array1));

Answer 3

The every() method tests whether all elements in the array pass the test implemented by the provided function. It returns a Boolean value. Stands to reason that if you call every() on the original array and supply to it a function that checks if every element in the original array is contained in another array, you will get your answer. As such:

const ar1 = ['a', 'b'];
const ar2 = ['c', 'd', 'a', 'z', 'g', 'b'];

if(ar1.every(r => ar2.includes(r))){
  console.log('Found all of', ar1, 'in', ar2);
}else{
  console.log('Did not find all of', ar1, 'in', ar2);
}

Answer 4

If you are using ES5, then you can simply do this.

targetArray =[1,2,3]; 
array1 = [1,2,3]; //return true
array2 = [1,2,3,4]; //return true
array3 = [1,2] //return false

console.log(targetArray.every(function(val) { return array1.indexOf(val) >= 0; })); //true
 console.log(targetArray.every(function(val) { return array2.indexOf(val) >= 0; })); // true
 console.log(targetArray.every(function(val) { return array3.indexOf(val) >= 0; }));// false

Answer 5

You can try with Array.prototype.every():

The every() method tests whether all elements in the array pass the test implemented by the provided function.

and Array.prototype.includes():

The includes() method determines whether an array includes a certain element, returning true or false as appropriate.

var mainArr = [1,2,3];
function isTrue(arr, arr2){
  return arr.every(i => arr2.includes(i));
}
console.log(isTrue(mainArr, [1,2,3]));
console.log(isTrue(mainArr, [1,2,3,4]));
console.log(isTrue(mainArr, [1,2]));