merge duplicate objects in an array and add additional property

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i have a problem, with my code basically i'm trying to merge the duplicate objects and add the additional property 'admin' set to 'true' and for unique objects additional property 'admin' set to 'false'

const addresses = [{name: 'Paul', id: 2}, {name: 'John', id: 1}, {name: 'John', id: 1}];

//combine duplicate object and add property admin: true

let result = [];
addresses.forEach(elem => {
  let match = result.find(r => r.id === elem.id);
  if(match) {
    return {...match, ...elem, admin: true};
  } else {
    result.push({...elem, admin: false });
  }
});

but im doing this incorrectly as the output i get is

const addresses = [{name: 'Paul', id: 2}, {name: 'John', id: 1}, {name: 'John', id: 1}];

You are modifying result not the original array. Note that return in forEach does nothing — charlietfl
– charlietfl, Commented Jul 20, 2019 at 11:48
Does this answer your question? Merge duplicate objects in array of objects — leonheess
– leonheess, Commented May 9, 2022 at 20:30

antonku · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-20 11:58:41Z

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You can use reduce to create a unique array that sets admin property to true for duplicate addresses as follows:

const addresses = [{name: 'Paul', id: 2}, {name: 'John', id: 1}, {name: 'John', id: 1}];

const result = addresses.reduce((acc, address) => {
  const dup = acc.find(addr => addr.id === address.id);
  if (dup) {
    dup.admin = true;
    return acc;
  }
  address.admin = false;
  return acc.concat(address);
}, [])

console.log(result);

answered Jul 20, 2019 at 11:58

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User863 · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-20 11:57:22Z

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Using reduce()

const addresses = [{name: 'Paul', id: 2}, {name: 'John', id: 1}, {name: 'John', id: 1}];

const result = addresses.reduce((a, o) => ({...a, ...{
  [o.id]: { ...o, admin: !a[o.id] }
}}), {});

console.log(Object.values(result));

edited Jul 20, 2019 at 11:57

answered Jul 20, 2019 at 11:52

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Hassan Imam · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-20 12:07:13Z

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You can use array#reduce to group the unique addresses and then check for admin property in the object and accordingly assign the value.

const addresses = [{name: 'Paul', id: 2}, {name: 'John', id: 1}, {name: 'John', id: 1}],
      users = Object.values(addresses.reduce((r,o) => {
        r[o.id] = {...o, admin: !r[o.id]};
        return r;
      }, {}));
console.log(users);

edited Jul 20, 2019 at 12:07

answered Jul 20, 2019 at 11:51

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