How to Merge Two Arrays in JavaScript and De-duplicate Items

In this tutorial, you will learn how to merge two Arrays in JavaScript. However, the methods depend on the version you’re using.

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ES5 Version

This version uses the concat() method to merge two arrays:

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let array1 = ['Nick', 'David']; let array2 = ['James', 'Jack']; let arr = array1.concat(array2); console.log(arr); // Nick, David, James, Jack

The concat() method merges two or more arrays not changing the existing arrays, but returns a new array.

To remove duplicates, the filter() method can be used:

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let array1 = ['Jack', 'Nick']; let array2 = ['Nick', 'Jack']; let arr = array1.concat(array2); console.log(arr); // Jack, Nick, Nick, Jack // remove all duplicates: Jack, Nick let unique = arr.filter(function (item, index) { return arr.indexOf(item) === index; }); console.log(unique); // Jack, Nick

ES6 Version

This version uses the destructuring method for merging two Arrays.

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const array1 = ['John', 'David']; const array2 = ['Jack', 'James']; const array3 = [...array1, ...array2]; console.log(array3); // John, David, Jack, James

The push() method is an alternate way to merge two Arrays.

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const array1 = ['John', 'David']; const array2 = ['Jack', 'James']; array1.push(...array2); console.log(array1); // John, David, Jack, James

To remove duplicates, Set is used. The Set object is used to store unique values of primitive values or object references.

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const array1 = ['John', 'John']; const array2 = ['Jack', 'Jack']; const arr = [...array1, ...array2]; const unique = [...new Set(arr)]; // John, Jack console.log(unique);

Arrays

The JavaScript Arrays class is a global object used in the construction of arrays, which are high-level and list-like objects. You can use arrays for storing several values in a single variable. An array can be described as a unique variable that is capable of holding more than one value simultaneously.