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Array/String combinations in JavaScript
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//Explaination: | |
// start with the empty set | |
// extract the head element | |
// copy each element in the set with the current head element appended | |
// recurse | |
var combinations = function(set) { | |
return (function acc(xs, set) { | |
var x = xs[0]; | |
if(typeof x === "undefined") | |
return set; | |
for(var i = 0, l = set.length; i < l; ++i) | |
set.push(set[i].concat(x)); | |
return acc(xs.slice(1), set); | |
})(set, [[]]).slice(1); | |
}; | |
//works with arrays | |
show(combinations([0,1,2,3,4])); | |
//and strings | |
show(combinations("abcd")); | |
function show(arr) { | |
arr.forEach(function(p) { | |
console.log("["+p.join(",")+"]"); | |
}); | |
} | |
// Outputs: | |
// [0] | |
// [1] | |
// [0,1] | |
// [2] | |
// [0,2] | |
// [1,2] | |
// [0,1,2] | |
// [3] | |
// [0,3] | |
// [1,3] | |
// [0,1,3] | |
// [2,3] | |
// [0,2,3] | |
// [1,2,3] | |
// [0,1,2,3] | |
// | |
// [a] | |
// [b] | |
// [a,b] | |
// [c] | |
// [a,c] | |
// [b,c] | |
// [a,b,c] | |
// [d] | |
// [a,d] | |
// [b,d] | |
// [a,b,d] | |
// [c,d] | |
// [a,c,d] | |
// [b,c,d] | |
// [a,b,c,d] |
Is there any way I can use this on an array of strings instead of a single string?
Input : [ "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ]
output: ["aaa", "bbb", "ccc", "aaa bbb", "aaa ccc, "bbb ccc", "aaa bbb ccc"]
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Input: "ababb"
Output: Should include "abbba" or "babab". Also result repeat items