freecodecamp--freecodecamp/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/intermediate-algorithm-scripting/a39963a4c10bc8b4d4f06d7e.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId, dashedName

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId	dashedName
a39963a4c10bc8b4d4f06d7e	Seek and Destroy	1	16046	seek-and-destroy

--description--

You will be provided with an initial array as the first argument to the destroyer function, followed by one or more arguments. Remove all elements from the initial array that are of the same value as these arguments.

The function must accept an indeterminate number of arguments, also known as a variadic function. You can access the additional arguments by adding a rest parameter to the function definition or using the arguments object.

--hints--

destroyer([1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3], 2, 3) should return [1, 1].

assert.deepEqual(destroyer([1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3], 2, 3), [1, 1]);

destroyer([1, 2, 3, 5, 1, 2, 3], 2, 3) should return [1, 5, 1].

assert.deepEqual(destroyer([1, 2, 3, 5, 1, 2, 3], 2, 3), [1, 5, 1]);

destroyer([3, 5, 1, 2, 2], 2, 3, 5) should return [1].

assert.deepEqual(destroyer([3, 5, 1, 2, 2], 2, 3, 5), [1]);

destroyer([2, 3, 2, 3], 2, 3) should return [].

assert.deepEqual(destroyer([2, 3, 2, 3], 2, 3), []);

destroyer(["tree", "hamburger", 53], "tree", 53) should return ["hamburger"].

assert.deepEqual(destroyer(['tree', 'hamburger', 53], 'tree', 53), [
  'hamburger'
]);

destroyer(["possum", "trollo", 12, "safari", "hotdog", 92, 65, "grandma", "bugati", "trojan", "yacht"], "yacht", "possum", "trollo", "safari", "hotdog", "grandma", "bugati", "trojan") should return [12,92,65].

assert.deepEqual(
  destroyer(
    [
      'possum',
      'trollo',
      12,
      'safari',
      'hotdog',
      92,
      65,
      'grandma',
      'bugati',
      'trojan',
      'yacht'
    ],
    'yacht',
    'possum',
    'trollo',
    'safari',
    'hotdog',
    'grandma',
    'bugati',
    'trojan'
  ),
  [12, 92, 65]
);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

function destroyer(arr) {
  return arr;
}

destroyer([1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3], 2, 3);

--solutions--

function destroyer(arr) {
  var hash = Object.create(null);
  [].slice.call(arguments, 1).forEach(function(e) {
    hash[e] = true;
  });
  return arr.filter(function(e) { return !(e in hash);});
}

destroyer([1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3], 2, 3);