How to get the elements of one array which are not present in another array using JavaScript?

The task is to get the elements of the one array which are not present in the another array. Here we are going to use JavaScript to achieve the goal. Here are few techniques discussed.
Approach

  • Take the arrays in variables.
  • Use the .filter() method on the first array and check if the elements of first array are not present in the second array, Include those elements in the output.

Example 1: This example using the approach discussed above.

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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>
        How to get the elements of one array which 
      are not present in another array using JavaScript?
    </title>
</head>
  
<body style="text-align:center;" id="body">
    <h1 id="h1" style="color:green;">  
            GeeksForGeeks  
        </h1>
    <p id="GFG_UP" 
       style="font-size: 15px; 
              font-weight: bold;">
    </p>
    <button onclick="gfg_Run()">
        Click here
    </button>
    <p id="GFG_DOWN" 
       style="font-size: 23px;
              font-weight: bold;
              color: green; ">
    </p>
    <script>
        var el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP");
        var el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN");
        var ar1 = [1, 2, 3, 4];
        var ar2 = [2, 4];
        el_up.innerHTML = 
          "Click on the button to remove the element of "+
          "second from the first array.<br><br> firstArray - " + 
          ar1 + "<br>secondArray - " + ar2;
  
        function gfg_Run() {
            var elmts = ar1.filter(
                function(i) {
                    return this.indexOf(i) < 0;
                },
                ar2
            );
            el_down.innerHTML = elmts;
        }
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>

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Example 2:  This example using the same approach but different methods of javaScript.











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<!DOCTYPE HTML> 


<html> 


  


<head> 


    <title> 


        How to get the elements of one array  


      which are not present in another array using JavaScript? 


    </title> 


</head> 


  


<body style="text-align:center;" id="body"> 


    <h1 id="h1" style="color:green;">   


            GeeksForGeeks   


        </h1> 


    <p id="GFG_UP" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"> 


    </p> 


    <button onclick="gfg_Run()"> 


        Click here 


    </button> 


    <p id="GFG_DOWN" 


       style="font-size: 23px; 


              font-weight: bold; 


              color: green; "> 


    </p> 


    <script> 


        var el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP"); 


        var el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN"); 


        var ar1 = [1, 2, 3, 4]; 


        var ar2 = [2, 4]; 


        el_up.innerHTML =  


          "Click on the button to remove the element of second"+ 


          " from the first array.<br><br> firstArray - "  


        + ar1 + "<br>secondArray - " + ar2; 


  


        function gfg_Run() { 


            var elmts = ar1.filter(f => !ar2.includes(f)); 


            el_down.innerHTML = elmts; 


        } 


    </script> 


</body> 


  


</html> 



















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