how to remove duplicate array object in javascript
var arrayWithDuplicates = [
{"type":"LICENSE", "licenseNum": "12345", state:"NV"},
{"type":"LICENSE", "licenseNum": "A7846", state:"CA"},
{"type":"LICENSE", "licenseNum": "12345", state:"OR"},
{"type":"LICENSE", "licenseNum": "10849", state:"CA"},
{"type":"LICENSE", "licenseNum": "B7037", state:"WA"},
{"type":"LICENSE", "licenseNum": "12345", state:"NM"}
];
function removeDuplicates(originalArray, prop) {
var newArray = [];
var lookupObject = {};
for(var i in originalArray) {
lookupObject[originalArray[i][prop]] = originalArray[i];
}
for(i in lookupObject) {
newArray.push(lookupObject[i]);
}
return newArray;
}
var uniqueArray = removeDuplicates(arrayWithDuplicates, "licenseNum");
console.log("uniqueArray is: " + JSON.stringify(uniqueArray));