Get unique/distinct values from an array using JQuery $.grep and $.inArray
Consider an example of getting unique elments from an array a = [1,1,2,3,8,2] Array.prototype.unique = function(){ var array = this; return array.filter(function(ele, index, arr){ return index == arr.indexOf(ele); }); } and in our Javascript, var array = [1,1,2,3,8,2]; var uniqueElments = arrray.unique(); //Output will be 1,2,3,8 But the issue is few of the older version browsers including IE7 that doesn't support some array features - such as indexOf or filter, so we can use jquery functionalities like: use $.grep instead of Array.filter The $.grep() method removes items from an array as necessary so that all remaining items pass a provided test. The test is a function that is passed an array item and the index of the item within the array. Only if the test returns true will the item be in the resu...