2705. Compact Object

Description

Given an object or array obj, return a compact object. A compact object is the same as the original object, except with keys containing falsy values removed. This operation applies to the object and any nested objects. Arrays are considered objects where the indices are keys. A value is considered falsy when Boolean(value) returns false.

You may assume the obj is the output of JSON.parse. In other words, it is valid JSON.

 

Example 1:

Input: obj = [null, 0, false, 1]
Output: [1]
Explanation: All falsy values have been removed from the array.

Example 2:

Input: obj = {"a": null, "b": [false, 1]}
Output: {"b": [1]}
Explanation: obj["a"] and obj["b"][0] had falsy values and were removed.

Example 3:

Input: obj = [null, 0, 5, [0], [false, 16]]
Output: [5, [], [16]]
Explanation: obj[0], obj[1], obj[3][0], and obj[4][0] were falsy and removed.

 

Constraints:

  • obj is a valid JSON object
  • 2 <= JSON.stringify(obj).length <= 106

Solutions

Solution 1

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type Obj = Record<any, any>;

function compactObject(obj: Obj): Obj {
    if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
        const temp = [];
        for (const item of obj) {
            if (item) {
                if (typeof item === 'object') temp.push(compactObject(item));
                else temp.push(item);
            }
        }
        return temp;
    }
    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
        if (!value) delete obj[key];
        else if (typeof value === 'object') obj[key] = compactObject(value);
    }
    return obj;
}

JavaScript Code
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var compactObject = function (obj) {
    if (obj === null || typeof obj !== 'object') {
        return obj;
    }

    if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
        return obj.filter(Boolean).map(compactObject);
    }

    const result = {};
    for (const key in obj) {
        const value = compactObject(obj[key]);
        if (Boolean(value)) {
            result[key] = value;
        }
    }
    return result;
};