The filter method should do the trick:
const myArray = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g'];
const toRemove = ['b', 'c', 'g'];
// ES5 syntax
const filteredArray = myArray.filter(function(x) {
return toRemove.indexOf(x) < 0;
});
If your toRemove array is large, this sort of lookup pattern can be inefficient. It would be more performant to create a map so that lookups are O(1) rather than O(n).
const toRemoveMap = toRemove.reduce(
function(memo, item) {
memo[item] = memo[item] || true;
return memo;
},
{} // initialize an empty object
);
const filteredArray = myArray.filter(function (x) {
return toRemoveMap[x];
});
// or, if you want to use ES6-style arrow syntax:
const toRemoveMap = toRemove.reduce((memo, item) => ({
...memo,
[item]: true
}), {});
const filteredArray = myArray.filter(x => toRemoveMap[x]);