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Created July 7, 2016 22:57
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removes n number of elements from an array, largest to smallest
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removeLargest
//remove n number of elements from an array, largest to smallest
function removeLargest(arr,n){
for (var i = 0; i < n; i ++){
var sorted = Math.max.apply(null, arr);
//run through array, funding largest
var rem = arr.splice(arr.indexOf(sorted),1);
//remove largest
} console.log(arr);
}
removeLargest([1,5,3,6,4],2)
removeLargest([-1,-2,3,4,-5,6],3)
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