Discussion on: A common coding interview question

[Lisa Benmore]

fwiw, another js option:

jsfiddle.net/4usxLhyo/1/

sorry, first post, not sure how to get the js syntax highlighting...
Edit: thanks @elisabethgross for the syntax highlighting help!

console.clear()

const one = '1,3,5,5,7,9,9';
const two = '2,4,5,6,8,9,9';
const three = '1,3,5,7,9';
const four = '2,4,6,8';

function findThings (str1, str2) {
  const arr1 = str1.split(',');
  const arr2 = str2.split(',');
  const result = [];

  for (const i of arr1) {
    if (arr2.indexOf(i) > -1) {
      result.push(i);
      arr2.splice(arr2.indexOf(i), 1);
    }
  }

  return result.length ? result : false;
}

console.log(findThings(one, two));
console.log(findThings(three, four )); ```

[elisabethgross]

Nice! If you use the triple backticks, you can write javascript next to the top triple backticks. Check out this helpful markdown cheat sheet!