We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in an array of literals. The function should reverse the array without changing the index of '#' presents in an array, like below example −
Array [18,-4,'#',0,8,'#',5] should return −
[5, 8, "#", 0, -4, "#", 18]
Here, numbers should be reversed, excluding '#' while keeping the same index.
Example
const arr = [18, -4, '#', 0, 8, '#', 5];
const arr1 = [18, -4, 0, '#', 8, '#', 5];
const specialReverse = (arr = []) => {
let removed = arr.reduce((acc, val, ind) => {
return val === '#' ? acc.concat(ind) : acc;
}, []);
let reversed = arr.filter(val => val !== '#').reverse();
removed.forEach(el => reversed.splice(el, 0, '#'));
return reversed;
};
console.log(specialReverse(arr));
console.log(specialReverse(arr1));Output
And the output in the console will be −
[ 5, 8, '#', 0, -4, '#', 18 ] [ 5, 8, 0, '#', -4, '#', 18 ]