We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in an array of numbers. The number should find the smallest element in the array and remove it in place.
The code for this will be −
const arr = [2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 1]; const removeSmallest = arr => { const smallestCreds = arr.reduce((acc, val, index) => { let { num, ind } = acc; if(val >= num){ return acc; }; ind = index; num = val; return { ind, num }; }, { num: Infinity, ind: -1 }); const { ind } = smallestCreds; if(ind === -1){ return; }; arr.splice(ind, 1); }; removeSmallest(arr); console.log(arr);
Following is the output on console −
[ 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 ]