How do i check that a given word is an isogram with pure javascript, using a function. the function must return true or false.
An isogram is a word with a repeated character.
I know this code works, but i need a better solution.
function isIsogram(word){
x = false; y = false;
for(i = 0; i < word.length; i++){
wordl = word.substring(0,i)
wordr = word.substring(i)
x = wordl.includes(word.charAt(i))
y = wordr.includes(word.charAt(i))
//console.log(x,wordl,wordr)
}
return x&&y
}
isIsogram("thomas");//False
isIsogram("moses"); //True
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Answer
Here is a simple approach using .split() and .every():
let isIsogram = (str) => str.split("").every((c, i) => str.indexOf(c) == i);
console.log(isIsogram("thomas")); /* no repeating letter */
console.log(isIsogram("moses")); /* s repeat 2 times */
console.log(isIsogram("hello")); /* l repeat 2 times */
console.log(isIsogram("world")); /* no repeating letter */
console.log(isIsogram("a b c")); /* space character repeat 2 times */Docs: