We can remove duplicate element in an array by 2 ways: using temporary array or using separate index. To remove the duplicate element from array, the array must be in sorted order. If array is not sorted, you can sort it by calling Arrays.sort(arr) method.
1) Remove Duplicate Element in Array using Temporary Array
public class RemoveDuplicateInArrayExample{
public static int removeDuplicateElements(int arr[], int n){
if (n==0 || n==1){
return n;
}
int[] temp = new int[n];
int j = 0;
for (int i=0; i<n-1; i++){
if (arr[i] != arr[i+1]){
temp[j++] = arr[i];
}
}
temp[j++] = arr[n-1];
// Changing original array
for (int i=0; i<j; i++){
arr[i] = temp[i];
}
return j;
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
int arr[] = {10,20,20,30,30,40,50,50};
int length = arr.length;
length = removeDuplicateElements(arr, length);
//printing array elements
for (int i=0; i<length; i++)
System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
}
}
Output:
10 20 30 40 50
2) Remove Duplicate Element in Array using separate index
public class RemoveDuplicateInArrayExample2{
public static int removeDuplicateElements(int arr[], int n){
if (n==0 || n==1){
return n;
}
int j = 0;//for next element
for (int i=0; i < n-1; i++){
if (arr[i] != arr[i+1]){
arr[j++] = arr[i];
}
}
arr[j++] = arr[n-1];
return j;
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
int arr[] = {10,20,20,30,30,40,50,50};
int length = arr.length;
length = removeDuplicateElements(arr, length);
//printing array elements
for (int i=0; i<length; i++)
System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
}
}
Output:
10 20 30 40 50
Remove Duplicate Elements in Unsorted Array
If you have unsorted array, you need to sort it first. To do so, use Arrays.sort(arr) method.
import java.util.Arrays;
public class RemoveDuplicateInArrayExample3{
public static int removeDuplicateElements(int arr[], int n){
if (n==0 || n==1){
return n;
}
int[] temp = new int[n];
int j = 0;
for (int i=0; i<n-1; i++){
if (arr[i] != arr[i+1]){
temp[j++] = arr[i];
}
}
temp[j++] = arr[n-1];
// Changing original array
for (int i=0; i<j; i++){
arr[i] = temp[i];
}
return j;
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
int arr[] = {10,70,30,90,20,20,30,40,70,50};//unsorted array
Arrays.sort(arr);//sorting array
int length = arr.length;
length = removeDuplicateElements(arr, length);
//printing array elements
for (int i=0; i<length; i++)
System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
}
}
1) Remove Duplicate Element in Array using Temporary Array
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2) Remove Duplicate Element in Array using separate index
Output:
Remove Duplicate Elements in Unsorted Array
If you have unsorted array, you need to sort it first. To do so, use Arrays.sort(arr) method.
Output: