I'm trying to retrieve the most recent result for each unique name using javascript.
Is there a straightforward way to accomplish this in javascript? This question was inspired by a similar SQL post found here: Get Latest Rates For Each Distinct Rate Name
My current approach involves creating an array of distinct names, filtering results for each name, sorting those results in descending order by date, and then adding the first entry to a new array. However, it feels quite complex.
Here is an example array:
[{"name": "John", "points": "400", "date": "2011-01-05"}
{"name": "John", "points": "410", "date": "2011-06-31"}
{"name": "Jane", points": "147", "date": "2011-09-21"}
{"name": "Jack", "points": "68", "date": "2011-07-14"}
{"name": "Jack", "points": "100", "date": "2011-10-30"}]
The desired output should resemble this:
[{"name": "John", "points": "410", "date": "2011-06-31"}
{"name": "Jane", points": "147", "date": "2011-09-21"}
{"name": "Jack", "points": "100", "date": "2011-10-30"}]