Quadratic splice in array filter
Review this JavaScript function that removes archived items.
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1function purgeArchived(items) {
2 let i = 0;
3 while (i < items.length) {
4 if (items[i].archived) {
5 items.splice(i, 1); // remove in place
6 } else {
7 i++;
8 }
9 }
10 return items;
11}
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