makeUniqueArray for complex types?

[sergo.pogosyan]

If the source array is not too big I would iterate through the array, putting materials from this array to another checking target array if it already contains the material.

fn alreadyHas matArray matIn=
(
found = false
for mat in matArray while (not found) do
if mat.name == matIn.name then found = true

return found
)

matArrayOut = #()
for mat in matArrayIn do
if (not alreadyHas matArrayOut mat) then (append matArrayOut mat)

[MatanH]

fn getUniqueMatsByName mats =
(
local uniqueMatNames = #()
local uniqueMats = #()

for m in mats where findItem uniqueMatNames (m.name as name) == 0 do (
append uniqueMatNames (m.name as name)
append uniqueMats m
)

uniqueMats
)

[Insanto]

fn getUniqueMatsByName mats =
(
local uniqueMatNames = #()

for m in mats collect (
if findItem uniqueMatNames (toLower m.name) == 0 then
(
append uniqueMatNames (toLower m.name)
m
)
else(dontcollect)
)
)
?
should be faster

[johnwhile]

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