Question: I have these two arrays: one is filled with information from an ajax request and another stores the buttons the user clicks on. I use this code (I filled with sample numbers):

```
var array1 = [2, 4];
var array2 = [4, 2]; //It cames from the user button clicks, so it might be disordered.
array1.sort(); //Sorts both Ajax and user info.
array2.sort();
if (array1==array2) {
    doSomething();
}else{
    doAnotherThing();
}

```

But it always gives `false`, even if the two arrays are the same, but with different name. (I checked this in Chrome's JS Console). So, is there any way I could know if these two arrays contain the same? Why is it giving `false`? How can I know which values in the first array are not in the second?

Answer: 
```
Array.prototype.compare = function(testArr) {
    if (this.length != testArr.length) return false;
    for (var i = 0; i < testArr.length; i++) {
        if (this[i].compare) { //To test values in nested arrays
            if (!this[i].compare(testArr[i])) return false;
        }
        else if (this[i] !== testArr[i]) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

var array1 = [2, 4];
var array2 = [4, 2];
if(array1.sort().compare(array2.sort())) {
    doSomething();
} else {
    doAnotherThing();
}

```

Maybe?
Try this

```
function arraysEqual(arr1, arr2){
    if (!Array.isArray(arr1) || !Array.isArray(arr2) || arr1.length!=arr2.length)
        return false;

    return arr1.length==arr1.filter(word => arr2.includes(word)).length;
}

```