I have an array called Array1. This contains names such as Array1 = "John, Ali, Ali, Mark, Susan, Susan, Susan, Ali, Julie, John" etc.
I would like to: 1st - count how many times each name appears in Array1 2nd - create a separate array removing duplicates from Array1 3rd - add to second array the count of duplicates.
Thus my final array would look like as such:
Array2 =
John => 2
Ali => 3
Mark => 1
Susan => 3
Julie =>1
How would i go about this? Any pointers in the right direction will be appreciated. Thanks