Highest Number

highest-number.ts

/*
  Given a number and a digit to remove from that number,
  maximize the resulting number after the digit has been removed and print it.
  You can choose how you want to handle a digit not existing in the number.
*/

function removeDigit(initialNumber: number, numberToRemove: number): number {
  const numbers: number[] = [];
  const number = initialNumber.toString();

  for (let i = 0; i < number.length; i++) {
    const currentNumber = number[i];

    if (currentNumber === numberToRemove.toString()) {
      const newNumber = `${number.slice(0, i)}${number.slice(i + 1)}`;
      numbers.push(Number(newNumber));
    }
  }

  const [highestNumber] = numbers.sort((a: number, b: number) => b - a);

  return highestNumber;
}