Array.prototype.getUnique = function(){
   var u = {}, a = [];
   for(var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; ++i){
      if(this[i] in u)
         continue;
      a.push(this[i]);
      u[this[i]] = 1;
   }
   return a;
}
arr = [1,2,1,4];
alert(arr.getUnique())