Re: Closest-value-in-list Golf!

by jeroenes (Priest)

on May 29, 2001 at 19:12 UTC ( [id://83972]=note: print w/replies, xml )

Need Help??

I can offer a 47 36 char solution with the use of PDL:

sub i{my$a=pdl$_[0];minimum_ind(abs($a-$_[1]))}
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and it is strict-compliant and very straightforward.

Of course it returns the index, but that is allowed, isn't it? Otherwise, add 4 chars to get the value.

Hey wait, do you only count the chars between {}? Than we can take of 7, that counts 40 chars. And there is room in the last part:

sub i{my$a=pdl$_[0];minimum_ind abs$a-pop}
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And we are at 36 chars.

Jeroen
"We are not alone"(FZ)

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Re: Re: Closest-value-in-list Golf! by Anonymous Monk on May 30, 2001 at 00:08 UTC
Why do you not count "use PDL"?	[reply]
Re:{3} Closest-value-in-list Golf! by jeroenes (Priest) on May 30, 2001 at 00:42 UTC
Should have mentioned that. Add 7 chars. Use of modules actually should disqualify a golf, methinks. It's just that I've come to like matrix calc, and couldn't resist such a solution.	[reply]

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