ARRAY HELP!!!!!

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Re: ARRAY HELP!!!!! by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Nov 08, 2000 at 21:33 UTC
See: How do I compute the difference of two arrays? How do I compute the intersection of two arrays? Never underestimate the power of a simple search. If this does not answer your question, please provide more information.	[reply]
Re: ARRAY HELP!!!!! by davorg (Chancellor) on Nov 08, 2000 at 22:18 UTC
May I humbly suggest Array::Compare? -- <http://www.dave.org.uk> "Perl makes the fun jobs fun and the boring jobs bearable" - me	[reply]
RE: Re: ARRAY HELP!!!!! by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Nov 08, 2000 at 22:26 UTC
True, Array::Compare's full_compare function will also return differences, but I tend to shy away from this module. It's very inefficient. In most cases, a simple iterate-and-compare loop is faster than its 'compare' function. Its full_compare function is also a lot slower than any of the Perl Cookbook-style "array difference" methods.	[reply]
Re: ARRAY HELP!!!!! by mitd (Curate) on Nov 09, 2000 at 12:34 UTC
Just 'cause I feel nostalgic. Here it is straight from The Pink Camel. `local(%MARK); grep($MARK{$_}, @ARRAY); @RESULT = grep(!$MARK{$_}, @ARRAY);` [download] Is it true that before merlyn discovered the Tuxedo he was pretty in pink?? mitd-Made in the Dark 'My favourite colour appears to be grey.'	[reply] [d/l]
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