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Ruby opposite of array intersection
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# Ruby opposite of array intersection... or maybe the method is missing from my brain bc not enough coffee | |
# http://twitter.com/soawesomeman/status/8035087261 | |
def awesome(ar_1, ar_2) | |
(ar_1 + ar_2) - (ar_1 & ar_2) | |
end | |
awesome([1,2,3,4], [3,4,5,6]) # => [1, 2, 5, 6] | |
# bonus code from @texel | |
# http://twitter.com/texel/status/8035307156 | |
(a - (a & b)) | (b - (a & b)) # => nice one! |
another possible approach - 8 years later... 😓
2.3.1 :001 > a = [1,2,3,4]
=> [1, 2, 3, 4]
2.3.1 :002 > b = [2,4,6,7,8]
=> [2, 4, 6, 7, 8]
2.3.1 :003 > a - b
=> [1, 3]
2.3.1 :004 > b - a
=> [6, 7, 8]
2.3.1 :005 > (a - b) | (b - a)
=> [1, 3, 6, 7, 8]
my first approach was this one:
a.select { |e| !b.include?(e) } + b.select { |e| !a.include?(e) }
I found yours and then I thought about the one I started writing
tks!
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