Re: Finding shared element in two lists
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg114111] Re: Finding shared element in two lists
- From: Ray Koopman <koopman at sfu.ca>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:57:33 -0500 (EST)
- References: <icg6no$955$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Nov 23, 2:58 am, Jason Ebaugh <ebaughja... at gmail.com> wrote: > I figured out my original question this morning. > The answer is about as "functional" as one can get! > > Use the built in function LongestCommonSequence[] I think you want LongestCommonSubsequence. From the documentation: LongestCommonSequence[ "AAABBBBCCCCC", "CCCBBBAAABABA"] LongestCommonSubsequence[ "AAABBBBCCCCC", "CCCBBBAAABABA"] AAABB AAAB