Re: List Comparison
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- Subject: [mg67158] Re: [mg67141] List Comparison
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:17:16 -0400 (EDT)
- Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net
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list1={{1,aa,565},{1,bb,566},{1,cc,546},
{2,dd,56},{2,ff,56},{2,ss,5}};
list2={{1,aa,34},{1,bb,66},{1,cc,5443},
{2,dd,76},{2,ff,87},{2,mm,87}};
pairs=Thread[{list1,list2}];
result1=If[Take[#[[1]],2]===Take[#[[2]],2],
Append[#[[1]],Last[#[[2]]]]]&/@
pairs/.Null:>Sequence[]
{{1, aa, 565, 34}, {1, bb, 566, 66}, {1, cc, 546, 5443}, {2, dd, 56, 76}, {2, ff, 56, 87}}
result2=If[Not[Take[#[[1]],2]===Take[#[[2]],2]],
#[[1]]]&/@pairs/.Null:>Sequence[]
{{2, ss, 5}}
result3=If[Not[Take[#[[1]],2]===Take[#[[2]],2]],
#[[2]]]&/@pairs/.Null:>Sequence[]
{{2, mm, 87}}
In version 5.1 or later you can use Pick for result 2 and 3
result2=Pick[list1, Not[Take[#[[1]],2]===
Take[#[[2]],2]]&/@pairs]
{{2, ss, 5}}
result3=Pick[list2, Not[Take[#[[1]],2]===
Take[#[[2]],2]]&/@pairs]
{{2, mm, 87}}
Bob Hanlon
---- LectorZ <lectorz at mail.ru> wrote:
> Dear experts,
>
> I want to compare two lists containing sublists and make out of them 3
> result lists.
> The comparison applies to the first two elements of the sublists.
>
> list1 = {{1, aa, 565}, {1, bb, 566}, {
> 1, cc, 546}, {2, dd, 56}, {2, ff, 56}, {2, ss, 5}}
> list2 = {{1, aa,
> 34}, {1, bb, 66}, {1, cc, 5443}, {2, dd, 76}, {2, ff, 87}, {2, mm,
> 87}}
>
> Result ONE should be:
>
> If the FIRST element AND the SECOND elements of the sublists are equal,
> then prepend the THIRD elements from list2.
>
> result1={{1, aa, 565, 34}, {1, bb, 566, 66}, {
> 1, cc, 546, 5443}, {2, dd, 56, 76}, {2, ff, 56, 87}}
>
> Result TWO should be:
> the FIRST element OR the SECOND elements of the sublists are NOT equal,
> then display the difference from the list1 perspective
>
> result2={{2, ss, 5}}
>
> Result THREE should be:
> the FIRST element OR the SECOND elements of the sublists are NOT equal,
> then display the difference from the list2 perspective
> result3={{2, mm, 87}}
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> LZ
>
--
Bob Hanlon
hanlonr at cox.net