Re: List difference using patterns and substitutions.
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- Subject: [mg71325] Re: [mg71306] List difference using patterns and substitutions.
- From: Sseziwa Mukasa <mukasa at jeol.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:43:19 -0500 (EST)
- References: <200611141006.FAA06710@smc.vnet.net>
On Nov 14, 2006, at 5:06 AM, Nacho wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to figure how can I build a difference list from another
> using only patterns and rule substitutions.
>
> The idea is to get from a list, another, one element shorter, where
> each value is the substraction of two consecutive elements in the
> original list, that is, from {1,2,3,5,5} get {1,1,2,0}.
>
> I've been thinking about it for a while, and I know several methods
> using a more traditional programming style (with For, for example),
> but
> I have no idea if it is possible to make it simple and fast with rule
> substitutions.
>
> Any idea?
This isn't the kind of problem I'd attempt with pattern matching.
Subtract[#2,#1]&@@@Partition[list,2,1]
gives you the result you want.
Regards,
Ssezi
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- List difference using patterns and substitutions.
- From: "Nacho" <ncc1701zzz@gmail.com>
- List difference using patterns and substitutions.