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Re: Difference between two arrays

From Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Difference between two arrays
Date 2014-05-27 19:29 +0200
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Ben Bacarisse wrote:

> As Thomas has pointed out, I was assuming that your arrays are arrays of
> non-negative integers, as in your examples, but you don't say that so
> it's quite possible that I've made too much of the examples.
>  
> If the arrays don't all contain values that can act as array indexes,
> you can still invert the array but you can't get an array as the
> result.

Even if the arrays are of non-negative integers that are smaller than 2³²−1, 
a further requirement for inversion (values become keys and vice-versa) is 
uniqueness of (the string representation) of values (as can be expected from 
a set, but not an array).  Otherwise you will need a hash-table 
implementation because same original-values will map to different original-
indexes.

The upper index limit can be increased to 2⁵³−1 with jsx.array.BigArray in 
JSX:array.js.  Set and hash-table implementations can be created by reusing 
jsx.map.Map (with different Bucket setters and getters).  JSX:python.js 
contains a Set implementation (jsx.python.set [1]); the part that does not 
use Map is erroneous.

[1] <http://PointedEars.de/scripts/test/python>
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Difference between two arrays Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-27 11:55 +1000
  Re: Difference between two arrays Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-05-27 05:58 +0000
  Re: Difference between two arrays John C <rescattered@gmail.com> - 2014-05-27 03:34 -0700
    Re: Difference between two arrays Spamless <Spamless@Nil.nil> - 2014-05-31 06:35 -0500
      Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-31 14:57 +0200
        Re: Difference between two arrays Spamless <Spamless@Nil.nil> - 2014-06-01 03:43 -0500
          Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-06-01 14:01 +0200
            Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-06-01 16:53 +0200
  Re: Difference between two arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-05-27 13:41 +0100
    Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-27 17:41 +0200
    Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-27 17:49 +0200
      Re: Difference between two arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-05-27 17:34 +0100
        Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-27 19:33 +0200
          Re: Difference between two arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-05-27 20:03 +0100
    Re: Difference between two arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-05-27 17:16 +0100
      Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-27 19:29 +0200
  Re: Difference between two arrays Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-27 17:21 +0200
  Re: Difference between two arrays Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-05-28 18:22 +0100
    Re: Difference between two arrays Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-05-30 22:23 +0100
    Re: Difference between two arrays "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2014-05-31 14:59 -0700
      Re: Difference between two arrays "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-06-01 00:50 +0200
        Re: Difference between two arrays "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2014-05-31 16:17 -0700
          Re: Difference between two arrays "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-06-01 10:49 +0200
            Re: Difference between two arrays "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2014-06-01 13:37 -0700
      Re: Difference between two arrays Dr J R Stockton <reply1400@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2014-06-01 18:56 +0100

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