How to compare two MutableArrays and display the unmatched value in iphone? [duplicate] - iphone

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I have two MutableArray values like.
NSMutableArray *array=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Apple", #"Orange", #"Grapes", #"Banana", nil];
NSMutableArray *array1=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Apple", #"Orange", #"Grapes", nil];
Now i have to compare that two Mutable arrays and display that unmatched object "Banana" into one string.
I am fresher to iOS so, anybody would send me the code for that problem.
Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

As others have suggest, NSSet is probably your best bet. However, given that *array is mutable, you could simply remove the objects from it contained in *array1
NSMutableArray *array=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Apple", #"Orange", #"Grapes", #"Banana", nil];
NSMutableArray *array1=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:#"Apple", #"Orange", #"Grapes", nil];
[array removeObjectsInArray:array1];
NSLog(#"array: %#", array); // array: ( Banana )
// if you require result as a string
NSString *objectsAsString = [array componentsJoinedByString:#", "];
NSLog(#"objects as string: %#", objectsAsString); // objects as string: Banana

Answer 2

for(int i=0;i<[array count];i++)
{
NSString *str1 = [array objectAtIndex:i];
for(int j=0;j<[array1 count];j++)
{
NSString *str2 = [array1 objectAtIndex:j];
if([str1 isEqualToString:str2])
{
//do something which you want i.e add the values to some other array
}
}
}

Answer 3

You should probably use NSSet for this purpose
NSSet *set1 = [NSSet setWithObjects:#"a", #"s", #"d", #"f", nil];
NSSet *set2 = [NSSet setWithObjects:#"a", #"s", nil];
NSMutableSet *notInSet1 = [NSMutableSet setWithSet:set2];
[notInSet1 minusSet:set1];
NSMutableSet *notInSet2 = [NSMutableSet setWithSet:set1];
[notInSet2 minusSet:set2];
NSMutableSet *symmetricDifference = [NSMutableSet setWithSet:notInSet1];
[symmetricDifference unionSet:notInSet2];

Answer 4

NSArray *array1 = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"a",#"b",#"c",nil];
NSArray *array2 = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"a",#"d",#"c",nil];
NSMutableArray *ary_result = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSMutableArray *ary_resultUnmatched = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
for(int i = 0;i<[array1 count];i++)
{
for(int j= 0;j<[array2 count];j++)
{
if([[array1 objectAtIndex:i] isEqualToString:[array2 objectAtIndex:j]])
{
[ary_result addObject:[array1 objectAtIndex:i]];
} else {
[ary_resultUnmatched addObject:[array1 objectAtIndex:i]];
}
}
}
NSLog(#"%#",ary_result);//it will print a,c
NSLog(#"%#",ary_resultUnmatched);//it will print b,d
so in else condition you'll have your un matched values