BoxSetDifference

Compute the relative complement (A \u2212 B) of two Sets.

Returns a new Set containing all elements that are in A but not in B. The result is a new Set of the same variant as A; neither input is modified.

Method Signature

BoxSetDifference(set=[set], otherSet=[any])

Argument

Type

Required

Description

Default

set

true

The source set (A).

otherSet

any

true

The set to subtract (B). Accepts any value castable to a Set.

a = [ 1, 2, 3 ].toSet();
b = [ 3, 4, 5 ].toSet();
d = a.difference( b );
writeOutput( d.size() );

Result: 2

a = set{ 1, 2, 3 };
b = set{ 2, 3, 4 };
result = a - b;
writeOutput( result.size() );

Result: 1

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