BoxSetRemoveAll

Remove every element of a collection from a Set, leaving only the elements that are not in the collection.

The Set is modified in place and returned to support method chaining. Elements not present in the Set are silently skipped.

Method Signature

BoxSetRemoveAll(set=[modifiableSet], values=[any])

Argument

Type

Required

Description

Default

set

modifiableSet

true

The set to remove from.

values

any

true

The collection of values to remove. Accepts an Array, Set, list-delimited String, or any castable collection.

Elements not present in the Set are silently ignored.

s = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ].toSet();
s.removeAll( [ 1, 2 ] );
writeOutput( s.size() );

Result: 3

a = setOf( "a", "b", "c", "d" );
b = setOf( "b", "d" );
a.removeAll( b );
writeOutput( a.size() );

Result: 2

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