BoxSetSymmetricDifference

Compute the symmetric difference (A \u25b3 B) of two Sets, returning the elements that are in exactly one of the two Sets but not in both.

Equivalent to {@code (A \u222a B) \u2212 (A \u2229 B)}. The result is a new Set of the same variant as A; neither input is modified.

Method Signature

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

Argument

Type

Required

Description

Default

set

true

The first set (A).

otherSet

any

true

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

Equivalent to (A ∪ B) − (A ∩ B).

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

Result: 4

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

Result: 2

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