[Array search function] Array(strings) in Array(strings)

[kovvalsky 13]

Hi, i try to compare two arrays like this:

_ArraySt = ["a","b","c"];
_ArraySrch = ["c","d"];

_Result =_ArraySt in _ArraySrch;

//_Result is false...

then i try this but don't work..

_ArraySt = ["a","b","c"];
_ArraySrch = ["c","d"];

{
  _Result = _x in _ArraySrch;
  if (_Result) exitWith {};  //KK thanks

}forEach _ArraySt;

//still return false

How I can search on an array (containing strings) another array with strings inside too?.

thanks!

(SOLVED)

/* 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DESC: Returns true if search string inside array exist
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PARAMS:
0: [ARRAY] Content array
1: [ARRAY] Search array
or
1: [sTRING] Search string
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RETURN:
[bOOLEAN] true or false
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------	
EXAMPLE:
_Result = [["a","b","c"],["c","d"]] call your_FunctionName;
// _Result is true

_Result = [["a","b","c"],["C","D"]] call your_FunctionName;
// _Result is false

_Result = [["a","b","c"],"a"] call your_FunctionName;  
// _Result is true
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

private["_Contenido","_Busqueda","_Resultado"];

_Contenido = [_this,0,[],[[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_Busqueda =  [_this,1,"",["",[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_Resultado = false;

if ((typeName _Busqueda) == "STRING") then {_Busqueda = [_Busqueda];};
if ((typeName _Contenido) == "ARRAY")then {
{
	_Resultado = _x in _Busqueda;
	if (_Resultado) exitWith {};
}forEach _Contenido;
} else {
_Resultado = _Contenido in _Busqueda;
};
_Resultado;

Edited September 27, 2014 by KoVValsky

[dreadedentity 278]

Clarify a little for me, so are you trying to see if any elements in _arraySrch are contained in _arraySt?

[killzone_kid 1332]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/exitWith

[dreadedentity 278]

Sorry to steal the spotlight, but I'm just having so much fun iterating through arrays!

/*
USAGE: _result = [P1, P2] call DREAD_fnc_searchArrayForElements;
	P1: ARRAY - Array containing elements to find.
	P2: ARRAY - Array containing elements to search for.
RETURNS: An array containing arrays consisting of the indexes the
input elements were found on.

EXAMPLE:
	_search = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "a", "b", "c", "d"];
	_find   = ["a", "d"];
	_result = [_search, _find] call DREAD_fnc_searchArrayForElements;
RETURNS: [ [0, 4] , [3, 7] ];

NOTE: Function will not stop after finding the first match.
	  Function will find all instances of matching elements.
NOTE: If an element is not found, result will be "[]".
*/

DREAD_fnc_searchArrayForElements =
{
private ["_search", "_find", "_result", "_testedElement", "_curElement"];
_search = [_this, 0, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_find = [_this, 1, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_result = [];
{
	_testedElement = _x;
	_curElement = [];
	{
		if (_testedElement == _x) then
		{
			_curElement pushBack _forEachIndex;
		};
	}forEach _search;
	_result pushBack _curElement;
}forEach _find;

_result	
};

Minimally tested, pretty much only tested with strings. Theoretically can process arrays of any size, though, again, minimally tested. Hope this helps.

Edited September 27, 2014 by DreadedEntity

[kovvalsky 13]

Clarify a little for me, so are you trying to see if any elements in _arraySrch are contained in _arraySt?

yes :)

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/exitWith

fixed :)

DreadedEntity thanks, old school solution. :p

Final function:

private["_Contenido","_Busqueda","_Resultado"];
_Contenido = [_this,0,[],[[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_Busqueda =  [_this,1,"",["",[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_Resultado = false;

if ((typeName _Busqueda) == "STRING") then {_Busqueda = [_Busqueda];};
if ((typeName _Contenido) == "ARRAY")then {
{
	_Resultado = _x in _Busqueda;
	if (_Resultado) exitWith {};
}forEach _Contenido;
} else {
_Resultado = _Contenido in _Busqueda;
};
_Resultado;

Edited September 27, 2014 by KoVValsky

[killzone_kid 1332]

//still return false

[/php]

works for me now

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[color="#1874CD"]_ArraySrch[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b][[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"c"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"d"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]][/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color]
  [color="#1874CD"]_Result[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_x[/color] [color="#191970"][b]in[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_ArraySrch[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
  [color="#191970"][b]if[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#1874CD"]_Result[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]exitWith[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color][color="#191970"][b]hint[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"match found"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]}[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color] 
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]}[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]forEach[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_ArraySt[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

[kovvalsky 13]

THANKs All!

Final function:

private["_Contenido","_Busqueda","_Resultado"];
_Contenido = [_this,0,[],[[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_Busqueda =  [_this,1,"",["",[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_Resultado = false;

if ((typeName _Busqueda) == "STRING") then {_Busqueda = [_Busqueda];};
if ((typeName _Contenido) == "ARRAY")then {
{
	_Resultado = _x in _Busqueda;
	if (_Resultado) exitWith {};
}forEach _Contenido;
} else {
_Resultado = _Contenido in _Busqueda;
};
_Resultado;

[dreadedentity 278]

old school solution old school solution old school solution

hurts my feelings :p

Anyway the problem with using in is that you can only find if an element is in the array and the problem with using count is it only tells you how many matches there are. That code I posted will tell you, if, how many, and their position within the array to search. :coop:

[kovvalsky 13]

hurts my feelings :p

jejej sorry!! not my intention, i love old school

I really like your function, I appreciate the contribution