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Ds\Set::diff

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(PECL ds >= 1.0.0)

Creates a new set using values that aren't in another set

Description

Ds\Set::diff(Ds\Set $set): Ds\Set

Creates a new set using values that aren't in another set.

A \ B = {x ∈ A | x ∉ B}

Parameters

set

Set containing the values to exclude.

Return Values

A new set containing all values that were not in the other set.

See Also

  • Complement on Wikipedia

Examples

Ds\Set::diff() example

php
<?php
$a = new \Ds\Set([1, 2, 3]);
$b = new \Ds\Set([3, 4, 5]);

var_dump($a->diff($b));
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output
object(Ds\Set)#3 (2) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(2)
}

Source: reference/ds/ds/set/diff.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)