5.5 KiB
5.5 KiB
id | title | challengeType |
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587d8254367417b2b2512c6e | Perform a Difference on Two Sets of Data | 1 |
Description
Set
data structure called difference
. A difference of sets should compare two sets and return the items present in the first set that are absent in the second. This method should take another Set
as an argument and return the difference
of the two sets.
For example, if setA = ['a','b','c']
and setB = ['a','b','d','e']
, then the difference of setA and setB is: setA.difference(setB) = ['c']
.
Instructions
Tests
tests:
- text: Your <code>Set</code> class should have a <code>difference</code> method.
testString: assert((function(){var test = new Set(); return (typeof test.difference === 'function')})(), 'Your <code>Set</code> class should have a <code>difference</code> method.');
- text: The proper collection was returned
testString: assert((function(){var setA = new Set(); var setB = new Set(); setA.add('a'); setA.add('b'); setA.add('c'); setB.add('c'); setB.add('d'); var differenceSetAB = setA.difference(setB); return (differenceSetAB.size() === 2) && DeepEqual(differenceSetAB.values(), [ 'a', 'b' ])})(), 'The proper collection was returned');
Challenge Seed
function Set() {
// the var collection will hold the set
var collection = [];
// this method will check for the presence of an element and return true or false
this.has = function(element) {
return (collection.indexOf(element) !== -1);
};
// this method will return all the values in the set
this.values = function() {
return collection;
};
// this method will add an element to the set
this.add = function(element) {
if(!this.has(element)){
collection.push(element);
return true;
}
return false;
};
// this method will remove an element from a set
this.remove = function(element) {
if(this.has(element)){
var index = collection.indexOf(element);
collection.splice(index,1);
return true;
}
return false;
};
// this method will return the size of the collection
this.size = function() {
return collection.length;
};
// this method will return the union of two sets
this.union = function(otherSet) {
var unionSet = new Set();
var firstSet = this.values();
var secondSet = otherSet.values();
firstSet.forEach(function(e){
unionSet.add(e);
});
secondSet.forEach(function(e){
unionSet.add(e);
});
return unionSet;
};
// this method will return the intersection of two sets as a new set
this.intersection = function(otherSet) {
var intersectionSet = new Set();
var firstSet = this.values();
firstSet.forEach(function(e){
if(otherSet.has(e)){
intersectionSet.add(e);
}
});
return intersectionSet;
};
// change code below this line
// change code above this line
}
Solution
function Set() {
// the var collection will hold the set
var collection = [];
// this method will check for the presence of an element and return true or false
this.has = function(element) {
return (collection.indexOf(element) !== -1);
};
// this method will return all the values in the set
this.values = function() {
return collection;
};
// this method will add an element to the set
this.add = function(element) {
if(!this.has(element)){
collection.push(element);
return true;
}
return false;
};
// this method will remove an element from a set
this.remove = function(element) {
if(this.has(element)){
var index = collection.indexOf(element);
collection.splice(index,1);
return true;
}
return false;
};
// this method will return the size of the collection
this.size = function() {
return collection.length;
};
// this method will return the union of two sets
this.union = function(otherSet) {
var unionSet = new Set();
var firstSet = this.values();
var secondSet = otherSet.values();
firstSet.forEach(function(e){
unionSet.add(e);
});
secondSet.forEach(function(e){
unionSet.add(e);
});
return unionSet;
};
// this method will return the intersection of two sets as a new set
this.intersection = function(otherSet) {
var intersectionSet = new Set();
var firstSet = this.values();
firstSet.forEach(function(e){
if(otherSet.has(e)){
intersectionSet.add(e);
}
});
return intersectionSet;
};
this.difference = function(otherSet) {
var differenceSet = new Set();
var firstSet = this.values();
firstSet.forEach(function(e) {
if (!otherSet.has(e)) {
differenceSet.add(e);
}
});
return differenceSet;
}
}