On Sep 20, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Scott Ribe <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 20, 2014, at 11:13 AM, 2551 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For example: >> >> NSString *mary = @"mary had a little lamb, a little lamb she had"; >> NSString *scary = @"mary had a little lamb, a little naughty fella of a >> lamb she had for sure"; >> NSString *isDifferent = [self getDifference:mary and: scary]; >> NSLog(@"%@", isDifferent); >> >> The method I posted below produces the difference that I want ("naughty >> fella of a for sure"). But I want to know if there's a more orthodox and >> robust solution. > > That's not even remotely close to a definition of what you mean. What about: > > @"mary had a little lamb, a little naughty lamb she had" > > vs > > @"mary had a little lamb, a little fella of a lamb she had for sure" > > ? > > Or: > > @"mary had a little lamb, a naughty little lamb she had" > > vs > > @"mary had a big lamb, a little fella of a lamb she had for sure" > > There is no simple definition of "the difference between two strings", and I > don't think it's a basic need at all. Exactly. While it may seem that it’s a simple question, we actually have no idea what you mean unless you tell us. > > -- > Scott Ribe > [email protected] > http://www.elevated-dev.com/ > (303) 722-0567 voice > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/sevenbitstech%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [email protected]
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