Can't you use not (aArray1 = aArray2)? Bob
On Nov 28, 2012, at 10:43 AM, Alex Tweedly wrote: > You can compare two arrays for being equal - but you can't compare them for > being unequal ! > > As the dictionary says (under the "=" operator), you can compare two arrays, > and it will check that the number of keys is the same, and then that each > element is the same - therefore it works just like you'd hope and expect for > multi-level arrays. > > But the dictionary entry for "is not" (i.e. not equal, the "<>" operator) > does not mention arrays, and indeed you cannot get reliable results from it > (ok- they *may* be reliable - but they're not useful :-) > > Here's a snippet from my Message Box - the global array gives me data to > start with, I copy it, then change it, so they are in fact not quite the same > - one element has been changed .... > >> global gATermInfo >> put gAtermInfo into gA2 >> add 1 to gA2["year"] >> put gA2["year"] && (gATerminfo = gA2 ) && (gATerminfo <> gA2 ) >> > > produces > >> 2013 false false > > I guess it's not strictly speaking a bug, since the dictionary doesn't claim > that it should do the sensible thing. But it's so intuitively obvious that it > ought to work, and must be so easy to make it work, that I kind of think it > should be fixed. > > Or am I missing some reason ? or some history that would demand backwards > compatability ? > > Thanks > -- Alex. > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
