Xbasic
WORD_IN_COMMON_C Function
Syntax
Common_List as C = word_in_common_c(C list1, C list2, C delimiter)
Arguments
- list1Character
A list of words.
- list2Character
A second list of words.
- delimiterCharacter
The character string that delimits words in each list.
Returns
- Common_ListLogical
Returns the words found in both lists, separated by the delimiter string.
Description
Find the words in common between two lists of words, using a case-sensitive comparison.
Discussion
Returns a list of words in common between List1 and List2 using a case-sensitive comparison. The words in List1 and List2 are separated by Delimiter. This function is typically used to find a list of words that two strings have in common.
The following Xbasic script defines two lists of CR-LF-delimited words, then finds the common words.
dim list1 as c =<<%a% Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday %a% dim list2 as c =<<%a% Monday Thursday friday sunday %a% ? word_in_common_c(list1, list2, crlf()) = Monday Thursday
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