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Array::Diff(3)	      User Contributed Perl Documentation	Array::Diff(3)

NAME
       Array::Diff - Find the differences between two arrays

SYNOPSIS
	   my @old = ( 'a', 'b', 'c' );
	   my @new = ( 'b', 'c', 'd' );

	   my $diff = Array::Diff->diff( \@old, \@new );

	   $diff->count	  # 2
	   $diff->added	  # [ 'd' ];
	   $diff->deleted # [ 'a' ];

DESCRIPTION
       This module compares two arrays and returns the added or deleted
       elements in two separate arrays.	 It's a simple wrapper around
       Algorithm::Diff.

       And if you need more complex array tools, check Array::Compare.

METHODS
       new ()
	   Create a new "Array::Diff" object.

       diff ( OLD, NEW )
	   Compute the differences between two arrays.	The results are stored
	   in the "added", "deleted", and "count" properties that may be
	   examined using the corresponding methods.

	   This method may be invoked as an object method, in which case it
	   will recalculate the differences and repopulate the "count",
	   "added", and "removed" properties, or as a static method, in which
	   case it will return a newly-created "Array::Diff" object with the
	   properies set appropriately.

       added ( [VALUES ] )
	   Get or set the elements present in the "NEW" array and absent in
	   the "OLD" one at the comparison performed by the last "diff()"
	   invocation.

       deleted ( [VALUES] )
	   Get or set the elements present in the "OLD" array and absent in
	   the "NEW" one at the comparison performed by the last "diff()"
	   invocation.

       count ( [VALUE] )
	   Get or set the total number of added or deleted elements at the
	   comparison performed by the last "diff()" invocation.  This count
	   should be equal to the sum of the number of elements in the "added"
	   and "deleted" properties.

SEE ALSO
       Algorithm::Diff

AUTHOR
       Daisuke Murase <typester@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
       Copyright (c) 2009 by Daisuke Murase.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
       with this module.

perl v5.14.1			  2010-10-08			Array::Diff(3)
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