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union.pro

find the union between 2 matrices of whole numbers see also different and inter.

topunion Calculation

result = union(a, b)

Return value

an array containing the set of values in a and b.

Parameters

a        in required

arrays of positive integers, which need not be sorted. Duplicate elements are ignored, as they have no effect on the result

b        in required

see a

Examples

IDL> a = [2,4,6,8] IDL> b = [6,1,3,2] IDL> res=union(a,b) IDL> print, res 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 this is the list ao all elements in either sets.

Version history

Version

$Id: union.pro 378 2008-08-12 12:35:46Z pinsard $

History

Known issues

Restrictions

These functions will not be efficient on sparse sets with wide ranges, as they trade memory for efficiency. The HISTOGRAM function is used, which creates arrays of size equal to the range of the resulting set.

Statistics

McCabe cyclic 3
McCabe essential 1
McCabe modular design 1
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