I have a map in Groovy:
['keyOfInterest' : 1, 'otherKey': 2]
There is a list containing a number of these maps. I want to know if a map exists in the list with keyOfInterest of a certain value.
If the data types were simple objects, I could use indexOf(), but I don't know how to do this with a more complicated type. E.g. (taken from the docs)
assert ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'c'].indexOf('z') == -1 // 'z' is not in the list
I'd like to do something like:
def mapA = ['keyOfInterest' : 1, 'otherKey': 2]
def mapB = ['keyOfInterest' : 3, 'otherKey': 2]
def searchMap = ['keyOfInterest' : 1, 'otherKey': 5]
def list = [mapA, mapB]
assert list.indexOf(searchMap) == 0 // keyOfInterest == 1 for both mapA and searchMap
Is there a way to do this with more complicated objects, such as a map, easily?
While #dmahapatro is correct, and you can use find() to find the map in the list of maps that has the matching index... that's not what you asked for. So I'll show how you can get either the index of that entry in the list, or just whether a map with matching keyOfInterest exists.
def mapA = ['keyOfInterest' : 1, 'otherKey': 2]
def mapB = ['keyOfInterest' : 3, 'otherKey': 2]
def searchMap = ['keyOfInterest':1, 'otherKey': 55 ]
def list = [mapA, mapB]
// findIndexOf() returns the first index of the map that matches in the list, or -1 if none match
assert list.findIndexOf { it.keyOfInterest == searchMap.keyOfInterest } == 0
assert list.findIndexOf { it.keyOfInterest == 33 } == -1
// any() returns a boolean OR of all the closure results for each entry in the list.
assert list.any { it.keyOfInterest == searchMap.keyOfInterest } == true
assert list.any { it.keyOfInterest == 33 } == false
Note that there is no performance penalty for using one over the other as they all stop as soon as one match is found. find() gives you the most information, but if you're actually looking for the index or a boolean result, these others can also be used.
Simplest implementation would be to use find(). It returns null when criteria is not met in the supplied closure.
def mapA = ['keyOfInterest' : 1, 'otherKey': 2]
def mapB = ['keyOfInterest' : 3, 'otherKey': 2]
def list = [mapA, mapB]
assert list.find { it.keyOfInterest == 1 } == ['keyOfInterest':1, 'otherKey':2]
assert !list.find { it.keyOfInterest == 7 }
Related
Here is the code using collect
def lst = [1,2,3,4];
def newlst = [];
newlst = lst.collect {element -> return element * element}
println(newlst);
Here is the code using findResults
def lst2 = [1,2,3,4];
def newlst2 = [];
newlst2 = lst2.findResults {element -> return element * element}
println(newlst2);
Both seem to return [1, 4, 9, 16] so what is the difference? Thanks!
Basically the difference is how they deal with null values
collect when sees null will collect it, while findResults won't pick it.
In other words, the size of resulting collection is the same as the size of input when using collect.
Of course you could filter out the results but its an additional step
Here is a link to the example I've found in the internet
Example:
def list = [1, 2, 3, 4]
println list.collect { it % 2 ? it : null}
// [1, null, 3, null]
println list.findResults { it % 2 ? it : null}
// [1,3]
When we need to check if returned list is empty then findResults seem more useful. Thanks to Mark for the answer.
def list = [1, 2, 3, 4]
def l1 = list.collect { it % 100 == 0 ? it : null}
def l2 = list.findResults { it % 100 == 0 ? it : null}
if(l1){
println("not null/empty " + l1)
}
if(l2){
println("not null/empty " + l2)
}
I want a function that returns varargs as a list, such that
ensure_list(1, 2, 3)
returns
[1,2,3]
But the caveat is that I want
ensure_list([1, 2, 3])
to return the same value.
I tried
def ensure_list(Object... args) {
if (args instanceof List<Object>) {
return args
} else {
return Arrays.asList(args)
}
}
but I get
[[1,2,3]]
The input is enclosed in a list by the time it becomes args. Is there a way around this, or some other pattern that accomplishes what I want?
Consider flatten() which would facilitate a mixture of lists and args (if that is indeed desired):
def ensure_list(Object... args) {
args.flatten()
}
assert [1,2,3] == ensure_list(1, 2, 3)
assert [1,2,3] == ensure_list([1, 2, 3])
assert [1,2,3] == ensure_list([1, 2] , 3)
args is always an array, your test for if args is a List will always be false:
def foo(Object ... args) {
args.class.array // returns true
}
Instead check that the first element of args is a List:
def ensure_list(Object ... args) {
if (args.length == 1 && args[0] instanceof List) {
return args[0]
}
Arrays.asList(args)
}
groovy:000> ensure_list(1,2,3)
===> [1, 2, 3]
groovy:000> ensure_list([1,2,3])
===> [1, 2, 3]
I have a map,
def map= [name:[Vin], email:[vin#gmail.com], phone:[9988888888], jobTitle:[SE]]
i want get the total number of values that a key holds
for ex,
key name can have many values like [name:[Vin,Hus,Rock] how to do it programatically?
def count = map.name.size() //gives wrong answer
You can use the following code to get a list of size for all key.
def map= [name:['Vin',''], email:['vin#gmail.com'], phone:['9988888888'], jobTitle:['SE']]
map.collect{it.value.size()}
Output:
[2, 1, 1, 1]
I think map.name.size() should work fine too in groovy.
def map= [name :['Vin', 'abc', 'xyz'],
email:['vin#gmail.com'],
phone:[9988888888],
jobTitle:['SE']]
//Spread operator to get size of each value
assert map.values()*.size == [3, 1, 1, 1]
//Implicit spread
assert map.values().size == [3, 1, 1, 1]
//use size() to get the size of the values collection
assert map.values().size() == 4
//Values
assert map.values() as List == [['Vin', 'abc', 'xyz'],
['vin#gmail.com'], [9988888888], ['SE']]
I'm trying to figure out how to remove an item from a list in groovy from within a loop.
static main(args) {
def list1 = [1, 2, 3, 4]
for(num in list1){
if(num == 2)
list1.remove(num)
}
println(list1)
}
list = [1, 2, 3, 4]
newList = list.findAll { it != 2 }
Should give you all but the 2
Of course you may have a reason for requiring the loop?
If you want to remove the item with index 2, you can do
list = [1,2,3,4]
list.remove(2)
assert list == [1,2,4]
// or with a loop
list = [1,2,3,4]
i = list.iterator()
2.times {
i.next()
}
i.remove()
assert list == [1,2,4]
If you want to remove the (first) item with value 2, you can do
list = [1,2,3,4]
list.remove(list.indexOf(2))
assert list == [1,3,4]
// or with a loop
list = [1,2,3,4]
i = list.iterator()
while (i.hasNext()) {
if (i.next() == 2) {
i.remove()
break
}
}
assert list == [1,3,4]
As you state in your comment that you do not specifically require a loop .... If you are happy to modify your original list you can use removeAll:
// Remove all negative numbers
list = [1, 2, -4, 8]
list.removeAll { it < 0 }
I think you can do:
list - 2;
or...
list.remove(2)
There's no loop required.
If you want to use a loop I guess you could look at using the iterator to actually remove the item.
import java.util.Iterator;
static main(args) { def list1 = [1, 2, 3, 4]
Iterator i = list1.iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
n = i.next();
if (n == 2) i.remove();
}
println(list1)
}
but I don't see why you'd want to do it that way.
How can I compare the items in two lists and create a new list with the difference in Groovy?
I'd just use the arithmetic operators, I think it's much more obvious what's going on:
def a = ["foo", "bar", "baz", "baz"]
def b = ["foo", "qux"]
assert ["bar", "baz", "baz", "qux"] == ((a - b) + (b - a))
Collections intersect might help you with that even if it is a little tricky to reverse it. Maybe something like this:
def collection1 = ["test", "a"]
def collection2 = ["test", "b"]
def commons = collection1.intersect(collection2)
def difference = collection1.plus(collection2)
difference.removeAll(commons)
assert ["a", "b"] == difference
I assume the OP is asking for the exclusive disjunction between two lists.
(Note: Neither of the previous solutions handle duplicates!)
If you want to code it yourself in Groovy, do the following:
def a = ['a','b','c','c','c'] // diff is [b, c, c]
def b = ['a','d','c'] // diff is [d]
// for quick comparison
assert (a.sort() == b.sort()) == false
// to get the differences, remove the intersection from both
a.intersect(b).each{a.remove(it);b.remove(it)}
assert a == ['b','c','c']
assert b == ['d']
assert (a + b) == ['b','c','c','d'] // all diffs
One gotcha when using lists/arrays of ints. You may have problems due to the polymorphic method remove(int) vs remove(Object). See here for a (untested) solution.
Rather than reinventing the wheel, you should just use a library (e.g. commons-collections):
#Grab('commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2.1')
import static org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils.*
def a = ['a','b','c','c','c'] // diff is [b, c, c]
def b = ['a','d','c'] // diff is [d]
assert disjunction(a, b) == ['b', 'c', 'c', 'd']
If it is a list of numbers, you can do this:
def before = [0, 0, 1, 0]
def after = [0, 1, 1, 0]
def difference =[]
for (def i=0; i<4; i++){
difference<<after[i]-before[i]
}
println difference //[0, 1, 0, 0]