Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Sunil S Nandihalli
(set abc) will do it... On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.comwrote: Hello, My apologies for this newbie question. I couldn't find a way to convert a string to a set, thus: abc = #{a b c} Thanks. tuba -- You received this message because you are

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Tuba Lambanog
Hi, (set abc) gives me #{\a \b \c}. I'm expecting instead: #{a b c} But thanks, Tuba On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.comwrote: Hello, My apologies for this newbie question. I couldn't find a way to convert a string to a set, thus: abc = #{a b c} Thanks.

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Sean Corfield
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.com wrote: (set abc) gives me #{\a \b \c}. I'm expecting instead: #{a b c} (set (map abc)) (set (map str Tuba Lambanog)) -- Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ World Singles, LLC. --

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Benjamin Esham
Tuba Lambanog wrote: Tuba Lambanog wrote: Hello, My apologies for this newbie question. I couldn't find a way to convert a string to a set, thus: abc = #{a b c} (set abc) gives me #{\a \b \c}. I'm expecting instead: #{a b c} Hi Tuba, Are you quite sure that #{\a \b \c} is not

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Andreas Kostler
On 19/07/2011, at 2:29 PM, Sean Corfield wrote: On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.com wrote: (set abc) gives me #{\a \b \c}. I'm expecting instead: #{a b c} (set (map abc)) (set (map str Tuba Lambanog)) This will produce #{a b c} I think (set (map

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Andreas Kostler
I'm with Benjamin despite my last post... On 19/07/2011, at 2:31 PM, Benjamin Esham wrote: Tuba Lambanog wrote: Tuba Lambanog wrote: Hello, My apologies for this newbie question. I couldn't find a way to convert a string to a set, thus: abc = #{a b c} (set abc) gives me #{\a \b \c}.

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Tuba Lambanog
(thank-you Sean A Corfield) On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Sean Corfield seancorfi...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.com wrote: (set abc) gives me #{\a \b \c}. I'm expecting instead: #{a b c} (set (map abc)) (set (map str Tuba

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Tuba Lambanog
Hi, I'm clear on what I want ;) (something new to me), but I'm not clear on how to get there. I'd like to compare str1 and str2, if at least one of the letters in str1 is in str2. I'm thinking that if I can convert str1 and str2 to sets, then I can use the set intersection operation. It probably

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Andreas Kostler
In that case you don't need to convert to a symbol... (set abc) should be fine... Using set intersection, something like this is probably what you're looking for... (use 'clojure.set) (if (empty? (intersection (set abc) (set cde))) false true)) I'm sure there's other (better) ways though On

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Sunil S Nandihalli
(some (set str1) str2) will give you what you want.. Sunil On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.comwrote: (thank-you Sean A Corfield) On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Sean Corfield seancorfi...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Tuba Lambanog

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread David Nolen
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'm clear on what I want ;) (something new to me), but I'm not clear on how to get there. I'd like to compare str1 and str2, if at least one of the letters in str1 is in str2. I'm thinking that if I can convert

Re: converting a string into a set

2011-07-18 Thread Tuba Lambanog
Wow, that some function is just what I'd expect from Clojure, simple, straightforward, elegant. How did I miss it? Thanks all. Tuba On Jul 18, 11:00 pm, David Nolen dnolen.li...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Tuba Lambanog tuba.lamba...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'm clear on