[erlang-questions] working with sets

[Michael McDaniel]

 umm, the false should be ...

 false -> NewSet = sets:add_element(Element, Set) ;

~M

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 03:04:26PM -0800, Michael McDaniel wrote:
> 
>  Seems like the sets module could help out.  Check if 
>  sets:is_element/2 and sets:add_element/2 as needed
>  (following is untested)
> 
>  case sets:is_element(Element, Set) of
> 	false -> sets:add_element(Element, Set) ;
> 	true  -> nop
>  end
> 
> 
> ~M
> 
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 05:08:49PM -0500, Vance Shipley wrote:
> > Can one of you CS wizzes point me at the best way to
> > maintain a set of sets where all elements of all sets
> > must be unique?  I don't need a really big data set
> > but rolling my own with the list module feels wrong.
> > 
> > For example {{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}} is a valid set.
> > Trying to enter {9,10,11} should fail.
> > 
> > 	-Vance
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