HashSet<T>.SymmetricExceptWith Method
Modifies the current HashSet<T> object to contain only elements that are present either in that object or in the specified collection, but not both.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Parameters
- other
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>
The collection to compare to the current HashSet<T> object.
Implements
ISet<T>.SymmetricExceptWith(IEnumerable<T>)| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | other is null. |
If the other parameter is a HashSet<T> collection with the same equality comparer as the current HashSet<T> object, this method is an O(n) operation. Otherwise, this method is an O(n + m) operation, where n is the number of elements in other and m is Count.
The following example creates two HashSet<T> collections with overlapping sets of data. The set that contains the lower values is then modified, using the SymmetricExceptWith method, to contain only the values that are not present in both sets.
static void Main() { HashSet<int> lowNumbers = new HashSet<int>(); HashSet<int> highNumbers = new HashSet<int>(); for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) { lowNumbers.Add(i); } for (int i = 3; i < 10; i++) { highNumbers.Add(i); } Console.Write("lowNumbers contains {0} elements: ", lowNumbers.Count); DisplaySet(lowNumbers); Console.Write("highNumbers contains {0} elements: ", highNumbers.Count); DisplaySet(highNumbers); Console.WriteLine("lowNumbers SymmetricExceptWith highNumbers..."); lowNumbers.SymmetricExceptWith(highNumbers); Console.Write("lowNumbers contains {0} elements: ", lowNumbers.Count); DisplaySet(lowNumbers); } /* This example provides output similar to the following: * lowNumbers contains 6 elements: { 0 1 2 3 4 5 } * highNumbers contains 7 elements: { 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 } * lowNumbers SymmetricExceptWith highNumbers... * lowNumbers contains 7 elements: { 0 1 2 8 7 6 9 } */
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
