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I've got two ArrayLists listA and listB. listB is a subset of listA.
Now I want to remove all items contained in listB from listA.



Here is how my lists look like:




Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item2 716 domain2
item3 421 domain2
item4 796 domain1



Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item2 716 domain2
item4 796 domain1


I've already tried using



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {$listB -notcontains $_}


but this did not work on my data.










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    did you try compare-object?
    – 4c74356b41
    Nov 12 at 8:30










  • @4c74356b41 is right. If you had simple string values in either arraylists your example would work.
    – Mötz
    Nov 12 at 8:48






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    Your approach would only work if both lists contained the same object. It does not work if you have different objects with the same property values (identity vs. equality). Use Compare-Object as 4c74356b41 suggested.
    – Ansgar Wiechers
    Nov 12 at 9:08










  • Thanks this worked fine for me. I haven't thought about using compare-object in this contaxt.
    – Ramona
    Nov 12 at 11:51















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I've got two ArrayLists listA and listB. listB is a subset of listA.
Now I want to remove all items contained in listB from listA.



Here is how my lists look like:




Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item2 716 domain2
item3 421 domain2
item4 796 domain1



Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item2 716 domain2
item4 796 domain1


I've already tried using



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {$listB -notcontains $_}


but this did not work on my data.










share|improve this question




















  • 5




    did you try compare-object?
    – 4c74356b41
    Nov 12 at 8:30










  • @4c74356b41 is right. If you had simple string values in either arraylists your example would work.
    – Mötz
    Nov 12 at 8:48






  • 2




    Your approach would only work if both lists contained the same object. It does not work if you have different objects with the same property values (identity vs. equality). Use Compare-Object as 4c74356b41 suggested.
    – Ansgar Wiechers
    Nov 12 at 9:08










  • Thanks this worked fine for me. I haven't thought about using compare-object in this contaxt.
    – Ramona
    Nov 12 at 11:51













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up vote
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I've got two ArrayLists listA and listB. listB is a subset of listA.
Now I want to remove all items contained in listB from listA.



Here is how my lists look like:




Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item2 716 domain2
item3 421 domain2
item4 796 domain1



Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item2 716 domain2
item4 796 domain1


I've already tried using



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {$listB -notcontains $_}


but this did not work on my data.










share|improve this question















I've got two ArrayLists listA and listB. listB is a subset of listA.
Now I want to remove all items contained in listB from listA.



Here is how my lists look like:




Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item2 716 domain2
item3 421 domain2
item4 796 domain1



Name ID Domain
---- -- ------
item2 716 domain2
item4 796 domain1


I've already tried using



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {$listB -notcontains $_}


but this did not work on my data.







powershell arraylist compare






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  • 5




    did you try compare-object?
    – 4c74356b41
    Nov 12 at 8:30










  • @4c74356b41 is right. If you had simple string values in either arraylists your example would work.
    – Mötz
    Nov 12 at 8:48






  • 2




    Your approach would only work if both lists contained the same object. It does not work if you have different objects with the same property values (identity vs. equality). Use Compare-Object as 4c74356b41 suggested.
    – Ansgar Wiechers
    Nov 12 at 9:08










  • Thanks this worked fine for me. I haven't thought about using compare-object in this contaxt.
    – Ramona
    Nov 12 at 11:51














  • 5




    did you try compare-object?
    – 4c74356b41
    Nov 12 at 8:30










  • @4c74356b41 is right. If you had simple string values in either arraylists your example would work.
    – Mötz
    Nov 12 at 8:48






  • 2




    Your approach would only work if both lists contained the same object. It does not work if you have different objects with the same property values (identity vs. equality). Use Compare-Object as 4c74356b41 suggested.
    – Ansgar Wiechers
    Nov 12 at 9:08










  • Thanks this worked fine for me. I haven't thought about using compare-object in this contaxt.
    – Ramona
    Nov 12 at 11:51








5




5




did you try compare-object?
– 4c74356b41
Nov 12 at 8:30




did you try compare-object?
– 4c74356b41
Nov 12 at 8:30












@4c74356b41 is right. If you had simple string values in either arraylists your example would work.
– Mötz
Nov 12 at 8:48




@4c74356b41 is right. If you had simple string values in either arraylists your example would work.
– Mötz
Nov 12 at 8:48




2




2




Your approach would only work if both lists contained the same object. It does not work if you have different objects with the same property values (identity vs. equality). Use Compare-Object as 4c74356b41 suggested.
– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:08




Your approach would only work if both lists contained the same object. It does not work if you have different objects with the same property values (identity vs. equality). Use Compare-Object as 4c74356b41 suggested.
– Ansgar Wiechers
Nov 12 at 9:08












Thanks this worked fine for me. I haven't thought about using compare-object in this contaxt.
– Ramona
Nov 12 at 11:51




Thanks this worked fine for me. I haven't thought about using compare-object in this contaxt.
– Ramona
Nov 12 at 11:51












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You can do this using the Compare-Object cmdlet.

If your lists are like this:



$listA = @()
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item1' ; ID = '456'; Domain = 'domain1'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item3' ; ID = '421'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}

$listB = @()
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}


then to remove all objects in $listA that are also in $listB taking all properties into account, do this:



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property Name,ID,Domain).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


After this, $listA will have only these two members left:




Name  ID  Domain 
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item3 421 domain2



Edit



Instead of actually naming the properties to compare like in the above, you can also collect them in a variable. For PS versions 3 and up you do this:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties.name


PowerShell versions below 3.0 use:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties | ForEach-Object { $_.name }


Then you can change the line to



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property $props).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


This of course only if both lists have the same property names to compare..






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You can do this using the Compare-Object cmdlet.

If your lists are like this:



$listA = @()
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item1' ; ID = '456'; Domain = 'domain1'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item3' ; ID = '421'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}

$listB = @()
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}


then to remove all objects in $listA that are also in $listB taking all properties into account, do this:



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property Name,ID,Domain).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


After this, $listA will have only these two members left:




Name  ID  Domain 
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item3 421 domain2



Edit



Instead of actually naming the properties to compare like in the above, you can also collect them in a variable. For PS versions 3 and up you do this:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties.name


PowerShell versions below 3.0 use:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties | ForEach-Object { $_.name }


Then you can change the line to



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property $props).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


This of course only if both lists have the same property names to compare..






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  • Good point, didn't notice that - I'll remove the comment.
    – LotPings
    Nov 12 at 14:03















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You can do this using the Compare-Object cmdlet.

If your lists are like this:



$listA = @()
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item1' ; ID = '456'; Domain = 'domain1'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item3' ; ID = '421'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}

$listB = @()
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}


then to remove all objects in $listA that are also in $listB taking all properties into account, do this:



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property Name,ID,Domain).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


After this, $listA will have only these two members left:




Name  ID  Domain 
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item3 421 domain2



Edit



Instead of actually naming the properties to compare like in the above, you can also collect them in a variable. For PS versions 3 and up you do this:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties.name


PowerShell versions below 3.0 use:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties | ForEach-Object { $_.name }


Then you can change the line to



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property $props).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


This of course only if both lists have the same property names to compare..






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  • Good point, didn't notice that - I'll remove the comment.
    – LotPings
    Nov 12 at 14:03













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You can do this using the Compare-Object cmdlet.

If your lists are like this:



$listA = @()
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item1' ; ID = '456'; Domain = 'domain1'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item3' ; ID = '421'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}

$listB = @()
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}


then to remove all objects in $listA that are also in $listB taking all properties into account, do this:



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property Name,ID,Domain).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


After this, $listA will have only these two members left:




Name  ID  Domain 
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item3 421 domain2



Edit



Instead of actually naming the properties to compare like in the above, you can also collect them in a variable. For PS versions 3 and up you do this:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties.name


PowerShell versions below 3.0 use:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties | ForEach-Object { $_.name }


Then you can change the line to



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property $props).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


This of course only if both lists have the same property names to compare..






share|improve this answer














You can do this using the Compare-Object cmdlet.

If your lists are like this:



$listA = @()
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item1' ; ID = '456'; Domain = 'domain1'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item3' ; ID = '421'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listA += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}

$listB = @()
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item2' ; ID = '716'; Domain = 'domain2'}
$listB += [PSCustomObject]@{Name = 'item4' ; ID = '796'; Domain = 'domain1'}


then to remove all objects in $listA that are also in $listB taking all properties into account, do this:



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property Name,ID,Domain).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


After this, $listA will have only these two members left:




Name  ID  Domain 
---- -- ------
item1 456 domain1
item3 421 domain2



Edit



Instead of actually naming the properties to compare like in the above, you can also collect them in a variable. For PS versions 3 and up you do this:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties.name


PowerShell versions below 3.0 use:



$props = $listA[0].psobject.properties | ForEach-Object { $_.name }


Then you can change the line to



$listA = $listA | Where-Object {(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $_ -DifferenceObject $listB -Property $props).SideIndicator -eq '<=' }


This of course only if both lists have the same property names to compare..







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