Android Question How to identify duplicate elements in a list, from code

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Hello Community.
I can't identify via a comparison if there are equal elements in a list.

Which is a simple code to identify the duplicate and remove it from the list?.
Code: 
(ArrayList) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 50, 50, 50]
 
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WebQuest said:
Hello Community.
I can't identify via a comparison if there are equal elements in a list.

Which is a simple code to identify the duplicate and remove it from the list?.
Code: 
(ArrayList) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 50, 50, 50]
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Search for "duplicates in list" in the forum. You will find a couple of suggestions.
 
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Tested in B4J but should work in B4A too
Code: 
Sub Process_Globals
    Dim myset As JavaObject
End Sub

Sub AppStart (Args() As String)
    Dim myList As List
    myList.Initialize
    myList.AddAll(Array(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 50, 50, 50))

    myset.InitializeNewInstance("java.util.HashSet",Null)

    For Each value As Object In myList
        If myset.RunMethod("add",Array(value)) = False Then
            Log("Value [" & value & "] is duplicated")
        End If
        
    Next
End Sub
 
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to remove the duplicates - just add this to the above code before the End Sub
Code: 
    myList.Clear
    
    Dim iterator As JavaObject
    iterator = myset.RunMethod("iterator",Null)
    Do While iterator.RunMethod("hasNext",Null) 
        myList.Add(iterator.RunMethod("next",Null))
    Loop
 
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WebQuest said:
simple code to identify the duplicate and remove it from the list?.
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Or you can do something like this without JavaObject:
Code: 
Sub RemoveDuplicates(NyList As List) As List
    If NyList = Null Or Not(NyList.IsInitialized) Then Return NyList
    Dim lstNew As List
    lstNew.Initialize
    For Each objItem As Object In NyList
        If lstNew.IndexOf(objItem) = - 1 Then
            lstNew.Add(objItem)
        End If
    Next
    Return lstNew
End Sub
To test it do this:
Code: 
Dim firstlist As List = Array(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 50, 50, 50)
    Log(RemoveDuplicates(firstlist))
 
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Mahares said:
Or you can do something like this without JavaObject:
Code: 
Sub RemoveDuplicates(NyList As List) As List
    If NyList = Null Or Not(NyList.IsInitialized) Then Return NyList
    Dim lstNew As List
    lstNew.Initialize
    For Each objItem As Object In NyList
        If lstNew.IndexOf(objItem) = - 1 Then
            lstNew.Add(objItem)
        End If
    Next
    Return lstNew
End Sub
To test it do this:
Code: 
Dim firstlist As List = Array(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 50, 50, 50)
    Log(RemoveDuplicates(firstlist))
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This worked for me. Thank you :)
 
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WebQuest said:
but i am having problems exporting the list data to a SqlLite table. Sql UPDATE cannot Cast.
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Start a new thread for any new question giving enough details to help you.
 
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B4X: 
Sub AppStart (Args() As String)
    Dim firstlist As List = Array(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 50, 50, 50)
    Dim Now As Long = DateTime.Now
    Log(RemoveDuplicates(firstlist))
    Log(Abs(DateTime.Now - Now))
    Dim Now As Long = DateTime.Now
    Log(RemoveDuplicates2(firstlist))
    Log(Abs(DateTime.Now - Now))
End Sub

Sub RemoveDuplicates(NyList As List) As List
    If NyList = Null Or Not(NyList.IsInitialized) Then Return NyList
    Dim lstNew As List
    lstNew.Initialize
    For Each objItem As Object In NyList
        If lstNew.IndexOf(objItem) = - 1 Then
            lstNew.Add(objItem)
        End If
    Next
    Return lstNew
End Sub

Sub RemoveDuplicates2(MyList As List) As List
    If MyList = Null Or Not(MyList.IsInitialized) Then Return MyList
    If MyList.Size <= 1 Then Return MyList
  
    Dim lstNew As List
    lstNew.Initialize
  
    MyList.Sort(True)
      
    Dim PrevItem As Object = MyList.Get(0)
    lstNew.Add(PrevItem)
    For Each objItem As Object In MyList
        If PrevItem <> objItem Then
            lstNew.Add(objItem)
        End If
        PrevItem = objItem
    Next
    Return lstNew
End Sub

Code: 
Waiting for debugger to connect...
Program started.
(ArrayList) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50]
3
(ArrayList) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50]
1
Program terminated (StartMessageLoop was not called).

Code: 
(ArrayList) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50]
10
(ArrayList) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50]
1
 
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How do you get the same result with Strings? And how do I copy for example b4xs elements into a List as list. I need to cast the elements to be able to save them in a SqlLite table.
 
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I get this exception when using a regular list containing string elements.

B4X: 
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "Hello"
 
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B4X: 
Sub Process_Globals
dim List as List
'This list contains string elements loaded from a SqlLite database
End Sub


Sub TrimDuplicaRecordClienti
    list.Initialize
   
    Dim b4xs As B4XSet = B4XCollections.CreateSet
    For Each objItem As Int In list
        b4xs.Add(objItem)
        list.Add(objItem)'NotWork'
    Next   

End Sub
 
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WebQuest said:
How do you get the same result with Strings? And how do I copy for example b4xs elements into a List as list
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Here is a complete example using strings instead of Int:
Code: 
Dim firstlist As List = Array As String("mark", "hello", "klaus", "jose", "4", "WebQuest", "erel", "WebQuest","klaus")
    Dim b4xs As B4XSet = B4XCollections.CreateSet
    For Each objItem As String In firstlist
        b4xs.Add(objItem)
    Next    
    Log(b4xs.AsList)
    For Each Value As String In b4xs.AsList
        Log(Value)
    Next
'Displays:
(ArrayList) [mark, hello, klaus, jose, 4, WebQuest, erel]
mark
hello
klaus
jose
4
WebQuest
erel
 
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