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	<tr><th>%outList</th>		<tr><th>%outList</th>
	<td>This <var>stringlist</var> contains the items from <var class="term">sl</var> that do not appear in the specified item in <var class="term">sl1</var>. </td></tr>		<td>This <var>stringlist</var> contains the items from <var class="term">sl</var> that do not appear in the specified item in <var class="term">sl1</var>. </td></tr>

	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>stringlist</var> object. </td></tr>		<td>A <var>stringlist</var> object. </td></tr>

	<tr><th>sl1</th>		<tr><th>sl1</th>
	<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>		<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>

	<tr><th>itemNum</th>		<tr><th>itemNum</th>
	<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%outList</var>. </td></tr>		<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%outList</var>. </td></tr>

	<tr><th>separator</th>		<tr><th>separator</th>
	<td>The delimiter character, or characters, to be used in the scanning of the indicated <var>stringlist</var> item. This optional argument defaults to comma (<~~code~~>','</~~code~~>), and cannot be the null string. Specifying <var class="term">separator</var> as a null string is the same as not specifying the argument or as specifying it as a comma.</td></tr>		<td>The delimiter character, or characters, to be used in the scanning of the indicated <var>stringlist</var> item. This optional argument defaults to comma (<tt>,</tt>), and cannot be the null string. Specifying <var class="term">separator</var> as a null string is the same as not specifying the argument or as specifying it as a comma.</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

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	===Syntax terms===		===Syntax terms===
	<table class="syntaxTable">		<table class="syntaxTable">
	<tr><th>%~~outlist~~</th>		<tr><th>%outList</th>
	<td>This <var>stringlist</var> contains the items from <var class="term">sl</var> that do not appear in the specified item in <var class="term">sl1</var>. </td></tr>		<td>This <var>stringlist</var> contains the items from <var class="term">sl</var> that do not appear in the specified item in <var class="term">sl1</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
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	<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>		<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>itemNum</th>		<tr><th>itemNum</th>
	<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%~~outlist~~</var>. </td></tr>		<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%outList</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>separator</th>		<tr><th>separator</th>
	<td>The delimiter character, or characters, to be used in the scanning of the indicated <var>stringlist</var> item. This optional argument defaults to comma (<~~var class="term"~~>','</~~var~~>), and cannot be the null string. Specifying <var class="term">separator</var> as a null string is the same as not specifying the argument or as specifying it as a comma.</td></tr>		<td>The delimiter character, or characters, to be used in the scanning of the indicated <var>stringlist</var> item. This optional argument defaults to comma (<code>','</code>), and cannot be the null string. Specifying <var class="term">separator</var> as a null string is the same as not specifying the argument or as specifying it as a comma.</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>As an example of the use of this method, suppose <var>Stringlist</var> <~~var class="term"~~>%list1</~~var~~> contained these six items:		<li>As an example of the use of this method, suppose <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list1</code> contained these six items:

	<p class="code">BBB		<p class="code">BBB
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	</p>		</p>

	Suppose <var>Stringlist</var> <~~var class="term"~~>%list2</~~var~~> contained two items:		Suppose <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list2</code> contained two items:

	<p class="code">X,Y,Z,		<p class="code">X,Y,Z,
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	</p>		</p>

	The resulting <~~var class="term"~~>%list3</~~var~~> has three items:		The resulting <code>%list3</code> has the three items:

	<p class="code">BBB		<p class="code">BBB
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	<li>If a value occurs multiple times in the first object <var>Stringlist</var>, it will appear the same number of times in the output <var>Stringlist</var> or not at all, depending on whether it appears in the separator-delimited item in the first argument <var>Stringlist</var>.		<li>If a value occurs multiple times in the first object <var>Stringlist</var>, it will appear the same number of times in the output <var>Stringlist</var> or not at all, depending on whether it appears in the separator-delimited item in the first argument <var>Stringlist</var>.

	For example, if <var>Stringlist</var> <~~var class="term"~~>%list1</~~var~~> contained these eight items:		For example, if <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list1</code> contained these eight items:

	<p class="code">TCP/IP		<p class="code">TCP/IP
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	</p>		</p>

	And if <var>Stringlist</var> <~~var class="term"~~>%list2</~~var~~> contained these three items:		And if <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list2</code> contained these three items:

	<p class="code">Y2KSECURITYPRODUCTIVITYMETRICS		<p class="code">Y2KSECURITYPRODUCTIVITYMETRICS
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	</p>		</p>

	The resulting <var>Stringlist</var> <~~var class="term"~~>%list3</~~var~~> has five items:		The resulting <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list3</code> has five items:

	<p class="code">TCP/IP		<p class="code">TCP/IP

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	<tr><th>sl1</th>		<tr><th>sl1</th>
	<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>		<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>~~itemnum~~</th>		<tr><th>itemNum</th>
	<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%outlist</var>. </td></tr>		<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%outlist</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>separator</th>		<tr><th>separator</th>

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Examples

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	~~[[Category~~:Stringlist ~~methods\|~~ItemDifferenceList ~~function]]~~		==See also==
			{{Template:Stringlist:ItemDifferenceList footer}}

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Examples

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	And if this is the <var>ItemDifferenceList</var> invocation:		And if this is the <var>ItemDifferenceList</var> invocation:

	<p class="code">%list3 = %list1:itemDifferenceList(%list2, '++')		<p class="code">%list3 = %list1:itemDifferenceList(%list2, 2, '**')
	</p>		</p>

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	{{Template:Stringlist:ItemDifferenceList subtitle}}		{{Template:Stringlist:ItemDifferenceList subtitle}}

	This method determines which items in a <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> do not appear as an entry in a separator-delimited item in a second <var>~~Stringlist~~</var>, and it places them on an output <var>~~Stringlist~~</var>. In some sense, the output <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> is the "difference" between a <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> and a separator-delimited <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> item.		This method determines which items in a <var>stringlist</var> do not appear as an entry in a separator-delimited item in a second <var>stringlist</var>, and it places them on an output <var>stringlist</var>. In some sense, the output <var>stringlist</var> is the "difference" between a <var>stringlist</var> and a separator-delimited <var>stringlist</var> item.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	<table class="syntaxTable">		<table class="syntaxTable">
	<tr><th>%outlist</th>		<tr><th>%outlist</th>
	<td>This <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> contains the items from ~~'''%~~sl~~'''~~ that do not appear in the specified item in ~~'''~~sl1~~'''~~. </td></tr>		<td>This <var>stringlist</var> contains the items from <var class="term">sl</var> that do not appear in the specified item in <var class="term">sl1</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> object. </td></tr>		<td>A <var>stringlist</var> object. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl1</th>		<tr><th>sl1</th>
	<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> ~~that contains~~ the item that ~~contains~~ a delimiter-separated string ~~that is~~ to be scanned for each item from the method <var>~~Stringlist~~</var>, ~~'''%~~sl~~'''~~. </td></tr>		<td>The identifier of a <var>Stringlist</var> containing the item that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from the method <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">sl</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>itemnum</th>		<tr><th>itemnum</th>
	<td>The number of the item from ~~'''%~~sl1~~'''~~ that ~~contains~~ a delimiter-separated string ~~that is~~ to be scanned for each item from ~~'''%~~sl~~'''~~. Each ~~'''%~~sl~~'''~~ item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>~~Stringlist~~</var>, ~~'''~~%outlist~~'''~~. </td></tr>		<td>The number of the item from <var class="term">sl1</var> that is a delimiter-separated string to be scanned for each item from <var class="term">sl</var>. Each <var class="term">sl</var> item that does not appear in the delimiter-separated string becomes an item in the resultant <var>stringlist</var>, <var class="term">%outlist</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>separator</th>		<tr><th>separator</th>
	<td>The delimiter character or characters to be used in the scanning of the indicated <var>~~Stringlist~~</var> item. This optional argument defaults to comma (<tt>.,</tt>), and it cannot be the null string. Specifying ~~'''~~separator~~'''~~ as a null string is the same as not specifying the argument or as specifying it as a comma.</td></tr>		<td>The delimiter character, or characters, to be used in the scanning of the indicated <var>stringlist</var> item. This optional argument defaults to comma (<var class="term">','</var>), and cannot be the null string. Specifying <var class="term">separator</var> as a null string is the same as not specifying the argument or as specifying it as a comma.</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>As an example of the use of this method, suppose <var>Stringlist</var> %list1 contained these six items:		<li>As an example of the use of this method, suppose <var>Stringlist</var> <var class="term">%list1</var> contained these six items:

	<p class="code">BBB		<p class="code">BBB
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	</p>		</p>

	Suppose <var>Stringlist</var> %list2 contained two items:		Suppose <var>Stringlist</var> <var class="term">%list2</var> contained two items:

	<p class="code">X,Y,Z,		<p class="code">X,Y,Z,
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	</p>		</p>

	The resulting %list3 has three items:		The resulting <var class="term">%list3</var> has three items:

	<p class="code">BBB		<p class="code">BBB
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	<li>If a value occurs multiple times in the first object <var>Stringlist</var>, it will appear the same number of times in the output <var>Stringlist</var> or not at all, depending on whether it appears in the separator-delimited item in the first argument <var>Stringlist</var>.		<li>If a value occurs multiple times in the first object <var>Stringlist</var>, it will appear the same number of times in the output <var>Stringlist</var> or not at all, depending on whether it appears in the separator-delimited item in the first argument <var>Stringlist</var>.

	For example, if <var>Stringlist</var> %list1 contained these eight items:		For example, if <var>Stringlist</var> <var class="term">%list1</var> contained these eight items:

	<p class="code">TCP/IP		<p class="code">TCP/IP
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	</p>		</p>

	And if <var>Stringlist</var> %list2 contained these three items:		And if <var>Stringlist</var> <var class="term">%list2</var> contained these three items:

	<p class="code">Y2KSECURITYPRODUCTIVITYMETRICS		<p class="code">Y2KSECURITYPRODUCTIVITYMETRICS
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	</p>		</p>

	The resulting <var>Stringlist</var> %list3 has five items:		The resulting <var>Stringlist</var> <var class="term">%list3</var> has five items:

	<p class="code">TCP/IP		<p class="code">TCP/IP

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	<li>As an example of the use of this method, suppose <var>Stringlist</var> %list1 contained these six items:		<li>As an example of the use of this method, suppose <var>Stringlist</var> %list1 contained these six items:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">BBB
	BBB
	CC		CC
	DDDD		DDDD
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	E		E
	FFF		FFF
	</~~pre~~>		</p>

	Suppose <var>Stringlist</var> %list2 contained two items:		Suppose <var>Stringlist</var> %list2 contained two items:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">X,Y,Z,
	X,Y,Z,
	AAA,DDDD,FFF,		AAA,DDDD,FFF,
	</~~pre~~>		</p>

	If this is the <var>ItemDifferenceList</var> invocation:		If this is the <var>ItemDifferenceList</var> invocation:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">%list3 = %list1:itemDifferenceList(%list2, 2)
	%list3 = %list1:itemDifferenceList(%list2, 2)		</p>
	</~~pre~~>

	The resulting %list3 has three items:		The resulting %list3 has three items:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">BBB
	BBB
	CC		CC
	E		E
	</~~pre~~>		</p>

	<li>If a value occurs multiple times in the first object <var>Stringlist</var>, it will appear the same number of times in the output <var>Stringlist</var> or not at all, depending on whether it appears in the separator-delimited item in the first argument <var>Stringlist</var>.		<li>If a value occurs multiple times in the first object <var>Stringlist</var>, it will appear the same number of times in the output <var>Stringlist</var> or not at all, depending on whether it appears in the separator-delimited item in the first argument <var>Stringlist</var>.
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	For example, if <var>Stringlist</var> %list1 contained these eight items:		For example, if <var>Stringlist</var> %list1 contained these eight items:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">TCP/IP
	TCP/IP
	SNA		SNA
	CORBA		CORBA
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	IPX		IPX
	TCP/IP		TCP/IP
	</~~pre~~>		</p>

	And if <var>Stringlist</var> %list2 contained these three items:		And if <var>Stringlist</var> %list2 contained these three items:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">Y2KSECURITYPRODUCTIVITYMETRICS
	Y2KSECURITYPRODUCTIVITYMETRICS
	IND$FILELU6.2SNAMQSERIESLU2**		IND$FILELU6.2SNAMQSERIESLU2**
	GIFJPEGWAVPDFHTML**		GIFJPEGWAVPDFHTML**
	</~~pre~~>		</p>

	And if this is the <var>ItemDifferenceList</var> invocation:		And if this is the <var>ItemDifferenceList</var> invocation:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">%list3 = %list1:itemDifferenceList(%list2, '++')
	%list3 = %list1:itemDifferenceList(%list2, '++')		</p>
	</~~pre~~>

	The resulting <var>Stringlist</var> %list3 has five items:		The resulting <var>Stringlist</var> %list3 has five items:

	<~~pre~~>		<p class="code">TCP/IP
	TCP/IP
	CORBA		CORBA
	TCP/IP		TCP/IP
	IPX		IPX
	TCP/IP		TCP/IP
	</~~pre~~>		</p>
	</ol>		</ol>

	[[Category:Stringlist methods\|ItemDifferenceList function]]		[[Category:Stringlist methods\|ItemDifferenceList function]]

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