How to Compare Contents of Two Files

[r035198x]

You all are great helpers! I really appreciate it!

Can I ask you about one more thing. I was reading about an inner and outer loop to compare items in arrays. Do you know where to find the algorithm for this, too? This might help me too!

You do realize that an inner loop is simply a loop started within another loop? There is no algorithm for it as such but the moment you start a loop inside another loop then that loop becomes an inner loop and the first one is the outer loop.

[CodeTilYaDrop]

Yes, I have used it before, but I am not too sure about how it works to well. I was hoping someone could point me to a good article on it. I am not too familar with how it works, and I would like to better understand it.

[r035198x]

Yes, I have used it before, but I am not too sure about how it works to well. I was hoping someone could point me to a good article on it. I am not too familar with how it works, and I would like to better understand it.

Just go through Sun's tutorial.

[CodeTilYaDrop]

I am pretty good with using one for statement in a program, but I get confused when I start using more than one. Do you have any good examples to point out for more than one?? Man, I have a lot to learn here!

[r035198x]

I am pretty good with using one for statement in a program, but I get confused when I start using more than one. Do you have any good examples to point out for more than one?? Man, I have a lot to learn here!

For that page that I gave you just hit next and you'll get to some parts where nested loops are used. You'll also learn some things there as well along the way. Also try out some programs that involve arrays and require nested loops. Things are generally easier to learn if you practice them on the compiler as well.

[CodeTilYaDrop]

I see them now! I will take a look, and I will heed your advice on practice. I don't think I practice everything as much as I should!! Thanks again for all your help! You all are the Best!

[JosAH]

I don't want to discourage you but I'm afraid that a decent 'diff' algorithm is a bit
way over your head right now. First study what loops (within loops) are all about
and realize that they're nothing special. A largest common substring algorithm
(and an efficient implementation thereof) is out of reach for now.

kind regards,

Joa

[CodeTilYaDrop]

I gotcha....your great help!!! thank you two -

[JosAH]

I gotcha....your great help!!! thank you two -

About those nested loops: think how you would visit all squares on a chessboard
or similar. Think of rectangular (non-square) boards; how would you visit all the
cells? Think of a loop per row and an inner loop per column. Try it the other way
around and see in what order the cells are visited. Try to do it with a single loop.
Print out all the index values and see what happens.

kind regards,

Jos

[ksamir2004]

How to compare two files in java & uncommon thing should print in text file..

thanks
Samir

[r035198x]

How to compare two files in java & uncommon thing should print in text file..

thanks
Samir

Have you read this thread at all?

[JosAH]

How to compare two files in java & uncommon thing should print in text file..

thanks
Samir

Why ask again in someone else's thread? You also started your own thread for
your question. Stick to it please.

kind regards,

Jos