Search Through List Array
I have a array of lists lists[k] (multiple lists).
I want to search if a variable PointF from a list[k] is equals to any of the elements of the lists EXCEPT the list where that variable PointF comes from.
Something like search on lists k+1,k+2,k+n and k-1,k-2,k-n except k.
for (int k = 0; k < drone.Length; k++)
{
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j <= 10; j++)
{
list[k].Add(new PointF(i,j));
}
}
// now I want to search if a variable PointF
// from a list[k] is equals to any of the elements
// of the lists except the list where that variable PointF comes from
}
If you know k (the index of the list where your point came from) you can do this with this little linq implementation:
private bool PointExistsInAnotherList(List<PointF>[] lists, int k, PointF p)
{
return Enumerable.Range(0, lists.Length)
.Where(i => i != k)
.Any(i => lists[i].Any(point => point.Equals(p)));
}
This checks for all lists except lists[k] if any of the points in that list equals the given point p. If one matching point is found, it returns true immediatly.
If you want to know the index of the list that contains the matching point, you can do this:
private int PointExistsInAnotherList(List<PointF>[] lists, int k, PointF p)
{
for (int i=0; i<lists.Length; i++)
{
if (i == k) continue;
if (lists[i].Any(point => point.Equals(p)) return i;
}
return -1;
}
This returns the index (i) of the first list that contains a point equal to p, or -1 if no matching point was found.