Identifying data in any order

[Fossil Rock 2]

I need to identify several data elements, but it will not always be in a particular order. Is there an easy way to check all variations to find a match? Sort of like how a slot machine works, it can figure out whether or not a certain combination is a winner or not.

Example: You have 3 lists - Fruit, Colors and Numbers

Banana

Grape

Lemon

Cherry

Green

Blue

Red

Yellow

5

12

17

30

I'm looking for any combination of Cherry,Red,5 (i.e. 5,Red,Cherry | Red,5,Cherry | Red,Cherry,5 .... and so on and so forth).

I imagine there is a way with an array, but I'm unaware of it.

[xcal 3]

MsgBox(0, '', SomeFuncName('5,Red,Cherry'))
MsgBox(0, '', SomeFuncName('Red,5,Cherry'))
MsgBox(0, '', SomeFuncName('Red,Cherry,5'))
MsgBox(0, '', SomeFuncName('Blue,Cherry,5'))

Func SomeFuncName($str)
    If StringInStr($str, 'Cherry') And _
            StringInStr($str, '5') And _
            StringInStr($str, 'Red') _
            Then Return True
    Return False
EndFunc

[Fossil Rock 2]

What would your solution look like if there were 100 lists with 100 elements per list?

[FuryCell 3]

What would your solution look like if there were 100 lists with 100 elements per list?

Just a simple example with a small array

dim $Array[3] = ["Red", "Cherry", "5"], $Found1, $Found2, $Found3
$1 = "Cherry"
$2 = "Red"
$3 = "5"
For $X = 0 To 2
    If $Array[$X] = $1 Then $Found1 = True
    If $Array[$X] = $2 Then $Found2 = True
    If $Array[$X] = $3 Then $Found3 = True
Next
If $Found1 And $Found2 And $Found3 Then MsgBox(0, "", "Combo Found.")

Even if the order of $Array is changed it should still work. I hope this gives you an idea on how to mod it for your purposes.

Edited September 1, 2007 by P5ych0Gigabyte

[Fossil Rock 2]

Even if the order of $Array is changed it should still work. I hope this gives you an idea on how to mod it for your purposes.

Thanks, I can see how this could be used to accomplish my goal.

[xcal 3]

What would your solution look like if there were 100 lists with 100 elements per list?

#region - create the array/items for testing.
#include <Array.au3>  ; only needed for _ArrayDisplay

Global $set1[4] = ['Banana', 'Grape', 'Lemon', 'Cherry']
Global $set2[4] = ['Green', 'Blue', 'Red', 'Yellow']
Global $set3[4] = ['5', '12', '17', '30']
Global $list[100]

For $i = 0 To 99
    $list[$i] = $set1[Random(0, 3, 1) ] & ',' & _
            $set2[Random(0, 3, 1) ] & ',' & _
            $set3[Random(0, 3, 1) ]
Next
#endregion

_ArrayDisplay($list, 'Before Checking')

For $i = 0 To 99
    If SomeFuncName($list[$i]) Then $list[$i] = $list[$i] & '     <<<<<  match here'
Next

_ArrayDisplay($list, 'After Checking')

Func SomeFuncName($str)
    If StringInStr($str, 'Cherry') And _
            StringInStr($str, '5') And _
            StringInStr($str, 'Red') _
            Then Return True
    Return False
EndFunc