Compare two lists of number - what numbers arent there

[Bishop609]

Hi there. I am very new to Java. I would like to make a proggie that takes two lists of numbers, compares them, and tells you what is NOT the same. As in, what numbers from list1 are not in list2. Would it be an array, or something...? Your help is appreciated.

[Fubarable]

probably best would be a HashSet or other collection.

[Bishop609]

probably best would be a HashSet or other collection.

Thank you, but I have no idea what that means. :) Thats why I posted in this section.

[Fubarable]

What exactly are the homework requirements here? Did the teacher give a list of what can and can't be used here? Is there a text of the assignment you can post here?

[sirwiggles]

I would just create two arrays.

Next create a loop which cycles through the arrays and checks if any of the elements are the same..

Hope this helps.

[Bishop609]

What exactly are the homework requirements here? Did the teacher give a list of what can and can't be used here? Is there a text of the assignment you can post here?

Teacher? I administer server clusters. The mapping we use for connectivity uses a huge lists of numbers. When we install the system we do a range, and then we must go through and remove the non needed "node" numbers for efficiency sake. I would like to compare a user defined range, say 1000-8000, against a sorted list of actual node numbers that were copied from excel or somewhere else and pasted - then using some type of class (I think), give me the numbers not needed.

I know many programs can be used to do this. But I am trying to use Java to do it...cause I am trying to learn Java.

I do appreciate the help.