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instance method

Array#difference

array.difference(*other_arrays) → new_array

Returns a new Array containing only those elements from self that are not found in any of the Arrays other_arrays; items are compared using eql?; order from self is preserved:

Example
[0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1].difference([1]) # => [0, 2, 3]
[0, 1, 2, 3].difference([3, 0], [1, 3]) # => [2]
[0, 1, 2].difference([4]) # => [0, 1, 2]

Returns a copy of self if no arguments given.

Related: Array#-.

See also #delete_if #dig #delete_at #drop also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1