Compare Arrays

[Turbot]

Hello,

Anyone know how to compare two byte arrays without going through each
item in the array. I actually want to compare two bitmap objects to see
if they both contain the same picture bit have been unable to do this.
I figured if I converted them to byte arrays there would be a simple
way of comparing them but I have had no luck.

Thanks in advance.

IAN

[Lucas Tam]

"Turbot" <ia*@tutorpro.com> wrote in news:1101135297.012615.66100
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Hello,

Anyone know how to compare two byte arrays without going through each
item in the array. I actually want to compare two bitmap objects to see
if they both contain the same picture bit have been unable to do this.
I figured if I converted them to byte arrays there would be a simple
way of comparing them but I have had no luck.

For your image objects, can you just do:

If ImageA is ImageB then
Msgbox("Image Objects Identical")
End If

Maybe the IS clause may work for your byte arrays too?
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[Lucas Tam]

Lucas Tam <RE********@rogers.com> wrote in
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For your image objects, can you just do:

If ImageA is ImageB then
Msgbox("Image Objects Identical")
End If

Maybe the IS clause may work for your byte arrays too?

Oops - please disregard. The IS operator only does Reference comparison -
not value comparison.

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[Cor Ligthert]

Lucas,

Sorry I break in an answer of you today again, however when I don't I think
it is not right as well.

Is compares if the addres of an object is the same as another object (and
than is the content as well the same).

Try this by instance
\\\
Public Class main
Public Shared Sub main()
Dim a As Image = Image.FromFile("c:\my.jpg")
Dim b As Image = a
Dim c As Image = Image.FromFile("c:\my.jpg")
If a Is b Then MessageBox.Show("we are equal")
If Not c Is a Then MessageBox.Show("We are not equal while we are")
End Sub
End Class
///

Sorry I felt I had to show you this,

Cor

"Lucas Tam" <RE********@rogers.com>

"Turbot" <ia*@tutorpro.com> wrote in news:1101135297.012615.66100
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

Hello,

Anyone know how to compare two byte arrays without going through each
item in the array. I actually want to compare two bitmap objects to see
if they both contain the same picture bit have been unable to do this.
I figured if I converted them to byte arrays there would be a simple
way of comparing them but I have had no luck.

For your image objects, can you just do:

If ImageA is ImageB then
Msgbox("Image Objects Identical")
End If

Maybe the IS clause may work for your byte arrays too?
--
Lucas Tam (RE********@rogers.com)
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[Cor Ligthert]

Turbot,

What is wrong with looping through an array, how do you do that it is done
when there is a method, I think that it will be in a lot of cases even
faster.

See this all written in this message not tested and watch typos
\\\\
dim ImageIsUnequal as boolean
if arbyteA.length <> arbyteB.length then
ImageIsUnequal = true
Else
for i as integer = 0 to arrbyte.length -1
if arAbyte(i) <> arBbyte(i) then
ImageIsUnequal = true
exit for
Next
end if
///

I don't think that can much faster mostly it will be in the first comparing
already an unequal and when not than probably in the beginning of the for
loop.

I hope this helps?

Cor

"Turbot" <ia*@tutorpro.com>

Hello,

Anyone know how to compare two byte arrays without going through each
item in the array. I actually want to compare two bitmap objects to see
if they both contain the same picture bit have been unable to do this.
I figured if I converted them to byte arrays there would be a simple
way of comparing them but I have had no luck.

Thanks in advance.

IAN

[Cor Ligthert]

Lucas,

My message was already gone when I saw your own correction.

So ignore my message.

:-)

Cor

[Cor Ligthert]

confusing typo

What is wrong with looping through an array, how do you do that it is done

What is wrong with looping through an array, how do you think that it is
done

[Lucas Tam]

"Cor Ligthert" <no************@planet.nl> wrote in
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Sorry I break in an answer of you today again, however when I don't I
think it is not right as well.

Nah it's OK... I gave bad advice : )

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[Ian Kevan]

Hi,

Thanks for that. My main concern with comparing each byte in the array
was time but you are quite correct, most of the time, the length of the
byte array will be different so checking that first should give me a
negative result.

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