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Ruby | Set subtract() function

The subtract() is an inbuilt method in Ruby returns the set after deleting all the objects that appear in the enum that is passed.

Syntax: s1_name.subtract(enum)



Parameters: The function takes an object enum whose elements are deleted from the set.

Return Value: It returns self object after removing all elements are removed of enum from set.



Example 1:




# Ruby program to illustrate 
# the subtract() method 
   
# requires the set 
require "set"
   
s1 = Set[2, 12, 78, 10, 87, 98
s2 = Set[2, 10, 87]
   
# subtract method used 
puts s1.subtract(s2)

Output:

Set: {12, 78, 98}

Example 2:




# Ruby program to illustrate 
# the subtract() method 
   
# requires the set 
require "set"
   
s1 = Set[4, 5, 6, 7, 10
   
# subtract method used 
puts s1.subtract([5, 7])

Output:

Set: {4, 6, 10}
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