Set a = ['John', 'Serena', 'Bob', 'Mary', 'Serena'] Set b = ['Jim', 'Mary', 'John', 'Jim', 'Bob'] assert a.size() == 4 assert a == (['Bob', 'John', 'Mary', 'Serena'] as Set) assert b.size() == 4 assert b == (['Bob', 'Jim', 'John', 'Mary'] as Set) def aa = symDiff(a, a) def ab = symDiff(a, b) def ba = symDiff(b, a) def bb = symDiff(b, b) assert aa.empty assert bb.empty assert ab == ba assert ab == (['Jim', 'Serena'] as Set) assert ab == (['Serena', 'Jim'] as Set) println """ a: ${a} b: ${b} Symmetric Differences ===================== a <> a: ${aa} a <> b: ${ab} b <> a: ${ba} b <> b: ${bb} """ Set apostles = ['Matthew', 'Mark', 'Luke', 'John', 'Peter', 'Paul', 'Silas'] Set beatles = ['John', 'Paul', 'George', 'Ringo', 'Peter', 'Stuart'] Set csny = ['Crosby', 'Stills', 'Nash', 'Young'] Set ppm = ['Peter', 'Paul', 'Mary'] def AA = symDiff(apostles, apostles) def AB = symDiff(apostles, beatles) def AC = symDiff(apostles, csny) def AP = symDiff(apostles, ppm) def BA = symDiff(beatles, apostles) def BB = symDiff(beatles, beatles) def BC = symDiff(beatles, csny) def BP = symDiff(beatles, ppm) def CA = symDiff(csny, apostles) def CB = symDiff(csny, beatles) def CC = symDiff(csny, csny) def CP = symDiff(csny, ppm) def PA = symDiff(ppm, apostles) def PB = symDiff(ppm, beatles) def PC = symDiff(ppm, csny) def PP = symDiff(ppm, ppm) assert AB == BA assert AC == CA assert AP == PA assert BC == CB assert BP == PB assert CP == PC println """ apostles: ${apostles} beatles: ${beatles} csny: ${csny} ppm: ${ppm} Symmetric Differences ===================== apostles <> apostles: ${AA} apostles <> beatles: ${AB} apostles <> csny: ${AC} apostles <> ppm: ${AP} beatles <> apostles: ${BA} beatles <> beatles: ${BB} beatles <> csny: ${BC} beatles <> ppm: ${BP} csny <> apostles: ${CA} csny <> beatles: ${CB} csny <> csny: ${CC} csny <> ppm: ${CP} ppm <> apostles: ${PA} ppm <> beatles: ${PB} ppm <> csny: ${PC} ppm <> ppm: ${PP} """