Array elements equal to each other?

Hi,
Maybe a very simple question but i haven't found the answer here...
I have a 1D Array with let's say 4 elements, and if all elements are equal to each other
(1,1,1,1) then it should return true
if one element is other then the rest
(1,2,1,1) it should return false...
How to build this simple?
Best regards,
Thijs
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Hi Thijs,
you need to compare one element of the array with the remaining ones:
To your own approach:
- RubeGoldberg due to indexing the same element of the array in each iteration
- RubeGoldberg due to using a loop where polymorphism will do the same
- wrong labeling of the output: you need to AND all booleans, but not ORing them
- the AutoCleanup tool is pretty good at such small snippets…
Best regards,
GerdW
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