RosettaCodeData/Task/Power-set/Lua/power-set.lua

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Lua

--returns the powerset of s, out of order.
function powerset(s, start)
start = start or 1
if(start > #s) then return {{}} end
local ret = powerset(s, start + 1)
for i = 1, #ret do
ret[#ret + 1] = {s[start], unpack(ret[i])}
end
return ret
end
--non-recurse implementation
function powerset(s)
local t = {{}}
for i = 1, #s do
for j = 1, #t do
t[#t+1] = {s[i],unpack(t[j])}
end
end
return t
end
--alternative, copied from the Python implementation
function powerset2(s)
local ret = {{}}
for i = 1, #s do
local k = #ret
for j = 1, k do
ret[k + j] = {s[i], unpack(ret[j])}
end
end
return ret
end