diff_lists: Computes the sum of absolute differences between two lists.
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diff_lists

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Computes the sum of absolute differences between two lists.

Description

Computes the sum of absolute differences between two lists using diff_vecs().

Usage

diff_lists(l1, l2, name = NULL)

Arguments

`l1`	A list.
`l2`	A list.
`name`	A string, default to `NULL`. If not `NULL`, computes the differences in the `l1[[name]]` and `l2[[name]]`.

Value

Returns the sum of absolute differences between l1 and l2 if name is NULL, or that between l1[[name]] and l2[[name]] otherwise. If name is not NULL and if name is in exactly one of l1 and l2, returns Inf; if name is in neither, returns NA. Exception: Returns a positive integer if the two elements compared hold NA, NULL or Inf values in different places.