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package util

import "sort"

// AreStringSlicesEquivalent checks if two string slices are equivalent.
// If the slices are of the same length and contain the same elements (but possibly in different order), the function returns true.
// Note: This function does modify the slices. Please be caution of this if you are using it.
func AreStringSlicesEquivalent(a, b []string) bool {
	if len(a) != len(b) {
		return false
	}
	sort.Strings(a)
	sort.Strings(b)
	for i, v := range a {
		if v != b[i] {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}