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Can you sort an array
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:14 am
by el_stupido
Can you use the sort command on an array?
or is the a separate sort command for arrays?
or do I have to pass the array to a variable then sort it???????????
Just seeing if I can cut corners...
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:35 am
by Mark
Dear el_stupido,
You can't sort an array, because it has no order. You can put the keys of an array into variable and sort them:
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put the keys of myArray into myVar
sort lines of myVar
repeat for each line myLine in myVar
put myVar[myLine] into myFoo
-- do something with myFoo
end repeat
If this isn't what you want, then you will have to combine the array and deal with it as an ordinary variable.
Best,
Mark
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:59 pm
by el_stupido
I meant the values stored in the array say for instance 'sort the values of this array in ascending order.
I'm guessing no command for this though. Looks like I have to code the sort the long way
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:09 am
by BvG
you can do it using split and combine (make sure to use delimiters that fit your data):
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combine theArray by return and comma
sort theArray by item 2 of each
--do stuff for which you need it sorted
split theArray by return and comma
Re: Can you sort an array
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:12 am
by skindoc4
I also discovered this property, rather lack of a property, the hard way when my database fields failed to line up the way I expected them to. I sort the keys as a reflex now.
Alex