C# sorting a list of strings

Post #177,614 by broomberg 10/4/04 8:23:04 AM Reply	C# sorting a list of strings When my users chooses multiple files from a file-pick box, the order they are returned does not seems right to them. It is as if it is in reverse to what they picked, but not ALWAYS. I'm using a foreach in FileNames to pull them, adding them to my list box. I would like to sort them before adding them so they always show up in the same order. This FEELS like I should be using a SortedList(), but further reading looks like this is major overkill. Is there a way to return the contents of a list in sorted order with constructing this first? If I HAVE to use it, does anyone have an example they'd like to share? It seems I always end up with a lot more code than I should.
Post #177,620 by pwhysall 10/4/04 10:24:42 AM Reply	something like... ...net.com.java.sun.make.you.type.lots.system.exec.out.woo("perl -e print sort <insert string things here>"); ? :-) Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #177,633 by inthane-chan 10/4/04 11:56:43 AM Reply	Re: C# sorting a list of strings Try the Array.Sort() method. If your list class derives from there, you've probably already got the functionality built in. All I want for my birthday is a new President!
Post #177,724 by broomberg 10/4/04 4:19:28 PM Reply	Here's what I ended up with \n SortedList srtHolder = new SortedList();\n \n foreach (string strFileName in fdlgGetFile.FileNames)\n {\n string short_file = Path.GetFileName(strFileName); \n srtHolder.Add(short_file,short_file);\n }\n\n\n foreach (string short_file in srtHolder.Keys)\n {\n if (lstFiles.FindStringExact(short_file) == -1)\n {\n lstFiles.Items.Add(short_file);\n }\n }\n\n Feels kind of evil, using the filename as both the key and the data, but it does return in sorted order for putting it in to the list box.
Post #177,732 by Arkadiy 10/4/04 4:40:11 PM Reply	Did you look at Array.Sort() ? Sorts the elements in an entire one-dimensional Array using the IComparable interface implemented by each element of the Array. [C#] [Serializable] public static void Sort( Array array ); Parameters array The one-dimensional Array to sort. -- ... a reference to Presidente Arbusto. -- [link\|http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001417.html\|Geoffrey K. Pullum]
Post #177,744 by broomberg 10/4/04 5:26:17 PM Reply	I did now Thanks. I knew that last one felt wrong!

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