Computer Science Canada

Sorting numbers with strings
Author:  MysticVegeta [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Sorting numbers with strings
err. I came across this, Ok, suppose i have something like this

Height Name

123 Me
234 You
213 Someone
789 Friend

Now if I want to sort them, I can sort the numbers for example:

123
213
234
789

but the problem asks for the names with them:

123 Me
213 Someone
234 You
789 Friend

Can some1 help? Crying or Very sad
Author:  zylum [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:36 pm ]
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i beleive you can just sort the list like any other string and it will come out in ascending order...
Author:  jamonathin [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:44 am ]
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if all else fails, just put the two in two different arrays, and match em up.
Author:  MysticVegeta [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:32 pm ]
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I thought of that but how do i match em up. I mean i know how to match :
code:

for x : 1..upper(one)
     for s : 1..upper(two)
           if one(s) = two(s) then
           do blah
           end if
     end for
end for


but one is int and the other is string. any example?
Author:  jamonathin [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:43 pm ]
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After you're done sorting the numbers, just display them side by side . .
code:

var score : array 1 .. 4 of int := init (123, 234, 213, 789)
var name : array 1 .. 4 of string := init ("Me", "You", "Someone", "Friend")
for i : 1 .. 4
    put score (i), " ", name (i)
end for
Author:  zylum [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:19 pm ]
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you can sort *but* you have to ensure that all the numbers are of the same length by adding leading zeros. otherwise youre gonna have to split the array into 2 different ones and sort the numbers... when you swap 2 numebrs, swap the names aswell, then add the 2 arrays back together...
Author:  MysticVegeta [ Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:35 am ]
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i c what you mean, i will try to take it on from here. Thanks Very Happy

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