You could write a custom comparer to do this for you. See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.collections.icomparer.aspx
in fact there are even a few people who have created things such as IComparer generators to generate IComparer objects dynamically or use reflections to access the fields .. allowing for sorting based on similar strings. Cheers, Greg On 9/15/06, Hevel, Shawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have an unusual situation or at least I think I do. I need to sort an ArrayList, but my ArrayList is made up of a class called DocumentReference. Inside this class are different properties that pertain to a Document (ReportId, VersionId, Description etc). What I need to do is sort this based on certain criteria. They only way I know how to do this is by building a temporary table with columns that pertain to each property. I would then move the value of each property into the specified column until all properties are read. Once all ArrayList members are read I can create a DataView from the DataSet and do the following: dvTopicList.Sort = "VersionID DESC" or dvTopicList.Sort = "Description, ReportID" After the list is sorted, I would rebuild my ArrayList and return this back to the calling program. I know that ArrayList has a sort method but I don't think it will work for me. Does anyone have any ideas about approaching this? or a better way of doing it? Thanks, Shawn Hevel, API, AIT Lead Programmer Analyst Information Technology Department South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Companies Phone: (803) 936-4331 Fax: (803) 936-4629 Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
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