On 2018-05-14 15:09:28 Rick McGuire wrote:
> That would be a very bad thing. If the data in the array was a mix of
> numeric and non-numeric values, then some comparisons would be performed
> one way, others differently. You would never be able to get a reliable sort
> result. It would be a little bit like the comparison
>
> if '0000' = '00e0' then say "Hi"
>
> giving a true result. Because the "=" operator is used rather than '==',
> the numeric comparison got used because "00e0" is a valid numeric
> representation for zero. In a sort, a lot more comparisons need to be
> performed, so it is important that each one be done using the same set of
> rules, not changing suddenly because of some quirk in the data.
>
> Again, the sortWith method and the Comparator class were designed to give
> you the flexibility to decide precisely how the comparisons get performed
> if the default does not meet your requirements.
>
> Rick
Okay, that makes sense.
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