On Sep 8, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Guyren Howe wrote:
On Sep 8, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Daniel Pereira wrote:
On Sep 08, 2006, at 16:12 UTC, Daniel Pereira wrote:
I would like to know what is the algorithm used in the sort
method of
the
listbox (quicksort, mergesort...)
Why?
The main reason I want to know if is stable. I want to use it to sort
multicolumn list using comparerows. Otherwise, I will have to
adapt to my
needs the very good sort library of Charles Yeomans.
It should be pointed out that you can ensure a stable sort by
supplying a suitable CompareRows Event Handler.
I'm not so sure about that -- stability is a function of the sorting
algorithm itself, not the comparison.
Charles Yeomans
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