Is there a function for this?

cdog · 03-27-2006, 12:13 PM

I'm looking for a C function to sort an array of strings in alphabetical order and not ASCII order.

theNbomr · 03-27-2006, 12:48 PM

qsort

You supply a function that compares two elements of the array, and qsort uses it as a callback, repeatedly, until the array is sorted. Your comparison function can compare on what ever basis you wish.

--- rod.

cdog · 03-28-2006, 05:03 AM

thank you.

ta0kira · 03-29-2006, 12:47 PM

Is stable_sort only C++? If you are sorting without regard to case (as in "Adam" is the same as "adam"), stable_sort will keep them in the same order in relationship to each other. This means that if you have both "Adam" and "adam" in the same list, if "Adam" occurs before "adam" in the original list, it will still be before "adam" in the sorted list. I know for sure that qsort does not guarantee that they will stay in the same order, but I'm not sure the equivalent to stable_sort in C.
ta0kira

cdog · 03-31-2006, 04:07 AM

I think that I will make a function for this because there are few more things to cover. Thank you both.