Sorting alphabetically

[Aeros]

Funnily enough, I've never done this in 3 years, but it's becoming an issue now:

How can you sort the resultset of EnumerateOnlineCharacters() alphabetically?

[tekproxy]

Using the .sort() method.

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var chars := EnumerateOnlineCharacters();
chars.sort();

[Aeros]

You mean I've been missing that all along?

Lol. Thanks tekproxy

[tekproxy]

Think lazy, someone else already has and they're probably a core dev.

[Austin]

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const SORT_ASCENDING  := 0x0; // Default
const SORT_DESCENDING := 0x1;
//
//  EnumerateOnlineCharactersABC()
//
//  * Returns an list of player-refs, sorted by 'player.name'
//
function EnumerateOnlineCharactersABC( dir := SORT_ASCENDING )
	var dict := dictionary;
	var zList := EnumerateOnlineCharacters();
	foreach player in zList
		var key := upper(player.name);
		if ( !dict.Exists(key) )
			dict[key] := array();
		endif
		dict[key].append(player);
	endforeach
	zlist := array;
	foreach key in (dict.keys())
		foreach name in (dict[key])
			if ( dir == SORT_ASCENDING )
				zList.append(name);
			else
				zList.insert(1, name);
			endif
		endforeach
	endforeach
	return zList;
endfunction

[Aeros]

Thanks Austin, I also stumbled across this now, from the old TSSE shard scriptset

[tekproxy]

Sorry, I misunderstood what you wanted. Heh.

[Aeros]

Lol yea I figured after awhile that that couldn't be it sorting references wouldn't work as it wouldn't know what to sort by. Thanks anyway though And thanks Austin.

[MuadDib]

Wonder if it shouldn't do it by defualt....... although, that means more work than I want to do on my lunch break

Who knows, maybe in 097, look into adjusting the .sort member for arrays to work more like php, but, don't hold me to it

[Aeros]

Aw, you know you want to

[Yukiko]

*chuckles*

Maud we have to get to 096 official release before we start thinking about 097.

BTW once again let me say thanks for your work you guys.