Re: sorting std::vector<string> ignoring case
On Tue, 8 May 2007 09:20:20 -0700, "Ed"
<jag_manR__EM*-0_V_E653@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I need to sort a vector of strings ignoring case while preserving it.
That is, if I have a vector containing "Xyz" and "abc" I
want to report "abc" "Xyz". I can think of several inelegant ways,
such as creating a second vector with all upper (or lower)
and sort it while saving the sort order in an integer array, using the
latter to index the while reporting the original vector...
that is, an indirect sort. But I was wondering if there was some why
of accomplishing this more directly with the
STL algorithms.
Any thoughts?
Write a comparison class:
struct LessNoCase
{
bool operator()(const std::string& x, const std::string& y) const
{
// Returns true if x < y; false otherwise.
return less_than(x, y);
}
};
Then pass an instance of it to std::sort:
std::sort(v.begin(), v.end(), LessNoCase());
The only question is how to write less_than. I would probably use the
Windows function CompareString. Whatever you use, pay careful attention to
the comment in LessNoCase::operator(); for more on what it's getting at,
read about "strict weak ordering" here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wh15hsex(VS.80).aspx
--
Doug Harrison
Visual C++ MVP
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