WoW:API sort - Revision history

Move page script: Move page script moved page API sort to WoW:API sort without leaving a redirect

2023-08-15T04:47:26Z

Move page script moved page API sort to API sort without leaving a redirect

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Bear: /* Sorting by Name */

2016-08-28T18:49:14Z

Sorting by Name

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	function pairsByKeys (t, f)		function pairsByKeys (t, f)
	local a = {}		local a = {}
	for n in pairs(t) do table.insert(a, n) end		for n in pairs(t) do table.insert(a, n) end
	table.sort(a, f)		table.sort(a, f)
	local i = 0 -- iterator variable		local i = 0 -- iterator variable
	local iter = function () -- iterator function		local iter = function () -- iterator function
	i = i + 1		i = i + 1
	if a[i] == nil then return nil		if a[i] == nil then return nil
	else return a[i], t[a[i]]		else return a[i], t[a[i]]
	end		end
	end		end
	return iter		return iter
	end		end

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	for title,value in pairsByKeys(randomtable) do		for title,value in pairsByKeys(randomtable) do
	DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(title..", "..value);		DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(title..", "..value);
	end		end

	This will print all the variables in randomtable alphabetically!		This will print all the variables in randomtable alphabetically!

WoWWiki>Starlightblunder: {{luaapi}}

2010-03-25T22:32:49Z

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	{{~~:Lua/Libshortcut\|sort\|table.sort~~}}		{{luaapi}}
	From [http://lua-users.org/wiki/TableLibraryTutorial TableLibraryTutorial] of lua-users.org.		From [http://lua-users.org/wiki/TableLibraryTutorial TableLibraryTutorial] of lua-users.org.

	table.sort(table [, ~~comp~~])		table.sort(table [, compFunc])
			sort(table[, compFunc])

	Sort the elements of a table in-place (i.e. alter the table).		Sort the elements of a table in-place (i.e. alter the table).
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	This will print all the variables in randomtable alphabetically!		This will print all the variables in randomtable alphabetically!

	~~{{LUA}}~~

WoWWiki>Kjasi: Alphabetically sort table function

2008-08-29T20:40:08Z

Alphabetically sort table function

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 ;''Notes:''
 : Sorting tables containing non-numeric keys using a custom comparison function does not work. The function will not get called, and the table will be sorted according to some kind of internal function.
 {{LUA}}

WoWWiki>Yssaril: added comment to the size specific sort that it no longer works in the current version of wow

2008-03-23T05:31:47Z

added comment to the size specific sort that it no longer works in the current version of wow

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	> = table.concat(t, ", ") -- only specified size is concatenated as well		> = table.concat(t, ", ") -- only specified size is concatenated as well
	2, 3, 5		2, 3, 5

			;''Warning:'' Setting the range of the sort is no longer possible since table.setn is no longer supported (setting n=3 will not set the size of the table to 3) [[User:Yssaril\|Yssaril]] 05:31, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

	A comparison function can be provided to customise the element sorting. The comparison function must return a boolean value specifying whether the first argument should be before the second argument in the sequence. The default behaviour is for the < comparison to be made. For example, the following behaves the same as no function being supplied:		A comparison function can be provided to customise the element sorting. The comparison function must return a boolean value specifying whether the first argument should be before the second argument in the sequence. The default behaviour is for the < comparison to be made. For example, the following behaves the same as no function being supplied:

WoWWiki>VoidvectorBot: Remove singatures made using ~ in main namespace

2007-02-10T06:22:39Z

Remove singatures made using ~ in main namespace

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	----		----
	;''Notes:''		;''Notes:''
	: Sorting tables containing non-numeric keys using a custom comparison function does not work. The function will not get called, and the table will be sorted according to some kind of internal function. ~~--[[User:Tularis\|Tularis]] 19:22, 11 October 2006 (EDT)~~		: Sorting tables containing non-numeric keys using a custom comparison function does not work. The function will not get called, and the table will be sorted according to some kind of internal function.

	{{LUA}}		{{LUA}}

WoWWiki>Tularis: added note about non-numeric key tables being non-sortable with a custom comparison

2006-10-11T23:22:31Z

added note about non-numeric key tables being non-sortable with a custom comparison

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	> = table.concat(t, ", ")		> = table.concat(t, ", ")
	5, 4, 3, 2, 1		5, 4, 3, 2, 1

			----
			;''Notes:''
			: Sorting tables containing non-numeric keys using a custom comparison function does not work. The function will not get called, and the table will be sorted according to some kind of internal function. --[[User:Tularis\|Tularis]] 19:22, 11 October 2006 (EDT)

	{{LUA}}		{{LUA}}

WoWWiki>Mikk: Use Lua/Libshortcut template. Change category from "LUA Functions" to "Lua functions".

2006-05-26T12:15:46Z

Use Lua/Libshortcut template. Change category from "LUA Functions" to "Lua functions".

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			{{:Lua/Libshortcut\|sort\|table.sort}}
	From [http://lua-users.org/wiki/TableLibraryTutorial TableLibraryTutorial] of lua-users.org.		From [http://lua-users.org/wiki/TableLibraryTutorial TableLibraryTutorial] of lua-users.org.

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	5, 4, 3, 2, 1		5, 4, 3, 2, 1

	~~----~~		{{LUA}}
	{{~~template:WoW API~~}}

WoWWiki>Muert at 22:16, 30 December 2005

2005-12-30T22:16:44Z

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	> = table.concat(t, ", ")		> = table.concat(t, ", ")
	5, 4, 3, 2, 1		5, 4, 3, 2, 1

			----
			{{template:WoW API}}

WoWWiki>Zingfharn: Changed < to < because it was messing up the instructions

2005-03-15T11:36:19Z

Changed < to < because it was messing up the instructions

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	> t = { 3,2,5,1,4 }		> t = { 3,2,5,1,4 }
	> table.sort(t, function(a,b) return a<b end)		> table.sort(t, function(a,b) return a<b end)
	> = table.concat(t, ", ")		> = table.concat(t, ", ")
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5		1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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	We can see if we reverse the comparison the sequence order is reversed.		We can see if we reverse the comparison the sequence order is reversed.

	> table.sort(t, function(a,b) return a>b end)		> table.sort(t, function(a,b) return a>b end)
	> = table.concat(t, ", ")		> = table.concat(t, ", ")
	5, 4, 3, 2, 1		5, 4, 3, 2, 1