I have a column which consists of numbers. I want them to be sorted as numbers (I don't want to add 0s in front of them because they can be quite large numbers), not as text. Can I do it without making my own complex sorting system?
I have a column which consists of numbers. I want them to be sorted as numbers (I don't want to add 0s in front of them because they can be quite large numbers), not as text. Can I do it without making my own complex sorting system?
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To get "9" before "10", first compare the lengths of the strings to decide on the order.
If the two lengths are the same, then use strcmp()
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Yeah but can I do it using the built-in sorting system?
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could you set " 9" istead of "9" ?
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If list view control doesn't have such options to sort by numbers then I'm going to do something like that yes.
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Use the ListView_SortItems Macro to do all your sorting. This will eliminate the need to do any type of numeric padding.
Perfect! Now is there a way to let it sort some of them automatically by the text?
"The Internet treats censorship as damage and routes around it." - John Gilmore
Not sure what you mean by "them". Are you referring to several columns in a listview, some columns are of a "numeric" type and some are of a string type. If this is the case, then your compareProc can be easily modified to sort both types, "numeric" and string. I guess I'm confused by the above statement, please clarify.Now is there a way to let it sort some of them automatically by the text?
You got it right. I just thought maybe there are preconstructed sorting ways too... so I wouldn't need to make my own case insensitive string comparing function.
Last edited by maxorator; 01-05-2007 at 09:56 AM.
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