Sorting an Array

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okibi wrote:
> Is there an easy way to sort an array with elements such as "12 - Some text" or "241 - Other Text"?
> 
> I want to sort in order of the numbers. Is this possible?
> 
> Thanks!
// Sort array via comparison operator.
// 'bigger' returns if 'value' is bigger than 'than'.
void sort(T)(ref T[] array, bool function(T value, T than) bigger) {
   // comparing sorting algorithm goes here. See wikipedia for examples.
   // Quicksort should do nicely and is easy to implement.
}

long getNumericPart(char[] inp) {
   if (!input.length) return long.max+1; // no number is very small.
   size_t numlen=0;
   while (numlen<inp.length)&&(inp[numlen]>='0')&&(inp[numlen]<='9'))
     ++numlen;
   return inp[0..numlen];
}

void main() {
   char[][] array=getArray(); // array is read
   array.sort(function(char[] a, char[] b) {
     return getNumericPart(a)>getNumericPart(b);
   });
}

Didn't try, obviously, but it should work.
Have fun! :D
  --downs