Custom compare function for array.sort on an integer array?

[Dmitry Olshansky]

On 19.04.2011 16:57, Sequ wrote:
> Like the topic says, is it possible to set a custom compare function, for when
> you are using the 'sort' property of an integer array? I want the integers to
> be sorted by a different criteria than their natural order. From the
> documentation (http://d-programming-language.org/arrays.html) I can see how it
> would be done for structs or objects, but it doesn't seem to be possible for
> primitive types.
>
> If it can't yet be done, then I'm sure that adding the ability to give a
> comparison function or lazy expression to the 'sort' call would be very
> useful. Unless there is some reason that that would be beyond the scope of the
> 'sort' property's purpose?
If you are talking use std.algorithm sort
Like taken from docs below:

bool  myComp(int  x,int  y) {return  x>  y; }
sort!(myComp)(array);


See also:
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/2.0/phobos/std_algorithm.html#sort

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Dmitry Olshansky