Sort list of string arrays c#

Question

I have a list of string arrays, where the arrays are formatted as [Animal, Breed, Name]:

{ [\"Dog\", \"Golden Retriever\", \"Rex\"],
  [\"Cat\", \"Tabby\", \         


        

Answer 1

For a more simple or well-rounded approach, you could use bubble sort to sort your list of string arrays, depending on the element you wish to sort by. For example:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    List animalCount = new List() 
    { 
        new string[] { "Dogs: ", "12" }, 
        new string[] { "Cats: ", "6" }, 
        new string[] { "Monkeys: ", "15" },
        new string[] { "Fish: ", "26" },
        new string[] { "Dinosaurs: ", "0" },
        new string[] { "Elephants: ", "2" }
    };

    List sortedAnimalCount = SortedCountList(animalCount);

    foreach (string[] item in sortedAnimalCount)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(item[0] + "" + item[1]);
    }

    Console.ReadKey();
}

static List SortedCountList(List countList)
{
    string[][] charArray = countList.ToArray();

    int ItemToSortBy = 1; // Sorts list depending on item 2 of each string array
    int numItems = charArray.Length;
    bool IsSwapping = true;
    int i = 0;

    while (i < (numItems - 1) && IsSwapping == true)
    {
        IsSwapping = false;

        for (int j = 0; j < numItems - i - 1; j++) // Bubble sort the List in reverse
        {
            if (Convert.ToInt32(charArray[j][ItemToSortBy]) < Convert.ToInt32(charArray[j + 1][ItemToSortBy]))
            {
                string[] temp = charArray[j];
                charArray[j] = charArray[j + 1];
                charArray[j + 1] = temp;
                IsSwapping = true;
            }
        }

        i += 1;
    }

    return charArray.ToList();
}

• Outputs: Fish: 26 Monkeys: 15 Dogs: 12 Cats: 6 Elephants: 2 Dinosaurs: 0