Sort array with custom objects

Question

I\'m trying to sort an array, filled with objects from a class i wrote. The class i wrote contains an NSString itself, as the \"name\". So what i wanna do, is to sort the ar

Answer 1

You can use the method sortedArrayUsingComparator:

NSArray *sortedArray = [anArray sortedArrayUsingComparator:^(MyClass *a, MyClass *b) {
    return [a.name caseInsensitiveCompare:b.name];
}];

Answer 2

You can sortedArrayUsingComparator:(NSComparator)cmptr (NSArray reference) to sort the array. For instance, if you want to sort by the name property, do the following (assuming your class is called Person):

NSArray *sortedArray = [anArray sortedArrayUsingComparator:^(id a, id b) {
    NSString *first = [(Person *)a name];
    NSString *second = [(Person *)b name];
    return [first caseInsensitiveCompare:second];
}];