String Comparision

[Kb]

Hello There,

How do i compare string such that A < B<... <Y<Z<BA<BB... <CA... <ZZ

Thanks
KB

 

[Guest]

Write a comparer for it as Z < BA == false in normal coding. You would need
to compare lengths first, then compare two of the same length as normal I
imagine.

HTH

Ciaran O'Donnell

 

[PS]

Hello There,

How do i compare string such that A < B<... <Y<Z<BA<BB... <CA... <ZZ

It might be best to think of these as numbers but in base 36. Then the above
comparisons would be correct.

PS

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

In addition to the other comments, you might be able to PadLeft the shorter
string with max length of the two strings...

Something like:

Public Class SpecialComparer
Implements IComparer(Of String)

Public Function Compare(ByVal x As String, ByVal y As String) As
Integer Implements IComparer(Of String).Compare
Dim totalWidth As Integer = Math.Max(x.Length, y.Length)
Return String.Compare(x.PadLeft(totalWidth),
y.PadLeft(totalWidth))
End Function

End Class