Implementing the .NET IComparer interface to get a more natural sort order

Pascal Ganaye

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4 Jul 2008CPOL2 min read

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The IComparer available in .NET lets you sort numbers or strings. This little class available in both C# and VB shows how to implement an IComparer which will work with mixed characters and numbers.

naturalcomparer.zip
- NaturalComparer
  - clean.cmd
  - NaturalComparer.sln
  - NaturalComparerCSharp
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        NaturalComparer.exe
        
        NaturalComparer.vshost.exe
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - NaturalComparer.cs
    - NaturalComparerCSharp.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Sort.ico
  - NaturalComparerVB
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        NaturalComparer.exe
        
        NaturalComparer.xml
    - Form1.Designer.vb
    - Form1.resx
    - Form1.vb
    - mssccprj.scc
    - My Project
      - Application.Designer.vb
      - Application.myapp
      - AssemblyInfo.vb
      - Resources.Designer.vb
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.vb
      - Settings.settings
      - vssver2.scc
    - NaturalComparer.vb
    - NaturalComparerVB.vbproj
    - Resources
      - Sort.ico
    - vssver2.scc

rd /S /Q NaturalComparerCSharp\obj
rd /S /Q NaturalComparerVb\obj
del /S /Q *.pdb
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Pascal Ganaye

Software Developer (Senior)

France

I am a French programmer.
These days I spend most of my time with the .NET framework, JavaScript and html.

Implementing the .NET IComparer interface to get a more natural sort order

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