Re: sorting two arrays

2008-07-29 Thread Steven Noyes
You might consider changing how you store data just a little bit. Instead of having two arrays, a single array with arrays as objects. For example, you currently have: Array 1 Array 2 - --- | | | | -

Re: sorting two arrays

2008-07-28 Thread Michael Ash
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Graham Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, OK, didn't quite grok that. If they are related, could object A have a > reference to object B? If so, just sorting one array then gives you the > other objects sorted in the same order without having to sort array B (or >

Re: sorting two arrays

2008-07-28 Thread Graham Cox
Ah, OK, didn't quite grok that. If they are related, could object A have a reference to object B? If so, just sorting one array then gives you the other objects sorted in the same order without having to sort array B (or even have one). Graham On 29 Jul 2008, at 11:08 am, Randall Meadows

Re: sorting two arrays

2008-07-28 Thread Randall Meadows
On Jul 28, 2008, at 6:58 PM, Graham Cox wrote: This has a bit of a whiff about it. Two arrays of the same objects is not unusual, but forcing them always into the same order is - surely that's just a data duplication? If the arrays are meant to be identical, why not just use one array? What

Re: sorting two arrays

2008-07-28 Thread Graham Cox
Jeff, This has a bit of a whiff about it. Two arrays of the same objects is not unusual, but forcing them always into the same order is - surely that's just a data duplication? If the arrays are meant to be identical, why not just use one array? What is different? If array B contains arra

Re: sorting two arrays

2008-07-28 Thread William Squires
The most logical is to make a class that has - as properties - the two pieces of data being sorted, then put these in an NSArray (or NSMutableArray as appropriate to your situation), and then sort that instead. Not only will it sort both pieces of data together, but it's a lot easier to e