Hi Mark, "any comments" was indeed a bit open. But you have answered my question, that the keys in an array are indeed not sorted like the source list and thanks for the appropriate workaround. Tiemo
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag > von Mark Schonewille > Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Mai 2013 12:00 > An: How to use LiveCode > Betreff: Re: order of array is different after split > > Hi Tiemo, > > Since you're just asking for comments, I'm not sure what kind of answer > you're looking for but I'll try. > > To process an array in sorted order, you can put the keys into a variable: > > put the keys of myArray into myKeys > sort the lines of myKeys ascending international repeat for each line myKey > in myKeys > // do something with myArray[myKey] > end repeat > > This processes the array in internationally sorted order. > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > KvK: 50277553 > > Use Color Converter to convert CMYK, RGB, RAL, XYZ, H.Lab and other colour > spaces. http://www.color-converter.com > > Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" > http://qery.us/3fi > > On 5/21/2013 11:46, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote: > > Hi, > > > > when splitting a plain list into an array, the order of the array is > > different to the source list. E.g. if the list was sorted > > international, the array is sorted standard. Is this a standard > > behavior of split, or do I have any options on the array order. > > > > I know, as far as you access the array by its keys, the order isn't > > relevant, but sometimes it might by suitable to process the array in > > sequence and then it could be valuable if the sequence is the same as > > the origin. > > > > > > > > Any comments? > > > > Tiemo > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
