Alphabetically order a list?

Arklon

If I have a string that is a list of commands (or any kind of strings for that matter) separated by spaces, for example, like:
"/jill /bob /foo /ahhh /bomb /picklesurprise"
Is there a function, or one that can easily be made, to reorganize it alphabetically, so that the above becomes:
"/ahhh /bob /bomb /jill /picklesurprise"
? Or is it possible to do this if the list is in some other kind of format?

Red Shifter

Have you checked IRC functions in Tribes 2? It has alphabetized lists of usernames.

Turkeh

Red June 2009

Have you checked IRC functions in Tribes 2? It has alphabetized lists of usernames.

The IRC uses built-in sort methods on the Username pane, and the IRC servers tend to pass user information in alphabetical order.

Here's a quick (not heavily tested) function that should do the trick for you.

function insertionSort(%list)
{
	%len = getWordCount(%list);

	for (%i = 1; %i < %len; %i++)
	{
		%value = getWord(%list, %i);
		%j = %i - 1;

		for (%j = %i - 1; %j >= 0 && strcmp((%w = getWord(%list, %j)), %value) > 0; %j--)
			%list = setWord(%list, %j+1, %w);

		%list = setWord(%list, %j + 1, %value);
	}

	return %list;
}

Arklon

Yep, the function works as expected. Thanks!

Red Shifter

Turkeh June 2009

...the IRC servers tend to pass user information in alphabetical order.

Typing a /names command for #tribes will show you that this is false on the irc.arloria.net server.