Multiple keys on sorted list?

12 Apr 2005 5:29 AM

buzz

Is it possible to use multiple keys to sort a structure, such as LastName / FirstName in a sortedList?

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12 Apr 2005 5:49 AM

Cor Ligthert

Buzz,

> Is it possible to use multiple keys to sort a structure, such as LastName
> / FirstName in a sortedList?

Not really, create for that you own collection using CollectionBase.

There is a complete sample on this page.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemcollectionscollectionbaseclasstopic.asp

I hope this helps,

cor

12 Apr 2005 8:52 AM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

"buzz" <Nowh***@justhere.com> schrieb:
> Is it possible to use multiple keys to sort a structure, such as LastName
> / FirstName in a sortedList?

You can create your own comparer object and pass it to the sortedlist when
it's created.

<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/samples/codingtechnique/CompareOperator.zip>

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