How do I sort an array of structs by multiple values?

Aaron Bratcher Published at Dev

Aaron Bratcher

I already have code to sort by 1 value as shown below, but I'm wondering how to sort using multiple values? I would like to sort by set and then by someString.

One is an integer, and one is a string in this case. I had considered converting the integer to a string and then concatenating them, but thought there must be a better way because I may have 2 integers to sort by in the future.

struct Condition {
    var set = 0
    var someString = ""
}

var conditions = [Condition]()

conditions.append(Condition(set: 1, someString: "string3"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 2, someString: "string2"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 3, someString: "string7"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 1, someString: "string9"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 2, someString: "string4"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 3, someString: "string0"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 1, someString: "string1"))
conditions.append(Condition(set: 2, someString: "string6"))

// sort
let sorted = conditions.sorted { (lhs: Condition, rhs: Condition) -> Bool in
    return (lhs.set) < (rhs.set)
}

// printed sorted conditions
for index in 0...conditions.count-1 {
    println("\(sorted[index].set) - \(sorted[index].someString)")
}

Cyrille

I'm not yet proficient in Swift, but the basic idea for a multiple-criteria sort is:

let sorted = conditions.sorted { (lhs: Condition, rhs: Condition) -> Bool in
    if lhs.set == rhs.set {
        return lhs.someString < rhs.someString
    }
    return (lhs.set) < (rhs.set)
}

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