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VB.Net Tutorial » Collections » IComparer 
8. 21. 2. Use custom Comparer to compare objects
 
 
Imports System.Collections
public class Test
  
   public Shared Sub Main
        Dim emps(4As Employee
        emps(0= New Employee("R""S")
        emps(1= New Employee("S""A")
        emps(2= New Employee("T""P")
        emps(3= New Employee("H""S")
        emps(4= New Employee("E""C")

        Dim emp_comparer As New EmployeeComparer

        Array.Sort(emps, emp_comparer)

        For i As Integer = To emps.GetUpperBound(0)
            Console.WriteLine(emps(i).ToString())
        Next i

   End Sub
   
End class
Public Class Employee
    Public FirstName As String
    Public LastName As String

    Public Sub New(ByVal first_name As String, ByVal last_name As String)
        FirstName = first_name
        LastName = last_name
    End Sub

    Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
        Return LastName & ", " & FirstName
    End Function
End Class

Public Class EmployeeComparer
    Implements IComparer

    Public Function Compare(ByVal x As Object, ByVal y As ObjectAs Integer _
     Implements System.Collections.IComparer.Compare
        Dim mgr1 As Employee = DirectCast(x, Employee)
        Dim mgr2 As Employee = DirectCast(y, Employee)

        Return String.Compare(mgr1.ToString, mgr2.ToString)
    End Function
End Class

        
  
  




A, S
C, E
P, T
S, H
S, R

 
8. 21. IComparer
8. 21. 1. Implements IComparer
8. 21. 2. Use custom Comparer to compare objects
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