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Re: Re: sort

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg30016] Re: [mg29997] Re: [mg29991] sort
• From: "Mr. Wizard" <gleam at flashmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 16:16:42 -0400 (EDT)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Bob, I think I've got a much faster way to accomplish the same thing.

Look at http://aerie.net/mma/sorting.nb

You will need http://aerie.net/mma/clk.tif


Paul


>sortByCol[l_List, n_Integer] :=
>     Sort[l, #1[[n]] <= #2[[n]]&];
>
>mat = Table[Random[Integer, {1, 4}], {10}, {10}];
>
>sortByCol[mat, 3]
>
>To sort by column 3 with column 4 breaking ties
>
>sortByCol[sortByCol[mat, 4], 3]
>
>If more than two columns are to be used
>
>Fold[sortByCol[#1, #2]&, mat, {5, 4, 3}]
>
>
>Bob Hanlon
>Chantilly, VA  USA