Re: Sorting a list of symbols
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg116846] Re: Sorting a list of symbols
- From: "Chris Degnen" <degnen at cwgsy.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 04:34:40 -0500 (EST)
- References: <ikihp7$7tc$1@smc.vnet.net>
> Is there a way of sorting a list of symbols like {v1, v2, v3, v10, v4}
> such that
> it gives {v1, v2, v3, v4, v10} and not the Mathematica default of {v1,v10,
> v2,v3, v4}? I
> am trying to avoid using the obvious solution of {v01, v02, v03, v04,
> v10}!
symbols = {v1, v2, v3, v10, v4};
Part[symbols,
Ordering[ToExpression[StringDrop[#, 1]] & /@ ToString /@ symbols]]