/// Desired relation | Result
/// -------------------------------------------
/// a < b | Returns a negative value.
/// a == b | Returns 0.
/// a > b | Returns a positive value.
///
int mySortComparison(SomeClass a, SomeClass b) {
final propertyA = someProperty(a);
final propertyB = someProperty(b);
if (propertyA < propertyB) {
return -1;
} else if (propertyA > propertyB) {
return 1;
} else {
return 0;
}
}
list.sort(mySortComparison);
class Name {
Name({String surname, String givenName})
: surname = surname ?? "",
givenName = givenName ?? "";
final String surname;
final String givenName;
}
int compareNames(Name name1, Name name2) {
var comparisonResult = name1.surname.compareTo(name2.surname);
if (comparisonResult != 0) {
return comparisonResult;
}
// Surnames are the same, so subsort by given name.
return name1.givenName.compareTo(name2.givenName);
}
class _SortableKeyPair<T, K extends Comparable<Object>>
implements Comparable<_SortableKeyPair<T, K>> {
_SortableKeyPair(this.original, this.key);
final T original;
final K key;
@override
int compareTo(_SortableKeyPair<T, K> other) => key.compareTo(other.key);
}
/// Returns a sorted *copy* of [items] according to the computed sort key.
List<E> sortedWithKey<E, K extends Comparable<Object>>(
Iterable<E> items,
K Function(E) toKey,
) {
final keyPairs = [
for (var element in items) _SortableKeyPair(element, toKey(element)),
]..sort();
return [
for (var keyPair in keyPairs) keyPair.original,
];
}
void main() {
final list = <MyCustomClass>[ ... ];
final sorted = sortedWithKeys(list, computeValue);
}
class _Person {
final int age;
final String name;
_Person({required this.age, required this.name});
}
void _test() {
final array = [
_Person(age: 10, name: 'Dean'),
_Person(age: 20, name: 'Jack'),
_Person(age: 30, name: 'Ben'),
];
// ascend with age
// Dean Jack Ben
array.sort((p1, p2) {
return Comparable.compare(p1.age, p2.age);
});
// decend with age
// Ben Jack Dean
array.sort((p1, p2) {
return Comparable.compare(p2.age, p1.age);
});
// ascend with name
// Ben Dean Jack
array.sort((p1, p2) {
return Comparable.compare(p1.name, p2.name);
});
}
class Student {
String? name;
int? age;
Student({this.name, this.age});
int getAge() {
if (age == null) return 0;
return age!;
}
@override
int compareTo(Student other) {
var a = getAge();
var b = other.getAge();
if (a < b) {
return -1;
} else if (a > b) {
return 1;
} else {
return 0;
}
}
}