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Use IComparer
Use IComparer

/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/

// Use IComparer. 
 
using System; 
using System.Collections; 
 
// Create an IComparer for Inventory objects. 
class CompInv : IComparer 
  // Implement the IComparable interface. 
  public int Compare(object obj1, object obj2) { 
    Inventory a, b; 
    a = (Inventoryobj1; 
    b = (Inventoryobj2; 
    return a.name.CompareTo(b.name)
  

 
class Inventory 
  public string name; 
  double cost; 
  int onhand; 
 
  public Inventory(string n, double c, int h) { 
    name = n; 
    cost = c; 
    onhand = h; 
  
 
  public override string ToString() { 
    return 
      String.Format("{0,-10}Cost: {1,6:C}  On hand: {2}"
                    name, cost, onhand)
  

 
public class MailList 
  public static void Main() { 
    CompInv comp = new CompInv()
    ArrayList inv = new ArrayList()
     
    // Add elements to the list 
    inv.Add(new Inventory("Pliers"5.953))
    inv.Add(new Inventory("Wrenches"8.292));    
    inv.Add(new Inventory("Hammers"3.504))
    inv.Add(new Inventory("Drills"19.888))
 
    Console.WriteLine("Inventory list before sorting:")
    foreach(Inventory i in inv) { 
      Console.WriteLine("   " + i)
    
    Console.WriteLine()
 
    // Sort the list using an IComparer. 
    inv.Sort(comp)
 
    Console.WriteLine("Inventory list after sorting:")
    foreach(Inventory i in inv) { 
      Console.WriteLine("   " + i)
    
  
}


           
       














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