<algorithm> vector sort with objects?

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So, in the c++ documentation in the header there is a nice function that lets you sort vectors. I have a class Person. I have a vector of pointers to objects of that class (vector<Person*>) and I want to compare the people by different parameters, for example age, length of name and so on.

I already have functions which return the needed variables but I am not sure how to do that. Here is a link to the sort vector function in the c++ reference http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/algorithm/sort/

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user586399 · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-29 11:50:33Z

14

That's so simple:

struct student
{
  string name;
  string grade;
};

bool cmd(const student & s1, const student & s2)
{
   if (s1.name != s2.name) return s1.name < s2.name;
   return s1.grade < s2.grade;
}

Then:

vector<student> s;
sort(s.begin(), s.end(), cmd);

Students will be sorted alphabatically. If two students have the same name, they will be ordered using their grade.

answered Dec 29, 2012 at 11:50

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user586399 Over a year ago

Thanks! Please consider choosing the answer as the best if you feel it resolves your problem.

Stanimirovv Over a year ago

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Mihai8 · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-31 13:30:43Z

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Try to override operator like "<", ">" using the same properties of the objects. After that you can redefine some sort operation.

answered Dec 31, 2012 at 13:30

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