sorting character array using sort()

Question

I am trying to sort char array like this:

#include<algorithm>
...
char x[] = "coast";
sort(x, x+5);
std::cout<<x;

But it displays garbage. Integer arrays are sorted properly however.

Just to be complete you have to do std::cout<<x<<std::endl; so you flush buffers. — ismail
– ismail, Commented Dec 25, 2010 at 13:36

ismail · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-25 13:35:29Z

3

Works fine over here

[~]> clang++ test.cpp
[~]> ./a.out 
acost

answered Dec 25, 2010 at 13:35

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badmaash Over a year ago

Er, gcc 4.4.3 on ubuntu 10.4 doesnt do it properly.

sbi Over a year ago

@Abhi: Please paste the exact and full program (main() and all) you tried, and (if possible) the exact result. This should work.

ismail Over a year ago

Works with gcc 4.4.1 on Ubuntu 9.10

badmaash Over a year ago

Actually, in the code there are other things which i had to comment out. Now it works with only those statements. Thanks.

sbi Over a year ago

@Abhi: Which is exactly why you need to create a proper repro case that we can paste into our editors and try ourselves. IMO, in 80% of all cases you find your problem while you create that repro case. For the other 20% you have a perfect piece of code to ask about.

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