/// <summary>
/// Sort the result.
/// If AMakeFlatTable is false, then it only sorts the children of the same parent line.
/// Otherwise it sorts all lines but the result will be that all children have the same parent line.
/// First column has higher precedence, so the sorting starts with the last column
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AColumns">comma separated list of integers, describing the columns that the sorting should be based upon</param>
/// <param name="AMakeFlatTable">Indicator if we should make a flat table. This allows sorting with multiple levels</param>
/// <returns>void</returns>
public void Sort(String AColumns, Boolean AMakeFlatTable)
{
TRowComparer RowComparer;
RowComparer = new TRowComparer(AColumns, AMakeFlatTable);
/* idea for sorting:
* for each master
* collect its children in an Arraylist
* sort the list by all given columns
* negate all master and child numbers in the results array;
* that is to avoid to not being able to differ
* between already renamed rows and still to be done rows
* get a range of valid numbers from the minimum and maximum of the to be sorted children
* for each child, give it a new valid number, according to the new position
* change all rows reporting to that row accordingly
* after that has been done, change all the other negated numbers back
*/
if (results.Count < 1)
{
return;
}
this.results.Sort(0, results.Count, RowComparer);
if (AMakeFlatTable)
{
foreach (TResult row in results)
{
row.childRow = results.IndexOf(row) + 1;
// make a flat table
row.masterRow = 0;
}
}
else
{
foreach (TResult row in results)
{
row.childRow = results.IndexOf(row) + 1;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sort the result.
/// If AMakeFlatTable is false, then it only sorts the children of the same parent line.
/// Otherwise it sorts all lines but the result will be that all children have the same parent line.
/// First column has higher precedence, so the sorting starts with the last column
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AColumns">comma separated list of integers, describing the columns that the sorting should be based upon</param>
/// <param name="AMakeFlatTable">Indicator if we should make a flat table. This allows sorting with multiple levels</param>
/// <returns>void</returns>
public void Sort(String AColumns, Boolean AMakeFlatTable)
{
TRowComparer RowComparer;
RowComparer = new TRowComparer(AColumns, AMakeFlatTable);
/* idea for sorting:
* for each master
* collect its children in an Arraylist
* sort the list by all given columns
* negate all master and child numbers in the results array;
* that is to avoid to not being able to differ
* between already renamed rows and still to be done rows
* get a range of valid numbers from the minimum and maximum of the to be sorted children
* for each child, give it a new valid number, according to the new position
* change all rows reporting to that row accordingly
* after that has been done, change all the other negated numbers back
*/
if (results.Count < 1)
{
return;
}
this.results.Sort(0, results.Count, RowComparer);
if (AMakeFlatTable)
{
foreach (TResult row in results)
{
row.childRow = results.IndexOf(row) + 1;
// make a flat table
row.masterRow = 0;
}
}
else
{
foreach (TResult row in results)
{
row.childRow = results.IndexOf(row) + 1;
}
}
}
