/// <summary>
/// Sorts the animals in the list of animals.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sortType"> Sorts the list of animals by this type.</param>
/// <param name="sortValue"> Sorts the list of animals by this value.</param>
/// <returns> The results of the sort.</returns>
public SortResult SortAnimals(string sortType, string sortValue)
{
// Define variable of type SortResult and set to null.
SortResult result = null;
// Switch on the type of sort entered.
switch (sortType)
{
// If "bubble" was entered, call the SortHelper's bubblesort method and give it the list of aniamls.
case "bubble":
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Sort the animals by weight.
result = SortHelper.BubbleSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Sort the animals by weight.
result = SortHelper.BubbleSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
// If selection was typed then sort by selection.
case "selection":
// If you want to sort by the weight value then type weight.
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Sort the animals by weight using a Selection sort.
result = SortHelper.SelectionSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Sort the animals by their name.
result = SortHelper.SelectionSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
// If you want to sory by inesertion...
case "insertion":
// If you want to sort by the weight value then type weight.
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Sort by the animals weight and insertion.
result = SortHelper.InsertionSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
// If you want to sort by the name value then type name.
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Sort by the animals weight and insertion.
result = SortHelper.InsertionSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sort the animals according to command type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sortType">The sort type to be executed.</param>
/// <param name="sortValue">The number of times the sort was performed to achieve success.</param>
/// <returns>Returns the sort result.</returns>
public SortResult SortAnimals(string sortType, string sortValue)
{
SortResult sortResult = null;
switch (sortType)
{
case "bubble":
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
sortResult = SortHelper.BubbleSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
sortResult = SortHelper.BubbleSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
case "selection":
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
sortResult = SortHelper.SelectionSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
sortResult = SortHelper.SelectionSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
case "insertion":
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
sortResult = SortHelper.InsertionSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
sortResult = SortHelper.InsertionSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
case "quick":
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
sortResult = new SortResult();
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
stopwatch.Start();
// Call the QuickSortByWeight method.
sortResult = SortHelper.QuickSortByWeight(this.animals, this.animals.IndexOf(this.animals[0]), this.animals.LastIndexOf(this.animals[this.animals.Count - 1]), sortResult);
stopwatch.Stop();
sortResult.ElapsedMilliseconds = stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
sortResult = new SortResult();
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
stopwatch.Start();
// Call the QuickSortByName method.
sortResult = SortHelper.QuickSortByName(this.animals, this.animals.IndexOf(this.animals[0]), this.animals.LastIndexOf(this.animals[this.animals.Count - 1]), sortResult);
stopwatch.Stop();
sortResult.ElapsedMilliseconds = stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
}
break;
}
return(sortResult);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sorts the animals in the list of animals.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sortType"> Sorts the list of animals by this type.</param>
/// <param name="sortValue"> Sorts the list of animals by this value.</param>
/// <returns> The results of the sort.</returns>
public SortResult SortAnimals(string sortType, string sortValue)
{
// Define variable of type SortResult and set to null.
SortResult result = null;
// Switch on the type of sort entered.
switch (sortType)
{
// If "bubble" was entered, call the SortHelper's bubblesort method and give it the list of aniamls.
case "bubble":
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Sort the animals by weight.
result = SortHelper.BubbleSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Sort the animals by weight.
result = SortHelper.BubbleSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
// If selection was typed then sort by selection.
case "selection":
// If you want to sort by the weight value then type weight.
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Sort the animals by weight using a Selection sort.
result = SortHelper.SelectionSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Sort the animals by their name.
result = SortHelper.SelectionSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
// If you want to sory by inesertion...
case "insertion":
// If you want to sort by the weight value then type weight.
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Sort by the animals weight and insertion.
result = SortHelper.InsertionSortByWeight(this.animals);
}
// If you want to sort by the name value then type name.
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Sort by the animals weight and insertion.
result = SortHelper.InsertionSortByName(this.animals);
}
break;
// If you want to sort by quick...
case "quick":
// Make a new sort result.
SortResult sort = new SortResult();
// Make a new stop watch and start the timer.
Stopwatch watch = new Stopwatch();
watch.Start();
// If you want to sort by weight.
if (sortValue == "name")
{
// Pass in the lowest left index (0), and the highest right index (the number of items in the list)
SortHelper.QuickSortByName(this.animals, 0, this.animals.Count - 1, sort);
// Stop the watch.
watch.Stop();
// Set the sorts elapsed milliseconds to the watch's total elapsed milliseconds property.
sort.ElapsedMilliseconds = watch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
// Set the result variable to the sort resutl
result = sort;
}
// If you want to sort by weight.
if (sortValue == "weight")
{
// Pass in the lowest left index (0), and the highest right index (the number of items in the list)
SortHelper.QuickSortByWeight(this.animals, 0, this.animals.Count - 1, sort);
// Stop the watch.
watch.Stop();
// Set the sorts elapsed milliseconds to the watch's total elapsed milliseconds property.
sort.ElapsedMilliseconds = watch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
// Set the result variable to the sort resutl
result = sort;
}
break;
}
return(result);
}