/// <summary>Sorts jagged integer array using method for particular criterion in particular order.</summary>
/// <param name="array"> An array to be sorted.</param>
/// <param name="comparer"> Interface setting the logic of particular kind of sorting.</param>
public static void Sort(int[][] array, IComparer <int[], int[]> comparer)
{
if (comparer == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException(nameof(comparer));
}
else
{
int i = 0;
bool flag = true;
while (flag)
{
flag = false;
for (int j = 0; j < array.Length - i - 1; j++)
{
if (comparer.CompareTo(array[j], array[j + 1]))
{
Swap(ref array[j], ref array[j + 1]);
flag = true;
}
}
i++;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Bubble sorts jugged array using Icomparer
/// </summary>
/// <param name="array">array</param>
/// <param name="ic">comparer privides comparing logic</param>
public static void Sort(int[][] array, IComparer ic)
{
ValidateArray(array);
if (ic == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException();
}
for (int i = 0; i < array.Length - 1; i++)
{
for (int j = i + 1; j < array.Length; j++)
{
if (ic.CompareTo(array[i], array[j]) == 1)
{
Swap(ref array[i], ref array[j]);
}
}
}
}
public int CompareTo(FetchedStudent x, FetchedStudent y)
{
// TODO: decide what to do with null students: exception?
// or return as smallest or largest
// Case 1: check if x is in sorting group 1
if (x.Message == null && x.Status == notActive)
{
// x is in sorting group 1
if (y.Message == null && y.Status == notActive)
{
// x and y are in sorting group 1.
// order by descending UserId
return -UserIdComparer.CompareTo(x.UserId, y.UserId);
// the minus sign is because of the descending
}
else
{ // x is in group 1, y in group 2 / 3 / 4: x comes first
return -1;
}
}
// case 2: check if X is in sorting group 2
else if (x.Message != null && x.Status != notActive)
{ // x is in sorting group 2
if (y.Message == null && y.Status != notActive)
{ // x is in group 2; y is in group 1: x is larger than y
return +1;
}
else if (y.Message == null && y.Status != notActive)
{ // x and y both in group 2: order by descending nextFollowUpDate
// minus sign is because descending
return -nextFollowUpdateComparer.CompareTo(
x.Message.NextFollowUpdate,
y.Message.NextFollowUpdate);
}
else
{ // x in group 2, y in 3 or 4: x comes first
return -1;
}
}
// case 3: check if X in sorting group 3
else if (x.Message == null && x.Status != notActive)
{