//builds and starts a sorting thread of the given sorting type.
private void sort(Sorts the_sort)
{
//removes the old sorting thread if present
if (my_drawable != null)
{
resetOldThread();
}
//gets the maximum input value from the user
int max = getMax();
if (max == -1)
{
return;
}
//setup new sorting thread
my_drawable = new DrawnSort(the_sort, getInputArray(max), pnlDraw.Width, pnlDraw.Height, max, drawPanel, this);
//make sure old memory is reclaimed (otherwise a leak can occur)
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
//start the sorting thread
my_drawable.start();
}
