Sorting string values without using any method/function

Question

I trying to do sorting without use of any method or function

My Code :

   string[] names = { "Flag", "Nest", "Cup", "Burg", "Yatch", "Next" };                     
   string name = string.Empty;
   Console.WriteLine("Sorted Strings : ");

   for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
        {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < names.Length; j++)
            {
                for (int c = 0; c < names.Length; c++)
                {
                    if (names[i][c] > names[j][c])
                    {
                        name = names[i];
                        names[i] = names[j];
                        names[j] = name;
                    }
                }

            }
            Console.WriteLine(names[i]);
        }

Please let me bring any solution for this code ?

In this code i am getting "Index was outside the bounds of the array" exception

And why don't you want to use a method or function? It could be as easy as using a simple LINQ statement... — Reinder Wit
– Reinder Wit, Commented May 20, 2014 at 11:30
If you do not want to execute any piece of code (resulting in a call of a method or function) there is not much left available that can solve this. — DrCopyPaste
– DrCopyPaste, Commented May 20, 2014 at 11:30
What specifically are your problems with this code? You get better answers if you ask specific questions. See also stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask — Hans Keﬆing
– Hans Keﬆing, Commented May 20, 2014 at 12:13
You don't need three loops over that names array. Two is enough. Or should that c loop go over names[i].Length? — Hans Keﬆing
– Hans Keﬆing, Commented May 20, 2014 at 12:16
@ReinderWit i did with use of method & function... i am try without that.... so oly like this... — kasim
– kasim, Commented May 20, 2014 at 12:35

gevorg nanyan · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-19 20:35:51Z

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        int temp = 0;
        int[] arr = new int[] { 20, 65, 98, 71, 64, 11, 2, 80, 5, 6, 100, 50, 13, 9, 80, 454 };
        for (int i = 0; i < arr.Length; i++)
        {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < arr.Length; j++)
            {
                if (arr[i] > arr[j])
                {
                    temp = arr[j];
                    arr[j] = arr[i];
                    arr[i] = temp;
                }
            }
            Console.WriteLine(arr[i]);
        }
        Console.ReadKey();

answered Apr 19, 2016 at 20:35

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Alberto · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-20 12:35:32Z

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You need to implement a sorting algorithm.

A very simple algorithm you can implement is the insertion sort:

string[] names = { "Flag", "Nest", "Cup", "Burg", "Yatch", "Next" };

for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
{
    var x = names[i];
    var j = i;
    while(j > 0 && names[j-1].CompareTo(x) > 0)
    {
        names[j] = names[j-1];
        j = j-1;
    }
    names[j] = x;
}

answered May 20, 2014 at 12:35

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5 Comments

Ben Aaronson Over a year ago

@siva What do you mean, without algorithms? You're asking for an algorithm!

kasim Over a year ago

i am not saying like that... am trying with swapping & looping

Ben Aaronson Over a year ago

@siva That's exactly what this answer does

CodeCaster Over a year ago

Is this question about helping OP by telling what he did wrong, or is it about dumping your favorite sort implementation?

kasim Over a year ago

ya here used string CompareTo method. my expected result is without any use of method is this possible to do sorting?

Javed jahangiri · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-14 17:16:56Z

string[] names = { "Flag", "Next", "Cup", "Burg", "Yatch", "Nest" };
        string name = string.Empty;
        Console.WriteLine("Sorted Strings : ");

        for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
        {
            int c = 0;
            for (int j = 1; j < names.Length; j++)
            {
                if (j > i)
                {
                 Sort:
                    if (names[i][c] != names[j][c])
                    {
                        if (names[i][c] > names[j][c])
                        {
                            name = names[i];
                            names[i] = names[j];
                            names[j] = name;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        c = c + 1;
                        goto Sort;
                    }                        
                }
            }
            Console.WriteLine(names[i]);
        }

Pavan · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-03 07:51:52Z

I you were conflicting in length of names array and comparing string. Below is the working solution . I have tested it it's working now

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int min=0;

            string[] names = { "Flag", "Nest", "Cup", "Burg", "Yatch", "Next" };
            string name = string.Empty;
            Console.WriteLine("Sorted Strings : ");

            for (int i = 0; i < names.Length-1; i++)
            {
                for (int j = i + 1; j < names.Length;j++ )
                {

                    if(names[i].Length < names[j].Length)
                           min =names[i].Length;
                    else
                            min =names[j].Length;
                    for(int k=0; k<min;k++)
                    {
                        if (names[i][k] > names[j][k])
                        {
                            name = names[i].ToString();
                            names[i] = names[j];
                            names[j] = name;
                            break;
                        }
                        else if(names[i][k] == names[j][k])
                        {
                            continue;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            break;
                        }

                    }
                }


            }
            for(int i= 0;i<names.Length;i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(names[i]);
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }
    }

pankaj mishra · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-21 06:33:12Z

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class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int[] arr = new int[] {9,1,6,3,7,2,4};
        int temp = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < arr.Length; i++)
        {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < arr.Length;j++)
            {
                if(arr[i]>arr[j])
                {
                    temp = arr[j];
                    arr[j] = arr[i];
                    arr[i] = temp;
                }
            }

            Console.Write(arr[i]+",");
        }
             Console.ReadLine();
    }

answered Jul 21, 2017 at 6:33

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Adwaenyth Over a year ago

You should explain to him why you did what. Otherwise it is just a piece of code.

Pradeep · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-28 13:34:09Z

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for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
{
   string temp = "";
   for (int j = i + 1; j < names.Length; j++)
   {
      if (names[i].CompareTo(names[j]) > 0)
      {
           temp = names[j];
           names[j] = names[i];
           names[i] = temp;
      }
    }

}

edited Nov 28, 2018 at 13:34

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answered Nov 28, 2018 at 13:13

Eshwar

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Eshwar Over a year ago

string[] names = { "Flag", "Fig", "Nest", "Cup", "Burg", "Yatch", "Next" };

Hari Lakkakula · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-14 05:07:38Z

public int compareing(string a, string b)
        {


            char[] one = a.ToLower().ToCharArray();
            char[] two = b.ToLower().ToCharArray();

            int ret = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < one.Length; i++)
            {

                for (int j = 0; j < two.Length; j++)
                {
                    Loop:
                    int val = 0;
                    int val2 = 0;

                    string c = one[i].ToString();
                    char[] c1 = c.ToCharArray();
                    byte[] b1 = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(c1);

                    string A = two[j].ToString();
                    char[] a1 = A.ToCharArray();
                    byte[] d1 = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(a1);


                    int sec = d1[0];
                    int fir = b1[0];


                    if (fir > sec)
                    {
                        return ret = 1;
                        break;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (fir == sec)
                        {
                            j = j + 1;
                            i = i + 1;
                            if (one.Length == i)
                            {
                                return ret = 0;
                            }
                            goto Loop;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            return 0;
                        }

                    }




                }


            }

            return ret;
        }
        public void stringcomparision(List<string> li)
        {
            string temp = "";
            for(int i=0;i<li.Count;i++)
            {
                for(int j=i+1;j<li.Count;j++)
                {

                    if(compareing(li[i],li[j])>0)
                    {
                        //if grater than it throw 1 else -1
                        temp = li[j];
                        li[j] = li[i];
                        li[i] = temp;
                    }
                }
            }


            Console.WriteLine(li);
        }

convert the string char array. same way to done second char also. iterate the both characters. check the each character ASCII code and compere.

pk mund · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-19 13:50:48Z

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for (int i = 0; i < names.Length - 1; i++)
        {
            string temp = string.Empty;
            for (int j = i + 1; j < names.Length; j++)
            {
                if (names[i][0] > names[j][0])
                {
                    temp = names[i].ToString();
                    names[i] = names[j].ToString();
                    names[j] = temp;
                }
            }
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < names.Length - 1; i++)
        {
            int l = 0;
            if (names[i][0] == names[i + 1][0])
            {
                string temp = string.Empty;
                if (names[i].Length > names[i + 1].Length)
                    l = names[i + 1].Length;
                else
                    l = names[i].Length;
                for (int j = 0; j < l; j++)
                {
                    if (names[i][j] != names[i + 1][j])
                    {
                        if (names[i][j] > names[i + 1][j])
                        {
                            temp = names[i].ToString();
                            names[i] = names[i + 1].ToString();
                            names[i + 1] = temp;
                        }
                        break;
                    }
                }

            }
        }
        foreach (var item in names)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(item.ToString());
        }

answered Dec 19, 2019 at 13:50

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Maciej Kowalski Over a year ago

Please add an explanation to your solution

pk mund Over a year ago

First sort it based on all first letter of array string then sort it based on consecutive letter of array string

JasrajKumawat · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-31 12:12:26Z

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            string[] names = { "Flag", "Nest", "Cup", "Burg", "Yatch", "Next" };
            string temp = "";
            int tempX = 0, tempY = 0;
            int tempX1 = 0, tempY1 = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i<names.Length; i++)
            {
                for (int j = i+1; j<names.Length; j++)
                {

                    if (((string)names[i])[0] > ((string)names[j])[0])
                    {
                        temp=(string)names[i];
                        names[i]=names[j];
                        names[j]=temp;
                    }
                    else if (((string)names[i])[0] == ((string)names[j])[0])
                    {
                        tempX=0; tempY=0;
                        tempX1=names[i].Length;
                        tempY1=names[j].Length;
                        while (tempX1 > 0 && tempY1 >0)
                        {
                            if (((string)names[i])[tempX] !=((string)names[j])[tempY])
                            {
                                if (((string)names[i])[tempX]>((string)names[j])[tempY])
                                {
                                    temp=(string)names[i];
                                    names[i]=names[j];
                                    names[j]=temp;

                                    break;
                                }
                            }
                            tempX++;
                            tempY++;
                            tempX1--;
                            tempY1--;
                        }

                    }
                }
            }

answered Jan 31, 2020 at 12:12

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Tiago Peres Over a year ago

Hi JasrajKumawat, welcome. Please consider adding an explanation and format properly your answer.

JasrajKumawat Over a year ago

Above asked Question was Ambiguous, which is has been Corrected now. Previously user was not comparing conditions correctly. But now code is perfectly tested and working fine. Thank you.

Tiago Peres Over a year ago

What is the code doing? Adding an explanation to that question would indeed increase your answer's value.

JasrajKumawat Over a year ago

my code is comparing ASCII values, and it first checks value at '0' index of array, and above asked question compares all characters so the code did not work properly.

de-jcup · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-12 05:45:07Z

You can do it using bubble sort:

Assume you have the array of names called name

The tempName is just to not change the original array (You can use the original array instead)

void sortStudentsAlphabetically()
{
     int nameIndex;
     string temp;
     string[] tempName = name;
     bool swapped = true;
    
     for(int i = 0; i < name.Length-1 && swapped ; i++)
     {
         swapped = false;

         for(int j = 0; j < name.Length-1; j++)
         {
             nameIndex = 0;
             recheck:
                 if (name[j][nameIndex]> name[j+1][nameIndex]) 
                 {
                     temp = tempName[j];
                     tempName[j] = tempName[j+1];
                     tempName[j+1] = temp;
                     swapped = true;
                 }
    
                 if (name[j][nameIndex] == name[j + 1][nameIndex])
                 {
                     nameIndex++;
                     goto recheck;
                 }
          }
   }
    
   foreach(string x in tempName)
   {
         Console.WriteLine(x);
   }
}

Fezal halai · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-12 09:15:48Z

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User Below code :

int[] arrayList = new int[] {2,9,4,3,5,1,7};  
int temp = 0;  

for (int i = 0; i <= arrayList.Length-1; i++)  
{  
    for (int j = i+1; j < arrayList.Length; j++)  
    {  
        if (arrayList[i] > arrayList[j])  
        {  
            temp = arrayList[i];  
            arrayList[i] = arrayList[j];  
            arrayList[j] = temp;  
        }  
    }  
}  
Console.WriteLine("Sorting array in ascending order : ");  
foreach (var item in arrayList)  
{  
    Console.WriteLine(item);  
}  
Console.ReadLine();

Output:

Sorting array in ascending order : 1 2 3 4 5 7 9

edited Dec 12, 2022 at 9:15

answered Dec 12, 2022 at 8:38

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