Missing Sort function in APE

Ralf Zerfass

Hi,

in an Application Engine Process (Version 11) I have to sort a list of dimension elements based on an attribute. Retrieving elements and attributes is no problem, but I hoped I could use kind of a sort function in the set of APE functions but couldn't find one.

 

Is there really no sort functionality in APE?

 

I don't want to write the bubble or quick-sort algorithm in APE...

 

Maybe anybody has already re-invented this wheel?

Or any good idea how to sort lists or array in APE?

 

Thanks and best regards,

Ralf

Nick Gladkov

Good idea! had a feedback from development that we will add it to the list of improvements! Can you please also create ER and send me number if possible?

 

This is temp solution development is shared for now:

#define EngineVersion 5.0

#define RuntimeVersion 5.0

 

StringList Sort(StringList list)

@Description: "Simple bubble sort";

@Category: "Test Helper Rpm";

@Parameter[list]: "String list to sort";

@Returns: "Sorted string list";

{

                int n = Count(list);

                if (n > 1)

                {

                               bool isSorted = false;

                               while (!isSorted)

                               {

                                               isSorted = true;               

                                               int i = 0;

                                               while (i

                                               {

                                                               if (list[i] > list[i + 1])

                                                               {

                                                                               string tmp = list[i];

                                                                               list[i] = list[i + 1];

                                                                               list[i + 1] = tmp;

                                                                               isSorted = false;

                                                               }

                                                               i = i + 1;

                                               }

                                               n = n - 1;

                               }

                }

                return list;

}

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Nick Gladkov | Senior Product Manager, Infor d/EPM  | Infor