How to sort array containing objects such as abc, abc1, abc2, abc10, xyz112

Question

Can anyone please suggest how to sort array containing objects such as:

    "abd",
    "kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk",
    "Take 1",
    "Take 10",
    "Take 11",
    "Take 12",
    "Take 13",
    "Take 14",
    "Take 15",
    "Take 16",
    "Take 17",
    "Take 18",
    "Take 2",
    "Take 4",
    "Take 5",
    "Take 6",
    "Take 8"

Sort the array in ascending order so that "Take 2" comes after "Take 1".

...and `"Take 8"` comes before `"Take 10"`, I assume? – Sergey Kalinichenko Aug 29 '12 at 11:15 — Sergey Kalinichenko, Aug 29 '12 at 11:15
Yes..."Take 8" should come before "Take 10" – user1278018 Aug 29 '12 at 11:16 — user1278018, Aug 29 '12 at 11:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 29 '12 at 12:54

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You could use the sort selector on an array:

NSArray *sortedArray = [yourArray sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:)];

answered Aug 29 '12 at 12:54

tiguero

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actually this is not enough you need some extra logic to take in account the number - so you will need to write your own comparison method instead – tiguero Aug 29 '12 at 13:28

How to sort array containing objects such as abc, abc1, abc2, abc10, xyz112

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