SortMerge(Object[],Object[],IComparer,Int32,Int32) Method

Sorts the passed in array based on the passed in comparer using a modified merge-sort algorithm. Optionally you can pass in a temporary array equal (or greater) in size to arr. The method will make use of that array instead of allocating one. If null is passed in, then it will allocate one. Merge sort should be used if the operation of comparing items is expensive.

Syntax

C#

public static void SortMerge( 
   object[] array,
   object[] tempArray,
   IComparer comparer,
   int si,
   int ei
)

Parameters

array

Array to be sorted.

tempArray

Null or a temporary array equal (or greater) in size to arr.

comparer

Object used to compare the items during the sort

si

Start index in the array.

ei

End index in the array.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Android 4.4+, iOS 8+

Development Environments: Visual Studio 2015+, Visual Studio for Mac Preview, Xamarin for Visual Studio 4.2+