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Question by hardmode2236 · Nov 27, 2013 at 06:00 PM · listclasscomparesort

javascript, default object comparator

i have a simple buff class and a generic list full of buffs. and i need to sort them but the reference for the list's sort function says:

"Sorts the elements in the entire List using the default comparer."

i need to override the default comparer in my buff class so they are sorted how i intended, but i'm not sure what function's name is, so i can't start to override it.

this is the class:

 #pragma strict
 
 class Buff
 {
     var on: boolean;
     var name: String;
     var effect1: String;
     var effect2: String;
     var power1: float;
     var power2: float;
     var duration: float;
     
     function Buff(newName:String, e1: String, e2: String, p1: float, p2: float, dur:float)
     {
         on = true;
         name = newName;
         effect1 = e1;
         effect2 = e2;
         power1 = p1;
         power2 = p2;
         duration = dur;
     } 
     
 }





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It's really annoying to try and use the more complex .net libraries in Unity javascript. If no one picks this question up, I'll give it a go.

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Answer by ArkaneX · Nov 27, 2013 at 06:43 PM

One way to achieve what you want, is to change your class so that it implements generic IComparable interface, and uses CompareTo function:

 class Buff implements System.IComparable.<Buff>
 {
     // all your class stuff
     function CompareTo(other : Buff)
     {
         if(other == null)
         {
             return 1;
         }
         return this.power1.CompareTo(other.power1); // or any other suitable code to properly compare required values
     }
 }
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sorry i was away from my pc yesterday, thanks for the answer. it all works perfect now :)

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