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C# / CSharp Tutorial » Data Structure » IComparer 
11.42.2.IComparer as a Property
using System;
using System.Collections;

public class Employee: IComparable
{
    public Employee(string name, int id)
    {
        this.name = name;
        this.id = id;
    }
    
    int IComparable.CompareTo(object obj)
    {
        Employee emp2 = (Employeeobj;
        if (this.id > emp2.id)
            return(1);
        if (this.id < emp2.id)
            return(-1);
        else
            return(0);
    }
    
    public static IComparer SortByName
    {
        get
        {
            return((IComparernew SortByNameClass());
        }
    }
    
    public static IComparer SortById
    {
        get
        {
            return((IComparernew SortByIdClass());
        }
    }
    
    public override string ToString()
    {
        return(name + ":" + id);
    }
    
    class SortByNameClass: IComparer
    {
        public int Compare(object obj1, object obj2)
        {
            Employee emp1 = (Employeeobj1;
            Employee emp2 = (Employeeobj2;
            
            return(String.Compare(emp1.name, emp2.name));
        }
    }
    
    class SortByIdClass: IComparer
    {
        public int Compare(object obj1, object obj2)
        {
            Employee emp1 = (Employeeobj1;
            Employee emp2 = (Employeeobj2;
            
            return(((IComparableemp1).CompareTo(obj2));
        }
    }
    
    string name;
    int id;
}

class MainClass
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Employee[] arr = new Employee[4];
        arr[0new Employee("A"1);
        arr[1new Employee("B"2);
        arr[2new Employee("C"4);
        arr[3new Employee("D"3);
        
        Array.Sort(arr, Employee.SortByName);
        
        Console.WriteLine("employees is now sorted by name");
        
        foreach (Employee emp in arr)
           Console.WriteLine("Employee: {0}", emp);
        
        Array.Sort(arr, Employee.SortById);
        
        Console.WriteLine("employees is now sorted by id");
        
        foreach (Employee emp in arr)
           Console.WriteLine("Employee: {0}", emp);
        
        ArrayList arrList = new ArrayList();
        arrList.Add(arr[0]);
        arrList.Add(arr[1]);
        arrList.Add(arr[2]);
        arrList.Add(arr[3]);
        arrList.Sort(Employee.SortByName);
        
        foreach (Employee emp in arrList)
            Console.WriteLine("Employee: {0}", emp);
        
        arrList.Sort();    // default is by id
        
        foreach (Employee emp in arrList)
            Console.WriteLine("Employee: {0}", emp);
    }
}
employees is now sorted by name
Employee: A:1
Employee: B:2
Employee: C:4
Employee: D:3
employees is now sorted by id
Employee: A:1
Employee: B:2
Employee: D:3
Employee: C:4
Employee: A:1
Employee: B:2
Employee: C:4
Employee: D:3
Employee: A:1
Employee: B:2
Employee: D:3
Employee: C:4
11.42.IComparer
11.42.1.Use IComparer
11.42.2.IComparer as a Property
11.42.3.Class with IComparable and IComparer
11.42.4.Implement IComparer to do the customized sorting
11.42.5.Sort and IComparer<(Of <(TKey>)>)),
11.42.6.Sort an Array using the default comparer and a custom comparer that reverses the sort order
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