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Add function for sorting dictionaries
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-- Function to sort a dictionary-like structure where items are added like tbl['key'] = value | |||
-- We need to turn this structure into a table first, in order to sort it. | |||
function p.sortDictionary(dict, comparer) | |||
local sortedTable = {} | |||
for k, v in pairs(dict) do | |||
table.insert(sortedTable, {key = k, value = v}) | |||
end | |||
table.sort(sortedTable, comparer) | |||
return sortedTable | |||
end | |||
--General purpose function for going through a table after sorting based on a custom sort order | --General purpose function for going through a table after sorting based on a custom sort order | ||