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Add factory method to sortDictionary, so that the key/value names can be specified.
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-- Function to sort a dictionary-like structure where items are added like tbl['key'] = value | -- 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. | -- We need to turn this structure into a table first, in order to sort it. | ||
function p.sortDictionary(dict, comparer) | function p.sortDictionary(dict, comparer, factory) | ||
local sortedTable = {} | local sortedTable = {} | ||
for k, v in pairs(dict) do | for k, v in pairs(dict) do | ||
local newValue = factory(k, v) or {key = k, value = v} | |||
table.insert(sortedTable, newValue) | |||
end | end | ||