How can I sort an array filled with [UIFont familyNames]
into alphabetical order?
The simplest approach is, to provide a sort selector (Apple's documentation for details)
Objective-C
sortedArray = [anArray sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:)];
Swift
let descriptor: NSSortDescriptor = NSSortDescriptor(key: "YourKey", ascending: true, selector: "localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:")
let sortedResults: NSArray = temparray.sortedArrayUsingDescriptors([descriptor])
Apple provides several selectors for alphabetic sorting:
compare:
caseInsensitiveCompare:
localizedCompare:
localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare:
localizedStandardCompare:
Swift
var students = ["Kofi", "Abena", "Peter", "Kweku", "Akosua"]
students.sort()
print(students)
// Prints "["Abena", "Akosua", "Kofi", "Kweku", "Peter"]"