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Unread 10-14-2020, 03:28 PM
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table.sort problem

Hi, I'm unsure if this is possible. But basically I want everything with 100 chance to be at the top then sorted by priority. Anything with not 100 chance I want to sort by priority only.

Example table:
_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

What I've tried:
table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
if a.chance == 100 and b.chance ~= 100 then
if a.priority < b.priority then
return true
else
return false
end
else
if a.priority < b.priority then
return true
else
return false
end
end
end)

Would like the table to end up looking like this:
_cmds = {
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}
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Unread 10-14-2020, 10:20 PM
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Try
Code:

_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
	if a.chance == 100 and b.chance == 100 then
		if a.priority < b.priority then
			return true
		else
			return false
		end
	else
		if a.chance==100 and b.chance~=100 then
			return true
		else
			if a.chance~=100 and b.chance==100 then
				return false
			else
				if a.priority < b.priority then
					return true
				else
					return false
				end
			end
		end
	end
end)
Hint, when comparing any two rows, there are four possible conditions for the chance: both equal 100, first equal 100 and second not equal 100, first not equal to 100 and second equal 100 and finally the default of neither equal 100 (you only care about priority in the first and last cases). Note, this could be simplified slightly, but by laying it out this way it is easy to see how the conditionals work out. For instance, the following code has the same result:
Code:
_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
	if a.chance == 100 then
		if b.chance==100 then
			if a.priority < b.priority then
				return true
			else
				return false
			end
		else
			return true
		end
	else
		if b.chance==100 then
			return false
		else
			if a.priority < b.priority then
				return true
			else
				return false
			end
		end
	end
end)
A slightly more elegant solution returns the result of the priority comparison without an explicit if-then clause:
Code:
_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
	if a.chance == 100 then
		if b.chance==100 then
			return (a.priority < b.priority)
		else
			return true
		end
	else
		if b.chance==100 then
			return false
		else
			return (a.priority < b.priority)
		end
	end
end)
There are even more elegant but less easily understood versions but you get the idea...

Last edited by Garan : 10-14-2020 at 10:57 PM. Reason: clarity
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Unread 10-14-2020, 11:54 PM
surreal surreal is offline
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 2
Thank you, it work't perfectly!

Now that I see the code and think about it, it makes sense. I just could'nt figure it out myself :S Hopefully next time I will. Thanks a bunch

Quote:
Originally Posted by Garan
Try
Code:

_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
	if a.chance == 100 and b.chance == 100 then
		if a.priority < b.priority then
			return true
		else
			return false
		end
	else
		if a.chance==100 and b.chance~=100 then
			return true
		else
			if a.chance~=100 and b.chance==100 then
				return false
			else
				if a.priority < b.priority then
					return true
				else
					return false
				end
			end
		end
	end
end)
Hint, when comparing any two rows, there are four possible conditions for the chance: both equal 100, first equal 100 and second not equal 100, first not equal to 100 and second equal 100 and finally the default of neither equal 100 (you only care about priority in the first and last cases). Note, this could be simplified slightly, but by laying it out this way it is easy to see how the conditionals work out. For instance, the following code has the same result:
Code:
_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
	if a.chance == 100 then
		if b.chance==100 then
			if a.priority < b.priority then
				return true
			else
				return false
			end
		else
			return true
		end
	else
		if b.chance==100 then
			return false
		else
			if a.priority < b.priority then
				return true
			else
				return false
			end
		end
	end
end)
A slightly more elegant solution returns the result of the priority comparison without an explicit if-then clause:
Code:
_cmds = {
{ chance = 50, priority = 1 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 10 },
{ chance = 100, priority = 7 },
{ chance = 75, priority = 5 },
}

table.sort(_cmds, function(a,b)
	if a.chance == 100 then
		if b.chance==100 then
			return (a.priority < b.priority)
		else
			return true
		end
	else
		if b.chance==100 then
			return false
		else
			return (a.priority < b.priority)
		end
	end
end)
There are even more elegant but less easily understood versions but you get the idea...
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