AW: order of array is different after split

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Hi Mark,
"any comments" was indeed a bit open.
But you have answered my question, that the keys in an array are indeed not
sorted like the source list and thanks for the appropriate workaround.
Tiemo

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> Hi Tiemo,
> 
> Since you're just asking for comments, I'm not sure what kind of answer
> you're looking for but I'll try.
> 
> To process an array in sorted order, you can put the keys into a variable:
> 
> put the keys of myArray into myKeys
> sort the lines of myKeys ascending international repeat for each line
myKey
> in myKeys
>    // do something with myArray[myKey]
> end repeat
> 
> This processes the array in internationally sorted order.
> 
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> On 5/21/2013 11:46, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > when splitting a plain list into an array, the order of the array is
> > different to the source list. E.g. if the list was sorted
> > international, the array is sorted standard. Is this a standard
> > behavior of split, or do I have any options on the array order.
> >
> > I know, as far as you access the array by its keys, the order isn't
> > relevant, but sometimes it might by suitable to process the array in
> > sequence and then it could be valuable if the sequence is the same as
> > the origin.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any comments?
> >
> > Tiemo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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