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Hi, I'm trying to make a ranking with the best scores. All scores are stored in an array, but when I try to sort the values to make a ranking, Unity returns the following message:

Assets/Scripts/Test.cs(12,29): error CS1501: No overload for method Sort' takes0' arguments and Assets/Scripts/Test.cs(12,27): error CS0103: The name `Array' does not exist in the current context

I looked for answers in Unity Answers, Unify Community, MSDN Library, but still doesn't work. Is possible sort values in Unity/C#?

My Code:

public int[] playerScore = new int [] {35, 53, 32, 27, 16, 72, 44, 83, 51, 91};

// Use this for initialization
void Start () {

    playerScore.Sort();

}

and another try:

public int[] playerScore = new int [] {35, 53, 32, 27, 16, 72, 44, 83, 51, 91};
public int[] ranking;

// Use this for initialization
void Start () {

    ranking = Array.Sort ( playerScore );

}

Thanks guys!!

Answer 1

0

This works just fine.

using System;

namespace TestProject
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int[] one = { 5, 78, 68, 987, 5, 3, 6, 4 };
            Array.Sort(one);

            for (int i = 0; i < one.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(one[i]);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

Array.Sort is a static function and returns void. So both tries were almost right, but not completely. Check it here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6tf1f0bc.aspx

answered Jun 26 '11 at 06:51 PM

Marnix
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I read this page of MSDN many times, but I don't no how can I put this code in Unity. I tried your code, but the program returns this: The name `Array' does not exist in the current context

Jun 26 '11 at 07:15 PM zlabs

Have you seen: using System;? VERY important sentence.

Jun 26 '11 at 07:19 PM Marnix

Man, I'm sorry!! I thought that System; it was the same thing that System.Collections; of unity. Now everything works fine!! Thank you very much! :D

Jun 26 '11 at 07:34 PM zlabs

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Answer 2

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Well, what imports do you have? You need to get System.Linq in order to use IEnumerable.Sort()

Edit: After some research, try using IEnumerable.OrderBy instead.

playerScore.OrderBy(score=>score);

answered Jun 26 '11 at 06:40 PM

ckfinite
1.3k ● 5 ● 9 ● 24

Hi, macfanpro I'm newbie, and I don't understand how I can use IEnumerable.Sort(), but I go to research. Thanks for your answer!

Jun 26 '11 at 06:55 PM zlabs

Just copy in the line I edited with. For ease, use this:

playerScore.OrderBy(score=>score);

Jun 26 '11 at 07:01 PM ckfinite

Array.Sort also works fine, but you can't assign it to a second variable.

Jun 26 '11 at 07:03 PM Marnix

You did add the line using System.Linq, right?

Jun 26 '11 at 07:39 PM ckfinite

Oh, I made a mistake. OrderBy doesn't change the source array, it returns an enumerable that is sorted. Try this:

int[] toSort = new int[] {35, 53, 32, 27, 16, 72, 44, 83, 51, 91};
foreach (int sort in toSort.OrderBy(sorted=>sorted))
{
    Debug.Log(sort);
}

Jun 26 '11 at 08:15 PM ckfinite

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Answer 3

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hey just use System namespace it works

answered May 18 '12 at 11:40 AM

Abhi
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