If you have an array of names.
Does anyone know if it is possible to sort names in ascending using bubble sort in C++?


thanks,
Dave

yes
either write of rind a suitable sort routine

or consider stuffing them into a collection or other data storage mechanism which as a sort/key associated with each item.

or stuff the data into an array or the pointer to the data into an array that you then sort.

FWIW a comb sort is supposed to be significantly faster than bubble.

You could also just specify an ORDER BY clause on the SELECT statement that you use to retrieve the data so that you'd load it into your array in the order that you want it. This is a lot easier than reading the data then sorting it.

-PatP

thanks. the lecture in class only focuses sorting integers using bubble sort and now the assignment is to sort a list of names. i'm stuck. i guess, i'll google for some samples.

thanks again.

so did you try to do a comparison between strings
essentially there is no difference between comparing strings, numbers or whatever, thats all that changes in your sort.
if you want to be a bit greasy use the existing sort mechanism and provide overloaded methods to handle strings.

therefore you have a sort routine that can handle both.

Hello!
I got the bubble sort to sort list of names now. thanks.

FYI: the bubble sort is quite efficient when N is small (less than 50 or so)