I really need help with Delphi... text files and arrays with sorting?

Question

I have read a text file (of names) into an array and I need how to sort those names into alphabetical order and display that in a rich edit?

Please give me the code from this point onwards:

readln(myfile,arr[i]);

'myfile' is the text file and 'arr' is the array of string. Also, I have declared 'i' as an integer even though it is a array of string. Is that OK?

Answer 1

Use a StringList and then it's easy. StringList can also sort automatically. See an example here (scroll all the way down): http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/Article.asp?Name=Files

Answer 2

Use a TStringList instead of a array and set the Sort property to true.

var
  sortlist : TStringList;            // Define our string list variable
begin
  // Define a string list object, and point our variable at it
  sortlist := TStringList.Create;
  try
    // Now add some names to our list
    sortlist.Sorted := True;

    // And now find Brian's age
    sortlist.LoadFromFile(myfile);

    // Do something.
  finally    
    // Free up the list object
    sortlist.Free;
  end;
end;