search in a string

[harisskriss85]

Hallo Guys,

      I have an array of strings (list of the names of the mesurements, For example, PVE_12S1, PVE_12S2, PVE_12S3, PVK_12S1, PVK_12S2, PVK_12S3, PtVE_12S1, PtVE_12S2, PtVE_12S3). As an out put I have to group the names ending with same number (for Example i should the out put as PVE_12S1, PVK_12S1, PtVE_12S1) when I Enter 1 as my desired number. Hope you guys can help me. Thanks in advance

[Norbert_B]

It seems to me that the "ID" is always prepended by an underscore ('_'). If that is true for all strings, i would iterate through the array, look at each string for anything following that underscore and sort the elements appropriately.

I have the impression that the result should be a complete, independent array of strings. So "sorting" refers to "build a new array with only those elements which meet the search requirements".

Norbert

[harisskriss85]

Thanks for the instant reply. But there are some names (PVE_12D1, PVE12D2, PVE_12D3) where the PVE_12D1 should also come into my out put. Thanks

[jcarmody · Accepted solution]

What have you tried?

[harisskriss85]

Thanks alot. 

[jcarmody]

Alot didn't help you; I did. 😄

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html