Updated Array.quicksort().

petersirka · petersirka · commit 74d9249ac589 · 2016-06-25T22:34:24.000+02:00
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 - added: `F.restart()` for restarting app
 - added: `F.on('restart')`
 - added: quicksort algorithm for sorting arrays
-- added: `Array.quicksort(property_name, [asc])` for sorting arrays
+- added: `Array.quicksort(property_name, [asc], [maxlength])` for sorting arrays
 - added: `String.removeTags()` by @harry-stot
 - added: F.nosql(name) + NOSQL(name) --> alias for NoSQL embedded database (it can be used with e.g. SQL Agent)
 - added: modificators can handle `INSTALL('view', ...)`
diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
@@ -4123,7 +4123,7 @@ Array.prototype.last = function(def) {
 	return item === undefined ? def : item;
 };
 
-Array.prototype.quicksort = Array.prototype.orderBy = function(name, asc) {
+Array.prototype.quicksort = Array.prototype.orderBy = function(name, asc, maxlength) {
 
 	var length = this.length;
 	if (!length || length === 1)
@@ -4134,6 +4134,9 @@ Array.prototype.quicksort = Array.prototype.orderBy = function(name, asc) {
 		name = undefined;
 	}
 
+	if (maxlength === undefined)
+		maxlength = 3;
+
 	if (asc === undefined)
 		asc = true;
 
@@ -4169,7 +4172,7 @@ Array.prototype.quicksort = Array.prototype.orderBy = function(name, asc) {
 		// String
 		if (type === 1) {
 			if (va && vb)
-				return asc ? va.substring(0, 3).removeDiacritics().localeCompare(vb.substring(0, 3).removeDiacritics()) : vb.substring(0, 3).removeDiacritics().localeCompare(va.substring(0, 3).removeDiacritics());
+				return asc ? va.substring(0, maxlength).removeDiacritics().localeCompare(vb.substring(0, maxlength).removeDiacritics()) : vb.substring(0, maxlength).removeDiacritics().localeCompare(va.substring(0, maxlength).removeDiacritics());
 			return 0;
 		} else if (type === 2) {
 			if (va > vb)
