Generic Sort

[AB]

cmp_int_asc is an example function as Pete pointed out. You could write
your own comparison function for a datatype of your choice.

ptr2base = (byte *)base ;

I compiled the code using a C++ compiler, which is why I had to
explicitly typecast it to a byte*

 

[Richard Heathfield]

AB said:

cmp_int_asc is an example function as Pete pointed out. You could write
your own comparison function for a datatype of your choice.


I compiled the code using a C++ compiler,

Please understand that C and C++ are different languages, with distinct
rules. Advice given in comp.lang.c that is correct for C may, and quite
often will, not be suitable for programs compiled under C++ rules,
irrespective of whether those programs are also legal C programs.

which is why I had to explicitly typecast it to a byte*

A minor case in point.

 

[pete]

AB wrote:

I compiled the code using a C++ compiler, which is why I had to
explicitly typecast it to a byte*

The word is "cast".
"Typecast" is a concept in performing arts.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=typecast&db=*