PB5.20b1 - SortStructuredArray throws an error

[THCM]

SortStructuredArray(PeriodsUsage(), #PB_Sort_Descending, OffsetOf(PeriodStats\PeriodCount), #PB_Sort_Long)

The compiler stops with constant not found error: #PB_Sort_Long and the autocomplete funtion of the IDE only suggests #PB_Sort_Long as #PB_Sort_ type. Perhaps something has changed here?

[Demivec]

The 'Sort' types now match the variable types. So #PB_Sort_Long would be replaced by #PB_Long.


@Edit: corrected a silly typo.

[THCM]

Thx, this works fine!

[c4s]

This has already changed in PB 5.10

[THCM]

Maybe, but the source compiles with 5.11 without errors...

[Little John]

In newer PB versions, it's not necessary at all to use those type constants. TypeOf() does the job.

Actually, normally I'm using a macro like this:

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Macro SortStructuredArraySimple (_ArrayName_, _Options_, _Structure_Field_)
   SortStructuredArray(_ArrayName_, _Options_, OffsetOf(_Structure_Field_), TypeOf(_Structure_Field_))
EndMacro

SortStructuredArraySimple(PeriodsUsage(), #PB_Sort_Descending, PeriodStats\PeriodCount)

This macro also shows how calling the built-in PB functions SortStructuredArray() and SortStructuredList() could be simplified.

[c4s]

@Little John
Great idea!

[THCM]

Nice one!