Question

I have a set of buttons that I want to add into an array so that they are ordered. The buttons I have are:

Monday0700Button
Monday0730Button
Monday0800Button
Monday0830Button

and so on.

How do I add a button into an array, and have them ordered, so that I can use this order later on for different uses.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Sounds like a SortedDictionary<string, Button> would fill the bill.

SortedDictionary<string, Button> buttons 
                 = new SortedDictionary<string, Button>();
buttons.Add(btn1.Name, btn1);
buttons.Add(btn2.Name, btn2);

foreach (string name in buttons.Keys)
{
  Button b = buttons[name];
  // iterates in name order
}

Alter the key you use depending on what you’re choosing to sort on.