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While bubble sort is a basic algorithm it also illustrates a difference in the way Icon handles types. Built-in |
While bubble sort is a basic algorithm it also illustrates a difference in the way Icon handles types. Built-in |
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operators for comparing data types make a syntactic distinction between numeric and string types, and sorting |
operators for comparing data types make a syntactic distinction between numeric and string types, and sorting |
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structured and user-defined types |
structured and user-defined types require custom code. The following code |
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allows the user to specify the type of comparison to use but handles integer |
allows the user to specify the type of comparison to use but handles integer |
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or string lists automatically. |
or string lists automatically. |
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