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How to sort an array which contains Dictionaries?

I have an array which contains dictionaries in it; so how can I sort the array according to dictionary key values?

Solution

  • If every element in the array is a dictionary containing a certain key, you can sort the array using a sort descriptor. For instance, if every element is a dictionary containing a key called "name":

    NSSortDescriptor *sortByName = [NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"name"
    ascending:YES];
NSArray *sortDescriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObject:sortByName];
NSArray *sortedArray = [array sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:sortDescriptors];