BridgePlus.framework, SMSForder Class Methods

Category

List manipulation methods

Method

Summary

Pass an array of items, and have them split into subarrays according to the provided key. The optional sortKeys are used to sort the objects within the subarrays; pass an empty list if you do not need them sorted. Items not responding to the key are grouped last.

Signature

Parameters

listOrArray = list or array to split

splitKey = the key to use as the basis for the split

sortKeys = the keys to sort each sublist on

Result

A sorted array of sublists

Availability

Version 1.3.0

Notes

Sample

use scripting additions

use framework "Foundation"

use script "BridgePlus"

load framework

set listOrArray to {"one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten"}

set theResult to current application's SMSForder's splitArray:listOrArray byKey:"length" sortKeys:{"self"}

ASify from theResult

--> {{"one", "six", "ten", "two"}, {"five", "four", "nine"}, {"eight", "seven", "three"}}

theResult as list

--> {{"one", "six", "ten", "two"}, {"five", "four", "nine"}, {"eight", "seven", "three"}}

set listOrArray to current application's SMSForder's resourceValuesForKeys:{current application's NSURLTypeIdentifierKey, current application's NSURLNameKey} forFilesIn:(path to desktop) recursive:true

set theResult to current application's SMSForder's splitArray:listOrArray byKey:(current application's NSURLTypeIdentifierKey) sortKeys:{current application's NSURLNameKey}

set finalList to {}

repeat with anArray in theResult

set end of finalList to ASify from (anArray's valueForKey:(current application's NSURLPathKey))

end repeat

return finalList

--> list of sublists of POSIX paths, one sublist for each identifier

return