sort(_:context:)

Sorts the receiver in ascending order as defined by the comparison function compare.

Declaration

func sort(_ compare: (Any, Any, UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) -> Int, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?)

compare:
The comparison function to use to compare two elements at a time.
The function’s parameters are two objects to compare and the context parameter, context. The function should return NSOrderedAscending if the first element is smaller than the second, NSOrderedDescending if the first element is larger than the second, and NSOrderedSame if the elements are equal.
context:
The context argument to be passed to the compare function.

This approach allows the comparison to be based on some outside parameter, such as whether character sorting is case sensitive or case insensitive.