c# - Sorting an array related to another array

Question

I have two arrays, x and y, where y is the value of the tens of every element in x. Now, I want to sort y. But, the order of y will be different of x's. So, I can't tell after sorting which element in y was related to, for instance, x[0].

I want a "double sorting" maybe.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65622919/how-to-sort-a-gameobject-using-a-float

Answer 1

Array.Sort has an overload that accepts two arrays; one for the keys, and one for the items. The items of both are sorted according to the keys array:

int[] keys = { 1, 4, 3, 2, 5 };
string[] items = { "abc", "def", "ghi", "jkl", "mno" };
Array.Sort(keys, items);
foreach (int key in keys) {
    Console.WriteLine(key); // 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
}
foreach (string item in items) {
    Console.WriteLine(item); // abc, jkl, ghi, def, mno
}

So in your case, it sounds like you want:

Array.Sort(y,x); // or Sort(x,y); - it isn't  100% clear