source: stable/HeuristicLab.Common/3.3/ArrayExtensions.cs @ 11503

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace HeuristicLab.Common {
  public static class ArrayExtensions {

    public static void StableSort<T>(this T[] values, Comparison<T> comparison) {
      values.StableSort(new StableSortComparer<T>(comparison));
    }

    public static void StableSort<T>(this T[] values, IComparer<T> comparer = null) {
      var sorted = values.OrderBy(x => x, comparer ?? Comparer<T>.Default).ToArray();
      Array.ConstrainedCopy(sorted, 0, values, 0, values.Length);
    }

    public static void StableSort<T>(this T[] values, int index, int length, Comparison<T> comparison) {
      values.StableSort(index, length, new StableSortComparer<T>(comparison));
    }

    public static void StableSort<T>(this T[] values, int index, int length, IComparer<T> comparer = null) {
      if (index < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index is less than zero.");
      if (length < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("length is less than zero.");
      if (index + length > values.Length) throw new ArgumentException("index and length do not specify a valid range in the array.");
      var sortedArray = values.Skip(index).Take(length).OrderBy(x => x, comparer ?? Comparer<T>.Default).ToArray();
      Array.ConstrainedCopy(sortedArray, 0, values, index, length);
    }

    private class StableSortComparer<T> : IComparer<T> {
      public StableSortComparer(Comparison<T> comparison) {
        this.comparison = comparison;
      }
      public int Compare(T x, T y) {
        return comparison(x, y);
      }
      private readonly Comparison<T> comparison;
    }
  }
}