it couldn’t be better
package main
import (
"fmt"
"sort"
)
type Grams int
func (g Grams) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%dg", int(g)) }
type Organ struct {
Name string
Weight Grams
}
type Organs []*Organ
func (s Organs) Len() int { return len(s) }
func (s Organs) Swap(i, j int) { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] }
// ByName implements sort.Interface by providing Less and using the Len and
// Swap methods of the embedded Organs value.
type ByName struct{ Organs }
func (s ByName) Less(i, j int) bool { return s.Organs[i].Name < s.Organs[j].Name }
// ByWeight implements sort.Interface by providing Less and using the Len and
// Swap methods of the embedded Organs value.
type ByWeight struct{ Organs }
func (s ByWeight) Less(i, j int) bool { return s.Organs[i].Weight < s.Organs[j].Weight }
func main() {
s := []*Organ{
{"brain", 1340},
{"heart", 290},
{"liver", 1494},
{"pancreas", 131},
{"prostate", 62},
{"spleen", 162},
}
sort.Sort(ByWeight{s})
fmt.Println("Organs by weight:")
printOrgans(s)
sort.Sort(ByName{s})
fmt.Println("Organs by name:")
printOrgans(s)
}
func printOrgans(s []*Organ) {
for _, o := range s {
fmt.Printf("%-8s (%v)\n", o.Name, o.Weight)
}
}