sorting a set of data by 2 catagories?

**briangriffin** · 10-21-2010, 02:28 AM

I have to write a program that sorts the data of employees in a company. I have to sort the data, first, by ethnicity. Second, sort the name alphabetically within the ethnicity. I have no problem to sort them separately, but i have absolutely no idea of how to sort the ethnicity then the name within the ethnicity. Could you guys give me some idea? THanks!

**eRaaaa** · 10-21-2010, 04:04 AM

Originally Posted by briangriffin

I have to write a program that sorts the data of employees in a company. I have to sort the data, first, by ethnicity. Second, sort the name alphabetically within the ethnicity. I have no problem to sort them separately, but i have absolutely no idea of how to sort the ethnicity then the name within the ethnicity. Could you guys give me some idea? THanks!

When you sort the data by ethnicity, and the ethnicity between two compared objects are equal then you have to compare the names....