Sort versions specified as Strings
Last modified by Vincent Massol on 2026/08/05 17:14
| Sort strings representing software versions |
| Type | Snippet |
| Category | Other |
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| License | GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 |
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Description
Example to sort a list
{{velocity}}
#set ($list = ["10.0.1", "other", "10.1", "9.5"])
#set ($versionList = [])
#foreach ($item in $list)
#set ($version = $services.extension.parseVersion($item))
#set ($discard = $versionList.add($version))
#end
#set ($sortedList = $collectiontool.sort($versionList))
$versionList
$sortedList
{{/velocity}}Results:
[10.0.1, other, 10.1, 9.5]
[other, 9.5, 10.0.1, 10.1]Example to sort a map
{{velocity}}
#set ($list = ["10.0.1", "other", "10.1", "9.5"])
#set ($versionMap = $collectiontool.getSortedMap())
#foreach ($item in $list)
#set ($version = $services.extension.parseVersion($item))
#set ($discard = $versionMap.put($version, $foreach.count))
#end
Before: $list
After: $versionMap
{{/velocity}}Results:
Before: [10.0.1, other, 10.1, 9.5]
After: {other=2, 9.5=4, 10.0.1=1, 10.1=3}