SortLib.h revision 4fd606d1f5abe38e1f42c38de1d2e895166bd0f4
/** @file
Library used for sorting and comparison routines.
Copyright (c) 2009 - 2010, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. <BR>
This program and the accompanying materials
are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
which accompanies this distribution. The full text of the license may be found at
THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
**/
#ifndef __SORT_LIB_H__
#define __SORT_LIB_H__
/**
Prototype for comparison function for any two element types.
@param[in] Buffer1 The pointer to first buffer.
@param[in] Buffer2 The pointer to second buffer.
@retval 0 Buffer1 equal to Buffer2.
@return <0 Buffer1 is less than Buffer2.
@return >0 Buffer1 is greater than Buffer2.
**/
typedef
(EFIAPI *SORT_COMPARE)(
);
/**
Function to perform a Quick Sort on a buffer of comparable elements.
Each element must be equally sized.
If BufferToSort is NULL, then ASSERT.
If CompareFunction is NULL, then ASSERT.
If Count is < 2 , then perform no action.
If Size is < 1 , then perform no action.
@param[in, out] BufferToSort On call, a Buffer of (possibly sorted) elements;
on return, a buffer of sorted elements.
@param[in] Count The number of elements in the buffer to sort.
@param[in] ElementSize The size of an element in bytes.
@param[in] CompareFunction The function to call to perform the comparison
of any two elements.
**/
);
/**
Function to compare 2 device paths for use as CompareFunction.
@param[in] Buffer1 The pointer to Device Path to compare.
@param[in] Buffer2 The pointer to second DevicePath to compare.
@retval 0 Buffer1 equal to Buffer2.
@return < 0 Buffer1 is less than Buffer2.
@return > 0 Buffer1 is greater than Buffer2.
**/
);
/**
Function to compare 2 strings without regard to case of the characters.
@param[in] Buffer1 The pointer to String to compare (CHAR16**).
@param[in] Buffer2 The pointer to second String to compare (CHAR16**).
@retval 0 Buffer1 equal to Buffer2.
@return < 0 Buffer1 is less than Buffer2.
@return > 0 Buffer1 is greater than Buffer2.
**/
);
/**
Function to compare 2 strings.
@param[in] Buffer1 The pointer to String to compare (CHAR16**).
@param[in] Buffer2 The pointer to second String to compare (CHAR16**).
@retval 0 Buffer1 equal to Buffer2.
@return < 0 Buffer1 is less than Buffer2.
@return > 0 Buffer1 is greater than Buffer2.
**/
);
#endif //__SORT_LIB_H__