Windows Explorer sort method

Question

I\'m looking for an algorithm that sorts strings similar to the way files (and folders) are sorted in Windows Explorer. It seems that numeric values in strings are taken int

Answer 1

Explorer uses the API StrCmpLogicalW() for this kind of sorting (called 'natural sort order').

You don't need to write your own comparison function, just use the one that already exists.

A good explanation can be found here.