笔者在学习VB中发现利用集合可以进行排序，优化后比冒泡法快得多。下面是完整的函数代码，演示了如何进行数组的升序或降序排列。

Option Explicit

Dim X(100) As Double

Dim y(100) As String

Private Sub Command1_Click() '演示数字排序

Dim a(100) As Double, z(100) As String, i As Long

For i = 0 To 100

a(i) = X(i) '复制数组

z(i) = CStr(X(i)) '转化为字符串数组

Next

MsgBox Join(z, ","), 64, "原始数组" '显示原始顺序

NUMBERSORT X, "up"

For i = 0 To 100

z(i) = CStr(X(i)) '转化为字符串数组

Next

MsgBox Join(z, ","), 64, "按数字升序排序后数组" '显示排序结果

NUMBERSORT a, "down"

For i = 0 To 100

z(i) = CStr(a(i)) '转化为字符串数组

Next

MsgBox Join(z, ","), 64, "按数字降序排序后数组" '显示排序结果

End Sub

Sub NUMBERSORT(ByRef a() As Double, Optional sort As String = "up") '数字排序

Dim min As Long, max As Long, num As Long, first As Long, last As Long, temp As Long, all As New Collection, steps As Long

min = LBound(a)

max = UBound(a)

all.Add a(min)

steps = 1

For num = min + 1 To max

last = all.Count

If a(num) < CDbl(all(1)) Then all.Add a(num), BEFORE:=1: GoTo nextnum '加到第一项

If a(num) > CDbl(all(last)) Then all.Add a(num), AFTER:=last: GoTo nextnum '加到最后一项

first = 1

Do While last > first + 1 '利用DO循环减少循环次数

temp = (last + first) \ 2

If a(num) > CDbl(all(temp)) Then

first = temp

Else

last = temp

steps = steps + 1

End If

Loop

all.Add a(num), BEFORE:=last '加到指定的索引

nextnum:

steps = steps + 1

Next

For num = min To max

If sort = "UP" Or sort = "up" Then a(num) = CDbl(all(num - min + 1)): steps = steps + 1 '升序

If sort = "DOWN" Or sort = "down" Then a(num) = CDbl(all(max - num + 1)): steps = steps + 1 '降序

Next

MsgBox "本数组共经过 " & steps & "步实现" & IIf(sort = "UP" Or sort = "up", "升序", "降序") & "排序！", 64, "INFORMATION"

Set all = Nothing

End Sub

Sub STRINGSORT(ByRef a() As String, Optional sort As String = "UP") '字符串排序

Dim min As Long, max As Long, num As Long, first As Long, last As Long, temp As Long, all As New Collection, steps As Long

min = LBound(a)

max = UBound(a)

all.Add a(min)

steps = 1

For num = min + 1 To max

first = 1

last = all.Count

If a(num) < all(1) Then all.Add a(num), BEFORE:=1: GoTo nextnum '加到第一项

If a(num) > all(last) Then all.Add a(num), AFTER:=last: GoTo nextnum '加到最后一项

Do While last > first + 1 '利用DO循环减少循环次数

temp = (last + first) \ 2

If a(num) > all(temp) Then

first = temp

Else

last = temp

steps = steps + 1

End If

Loop

all.Add a(num), BEFORE:=last '加到指定的索引

nextnum:

steps = steps + 1

Next

For num = min To max

If sort = "UP" Or sort = "up" Then a(num) = all(num - min + 1): steps = steps + 1 '升序

If sort = "DOWN" Or sort = "down" Then a(num) = all(max - num + 1): steps = steps + 1 '降序

Next

MsgBox "本数组共经过 " & steps & "步实现" & IIf(sort = "UP" Or sort = "up", "升序", "降序") & "排序！", 64, "INFORMATION"

Set all = Nothing

End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click() '演示字符串排序

Dim z(100) As String, i As Long '复制数组

For i = 0 To 100

z(i) = y(i)

Next

MsgBox Join(y, ","), 64, "原始数组" '显示原始顺序

STRINGSORT y, "UP"

MsgBox Join(y, ","), 64, "按字符串升序排序后数组" '显示排序结果

STRINGSORT z, "DOWN"

MsgBox Join(z, ","), 64, "按字符串降序排序后数组" '显示排序结果

End Sub

Private Sub Command3_Click() ' 排序计时

Dim a(3000) As String, i As Long, starttime As Long, endtime As Long

For i = 0 To 3000

a(i) = Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) '生成随机6字符的字符串

Next

starttime = Timer '计时开始

STRINGSORT a

endtime = Timer '计时结束

MsgBox "排序共耗时 " & endtime - starttime & " 秒！"

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()

Randomize

Dim i As Long

For i = 0 To 100

X(i) = Format(Rnd * 1000, "0.00")

y(i) = Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65) & Chr(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65)

Next

End Sub