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TopologicalSort.Sort Method

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Sorts the passed in management packs based on their reference to generate a valid install order. If the management packs present a cyclic dependency, then the method throws an exception.

Namespace: Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common
Assembly: Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Core (in Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Core.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim managementPacks As List(Of ManagementPack)
Dim returnValue As List(Of ManagementPack)

returnValue = TopologicalSort.Sort(managementPacks)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Sort ( _
    managementPacks As List(Of ManagementPack) _
) As List(Of ManagementPack)

public static List<ManagementPack> Sort (
    List<ManagementPack> managementPacks
)

public:
static List<ManagementPack^>^ Sort (
    List<ManagementPack^>^ managementPacks
)

public static List<ManagementPack> Sort (
    List<ManagementPack> managementPacks
)

public static function Sort (
    managementPacks : List<ManagementPack>
) : List<ManagementPack>

Parameters

  • managementPacks
    The management packs to sort.

Return Value

The list of sorted management packs.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2003

See Also

Reference

TopologicalSort Class
TopologicalSort Members
Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common Namespace