[gamelord12]

In bold is my program.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace FriendList.cs
{
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
int counter = 0; // Counter for the array
Friend[] friendArray = new Friend[8]; // Single array for all eight friends
string sequence; // Variable to help tell the user which friend they are entering data for

while (counter < 8) // Loop that stops after the eighth entry
{
friendArray[counter] = new Friend();

// If statements that aid in displaying the sequence of friends
if (counter == 0)
sequence = "st";
else if (counter == 1)
sequence = "nd";
else if (counter == 2)
sequence = "rd";
else
sequence = "th";

// The lines below accept user input into the array
Console.WriteLine("What is your {0}{1} friend's first name?", counter + 1, sequence);
friendArray[counter].name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("What is your friend's phone number? Ex: 5551234567");
friendArray[counter].phoneNumber = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("What month was your friend born in?");
friendArray[counter].birthMonth = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("What date of that month was your friend born on?");
friendArray[counter].birthDay = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("What year was your friend born in?");
friendArray[counter].birthYear = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();

counter++; // Adds 1 to the counter so that it accurately tells what friend is currently shown
}

/*for (counter = 0; counter < 7; counter++)
{
int swapVariable = 0;
swapVariable = String.Compare(Friend.name[counter], Friend.name[counter + 1]);
if (swapVariable == 1)
Friend.Swap(Friend.name[counter], Friend.name[counter + 1]);
}*/

for(counter = 0; counter < 8; counter++)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}'s phone number is {1}, and {0}'s birthday is {2} {3}, {4}.", friendArray[counter].name, friendArray[counter].phoneNumber, friendArray[counter].birthMonth, friendArray[counter].birthDay, friendArray[counter].birthYear);
}
}
}
class Friend : IComparable
{
public string name; // String that contains the name of the friend in each spot of the array
public string phoneNumber; // String that contains the phone number of the friends in the array
public string birthMonth; // String that contains the birth month of the friends in the array
public string birthDay; // String that contains the birthday of the friends in the array
public string birthYear; // String that contains the birth year of the friends in the array

// Functions set up to take in different categories of info for friends
public string GetName()
{
return name;
}
public string GetPhoneNumber()
{
return phoneNumber;
}
public string GetBirthMonth()
{
return birthMonth;
}
public string GetBirthDay()
{
return birthDay;
}
public string GetBirthYear()
{
return birthYear;
}

int IComparable.CompareTo(Object o)
{
int returnVal;
Friend temp = (Friend)o;
returnVal = String.Compare(this.name, temp.name);

return returnVal;
}
}
}

I italicized a part of the program I started but I'm unsure as to whether I need it or not, so I commented it out. I need to alphabetize the array by the names of the Friend object array. Based on examples in my book, I wrote the IComparable function, but I can't figure out what I have to do with the value it returns. I probably need a loop and an if statement, right? But if so, where do I put them?