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Example 87: Sort Dates

Explore how to sort an array of employee birthdates in ascending order using structures in C. Learn to implement bubble sort with a helper function to compare dates by year, month, and day. This lesson develops your skills in handling dates and structures efficiently in C programs.

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Problem

Write a function to sort the date of births of the employees in ascending order stored in an array of structures.

The structure for employees with the following attributes has been created for you.

  • Employee name as emp_name
  • Date of birth as date
  • Month of birth as month
  • Year of birth as year
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