SORT

NAME

sort - Sort an array.

SYNOPSIS

sort([sort:integer,fname:string] array)

DESCRIPTION

This function sort an array. By default sort will look at the first element to guest the sorting type.

You can specify the sort type to be 0 for integer, 1 for string, 2 for your sort function and 3 for float.

A sort function receive to element and you must compare them.

EXAMPLES

sort([1.5,5,2,98,32,7,2,5]);
return [1.5,2,2,5,5,7,32,98]

function f(a,b)
            return b - a;
endf
sort(sort:2,fname:"f",[1,5,2,98,32,7,2,5]);        
return [98,32,7,5,5,2,2,1]

sort([1,5,2,98,32,7,2,5]); }}.
return [1,2,2,5,5,7,32,98]

sort(sort:0,[1,5,2,98,32,7,2,5]); }}
return [1,2,2,5,5,7,32,98]

sort(sort:1,['gt','ab', 'ba', 'cd']);
return ["ab","ba","cd","gt"]
 

AUTHOR

Written by Pierre Laplante, <laplante@sednove.com>

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See also

array_​search

Searches a value in the array

contains

Checks if a value exists in an array

first

Return first element from array.

join

Join element of an array.

last

Return last element from array.

pop

Remove last element from array and return it.

push

Push an element on top of array

range

Generate an integer array with the range provided.

reverse

Reverse an array

shift

Remove first element from array and return it.

splice

Splice an array

tail

Return last element from array.

top

Return first element from array.