Function sort

Sort the items in a matrix.

Syntax

sort(x)
sort(x, compare)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
x	Matrix | Array	A one dimensional matrix or array to sort
compare	Function | 'asc' | 'desc'	An optional _comparator function. The function is called as compare(a, b), and must return 1 when a > b, -1 when a < b, and 0 when a == b. Default value: 'asc'.

Returns

Type	Description
Matrix | Array	Returns the sorted matrix.

Examples

sort([5, 10, 1]); // returns [1, 5, 10]
sort(['C', 'B', 'A', 'D']); // returns ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D']

function sortByLength (a, b) {
  return a.length - b.length;
}
sort(['Langdon', 'Tom', 'Sara'], sortByLength); // returns ['Tom', 'Sara', 'Langdon']

See also

filter