StructSort()

Returns a sorted array of the top level keys in a structure.

Sorts using alphabetic or numeric sorting, and can sort based on the values of any structure element.

StructSort( base=struct, sortTypeOrSortFunc=any, sortOrder=string, pathToSubElement=string );

Returns: Array

Argument Description Default
base
struct, required

A structure with one field (an associative array).
sortTypeOrSortFunc
any, optional

Define one of the following:

  • numeric: sorts numbers
  • text: sorts text alphabetically, taking case into account (case sensitive)
  • textNoCase: sorts text alphabetically, without regard to case (case insensitive) or a function to be used as a comparator (introduced 6.2.1)

function(value1, value2, key1, key2)

Alias: sortType

text
sortOrder
string, optional

sort direction:

  • asc (default): ascending (a to z) sort order
  • desc: descending (z to a) sort order

asc
pathToSubElement
string, optional

String or a variable that contains one

Alias: path

Examples

Non-Member Function

animals = {
	cow: {
		total: 12
	},
	pig: {
		total: 5
	},
	cat: {
		total: 3
	}
};

// Show current animals
Dump(
	label: "Current animals",
	var: animals
);

// Show animals sorted by total
Dump(
	label: "Animals sorted by total",
	var: StructSort(animals, "numeric", "asc", "total")
);

Example using callback (Introduced in 6.2.1.29)

  myStruct={a="London",b="Paris",c="Berlin",d="New York",e="Dublin"};
  	// define callaback function
    function callback(e1, e2){
    	return compare(arguments.e1, arguments.e2);
    }
	writeDump(var=myStruct,label="Before sorting")
    writeDump(var=StructSort(myStruct,callback),label="After sorting");

See also