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List.Orderby

    Table of contents
    1. 1. Usage Restrictions
    2. 2. Parameters
    3. 3. Result
    4. 4. Samples
    List.Orderby(list : list, keys : any) : list

    Sort items in list of maps using key names.

    Usage Restrictions

    9.02 or later.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    list list list value
    keys any key name or list of key names; sort direction is controlled by appending " ascending" or " descending" to the key(s); when omitted, the direction is asending by default

    Result

    A new list of maps sorted by the specified keys

    Samples

       Output

    Sort a list of maps in different ways

    var unordered = [
    {Name: "Foo", Price: 5},
    {Name: "Bar", Price: 7},
    {Name: "Zoop", Price: 6} ];

var ascendingPrice = list.orderby(unordered, "Price ascending");
<b>"Ascending by Price:"</b><br/>;
foreach( var item in ascendingPrice ) {
    item.Name; " => "; item.Price;<br/>;
}

var descendingName = list.orderby(unordered, "Name descending");
<b>"Descending by Name:"</b><br/>;
foreach( var item in descendingName ) {
    item.Name; " => "; item.Price;<br/>;
}
    		Ascending by Price:
    Foo => 5
    Zoop => 6
    Bar => 7
    Descending by Name:
    Zoop => 6
    Foo => 5
    Bar => 7
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