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ASORT |
Category: | Array |
Syntax | |
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Example |
Syntax |
rc=ASORT(array<,order><,elements>); |
0 | successful |
0 | not successful |
Type: Numeric
Type: Character
'A' |
ascending order (the default) |
'D' |
descending order |
Type: Character
Type: Numeric
Details |
By default, the array is sorted in ascending order. You can use the optional order argument to specify either ascending or descending order.
By default, the entire array is sorted. You can use the optional elements argument to restrict sorting to the specified number of elements (starting from the beginning of the array).
If the value of the elements argument is greater than the total number of array elements, the program halts execution and sends an error message to the log.
Example |
Sort the first five items of array VALUES in ascending order:
array values[8] val1-val8 (3,5,2,1,6,8,7,4); if (asort(values,'d',5)) then _msg_=sysmsg(); else do; _msg_='Sort was successful'; do i=1 to dim(values); put values{i}=; end; end;This produces the following output:
values[ 1 ]=6 values[ 2 ]=5 values[ 3 ]=3 values[ 4 ]=2 values[ 5 ]=1 values[ 6 ]=8 values[ 7 ]=7 values[ 8 ]=4
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