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# ArraySort

Sorts array elements.

## Method Signature

```
ArraySort(array=[assignablearray], sortType=[any], sortOrder=[string], localeSensitive=[boolean], callback=[function:Comparator])
```

### Arguments

| Argument          | Type                  | Required | Description                              | Default      |
| ----------------- | --------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| `array`           | `assignablearray`     | `true`   | The array to sort                        |              |
| `sortType`        | `any`                 | `false`  | Options are text, numeric, or textnocase | `textnocase` |
| `sortOrder`       | `string`              | `false`  | Options are asc or desc                  | `asc`        |
| `localeSensitive` | `boolean`             | `false`  | Sort based on local rules                | `false`      |
| `callback`        | `function:Comparator` | `false`  | Function to sort by                      |              |

## Examples

### Simple example for arraySort function

Uses the arraySort() function to get the sorted array and which sorted by type numeric

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrzs9NdSwqSqxUsFWIVuDiNDTQ4eI0AhG6lpZA0sQMSJgacMVacyWClAXnF5VoKBTDdOkoKOWV5qYWZSYrAZkpqcXJSgqa1lzlRZklqf6lJQWlQMVewf5%2BwUAliTmZValIehU0QUoB2KMlUg%3D%3D)

```java
someArray = [ 
	10,
	20,
	-99,
	46,
	50
];
arraySort( someArray, "numeric", "desc" );
writeOutput( JSONSerialize( someArray ) );

```

Result: \[50,46,20,10,-99]

### Simple example with member function

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io?code=eJwrzs9NdSwqSqxUsFWIVuDiVHLyj%2FBx9HNX0gGyk%2FIrchLz0sHsxJT8pFQwywlJNMjR08dfiSvWmqsYZpBecX5RiYaCUklqRYmSjoJSSmpxspKCpjVXeVFmSap%2FaUlBKVDaK9jfLzi1KDMxJ7MqVUMBrltBE6QUAJoQLF0%3D)

```java
someArray = [ 
	"BOXLANG",
	"boxlang",
	"adobe",
	"Boxlang",
	"RAILO"
];
someArray.sort( "text", "desc" );
writeOutput( JSONSerialize( someArray ) );

```

Result: \["boxlang","adobe","RAILO","Boxlang","BOXLANG"]

### Simple example with callback function

Uses the callback function

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxVjcEKgkAQhs%2B7T%2FHjSWEJMuiQFOwhgiA9eIwOS8xBUFfGlbDw3ds1hLzMDDPf%2FF9vG9LMZsQRd0jxkULk%2BnbGAZGj3lHT1XYkipQ%2F6Mu836WRFJNawwsYnlbwPsDykUkTNKVlF6NfrAoxdDuCturXUyQ4nuCTmdzALZ626QxT7JFNcCnPzAOSTE6hvLhyVAyuG3zytSzykrgydfWmP5GP9egX8cxCsg%3D%3D)

```java
someArray = [ 
	{
		NAME : "testemployee",
		AGE : "32"
	},
	{
		NAME : "employeetest",
		AGE : "36"
	}
];
arraySort( someArray, ( Any e1, Any e2 ) => {
	return compare( e1.NAME, e2.NAME );
} );
writeOutput( JSONSerialize( someArray ) );

```

Result: \[{"NAME":"employeetest","AGE":"36"},{"NAME":"testemployee","AGE":"32"}]

### Script member syntax: sort array of structs by multiple keys

Takes an array of structs and sorts by multiple different keys, similar to the way a query allows.

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJyVkl9vgjAUxZ%2FhU9zxhIkj4raXGZagsMRlukXMXpY9dFhnM2hNWzRm%2Bt2l4r%2ByLpkvhJ5z7%2F3dU0Cco9XLNJG8SKWAAN7Btn5sy3IKgXl%2F4sA9%2BE11nhIu5BDlWEnOE5tRZ6dn6EyOGK7UCZ4jLnNMT16CMiwqF6WSLHaqb1ub5i9i20REFBuISU7k7E%2FmAPFvLAn9%2Bh%2F3xsANM5KawOoGBKOXxW0ZsbcGbJd9GqBdzpYXIs1J7wzI3gzxjJiyRmhBxOWXrNLaHx0baT%2BZJxiXLrgQ0hWojfzm8bUNDQgeoFyWTN3K9MLeuP8Ww1VQVRzODVVlcSwLTnXnWmvsqCXOxkXxazgaD%2BLheBgOYggOY2v6eq3jy7rWnnma9RwmtSlHpSo938%2F3HvujyvVSlpfXiN1919GARrmu2ldvPEyt951oVUqtSQ9Ub63FLQds1GPJicRRkc9d0L%2BaMreaqysC)

```java
arrayOfStructs = [ 
	{
		"userId" : 1,
		"firstName" : "John",
		"lastName" : "Doe",
		"departmentName" : "Sales",
		"active" : 1
	},
	{
		"userId" : 2,
		"firstName" : "Jane",
		"lastName" : "Smith",
		"departmentName" : "Marketing",
		"active" : 1
	},
	{
		"userId" : 3,
		"firstName" : "Alice",
		"lastName" : "Johnson",
		"departmentName" : "Sales",
		"active" : 0
	},
	{
		"userId" : 4,
		"firstName" : "Bob",
		"lastName" : "Brown",
		"departmentName" : "Sales",
		"active" : 1
	},
	{
		"userId" : 5,
		"firstName" : "Charlie",
		"lastName" : "Davis",
		"departmentName" : "Marketing",
		"active" : 0
	}
];
arrayOfStructs.sort( ( Any user1, Any user2 ) => {
	if( user1.ACTIVE != user2.ACTIVE ) {
		return user2.ACTIVE - user1.ACTIVE;
	}
	if( user1.DEPARTMENTNAME == user2.DEPARTMENTNAME || user1.ACTIVE == 0 ) {
		if( user1.LASTNAME == user2.LASTNAME ) {
			return user1.FIRSTNAME.compare( user2.FIRSTNAME );
		}
		return user1.LASTNAME.compare( user2.LASTNAME );
	}
	return user1.DEPARTMENTNAME.compare( user2.DEPARTMENTNAME );
} );
writeDump( arrayOfStructs );

```

Result: Sorts by active employees, then by their last name and finally by their first name

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJy1kE1rAjEQhs%2FJrxhyWiEoWuihorDYVQSrh%2BCpeFizIxU2myUftEvxvzeJWJRS8OJp3kyeeedDaIW5MWUHE3gHSthss3qdb8Vys2Y8PKWuq4O3R92kZ1npPSa18rIozmo7C4ruxrSMRkIbl4G4%2BHJgDr8cC7FCKxn0xrTyqr1CYmowAIVqjwYOvpEu9KO%2F%2F32bLO%2FyEdf7UPJNCVnnbwW8xHLrULW17jCtQPJFyj%2BNGCUnfgtfwFh0Az9H%2BP9lM8ibDnDIz3EEPZhMITgbdN40ILVqS4NZQPqxFw9MEnH4093Hgc%2Bj%2BwBZa%2BsN%2FrnUQ4b4ATj9oJY%3D)

```java
SomeArray = [ 
	"BOXLANG",
	"boxlang",
	"adobe",
	"Boxlang",
	"BOXLANG"
];
arraySort( SomeArray, "text", "desc" );
dump( SomeArray );
// member function
SomeArray.sort( "text", "desc" );
dump( SomeArray );
SomeArray = [
	{
		NAME : "testemployee",
		AGE : "32"
	},
	{
		NAME : "employeetest",
		AGE : "36"
	}
];
arraySort( SomeArray, ( Any e1, Any e2 ) => {
	return compare( e1.NAME, e2.NAME );
} );
dump( SomeArray );
// member function with closure
SomeArray.sort( ( Any e1, Any e2 ) => {
	return compare( e1.NAME, e2.NAME );
} );
dump( SomeArray );

```

## Related

* [ArrayAppend](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayappend.md)
* [ArrayAvg](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayavg.md)
* [ArrayChunk](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraychunk.md)
* [ArrayClear](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayclear.md)
* [ArrayContains](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraycontains.md)
* [ArrayContainsNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraycontainsnocase.md)
* [ArrayDelete](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraydelete.md)
* [ArrayDeleteAt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraydeleteat.md)
* [ArrayDeleteNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraydeletenocase.md)
* [ArrayEach](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayeach.md)
* [ArrayEvery](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayevery.md)
* [ArrayFilter](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfilter.md)
* [ArrayFind](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfind.md)
* [ArrayFindAll](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfindall.md)
* [ArrayFindAllNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfindallnocase.md)
* [ArrayFindFirst](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfindfirst.md)
* [ArrayFindNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfindnocase.md)
* [ArrayFirst](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayfirst.md)
* [ArrayFlatMap](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayflatmap.md)
* [ArrayFlatten](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayflatten.md)
* [ArrayGetMetadata](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraygetmetadata.md)
* [ArrayGroupBy](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraygroupby.md)
* [ArrayIndexExists](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayindexexists.md)
* [ArrayInsertAt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayinsertat.md)
* [ArrayIsDefined](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayisdefined.md)
* [ArrayLast](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraylast.md)
* [ArrayMap](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraymap.md)
* [ArrayMax](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraymax.md)
* [ArrayMedian](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraymedian.md)
* [ArrayMerge](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraymerge.md)
* [ArrayMid](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraymid.md)
* [ArrayMin](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraymin.md)
* [ArrayNew](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraynew.md)
* [ArrayNone](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraynone.md)
* [ArrayPop](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraypop.md)
* [ArrayPrepend](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayprepend.md)
* [ArrayPush](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraypush.md)
* [ArrayRange](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayrange.md)
* [ArrayReduce](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayreduce.md)
* [ArrayReduceRight](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayreduceright.md)
* [ArrayReject](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayreject.md)
* [ArrayResize](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayresize.md)
* [ArrayReverse](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayreverse.md)
* [ArraySet](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayset.md)
* [ArrayShift](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayshift.md)
* [ArraySlice](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayslice.md)
* [ArraySome](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraysome.md)
* [ArraySplice](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraysplice.md)
* [ArraySum](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraysum.md)
* [ArraySwap](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayswap.md)
* [ArrayToList](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraytolist.md)
* [ArrayToStruct](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraytostruct.md)
* [ArrayTranspose](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arraytranspose.md)
* [ArrayUnique](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayunique.md)
* [ArrayUnshift](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayunshift.md)
* [ArrayZip](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/array/arrayzip.md)


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