MACROMEDIA COLFUSION MX 7-CFML Reference page 483

ArraySort
Description
Sorts array elements numerically or alphanumerically.
Returns
True, if sort is successful; False, otherwise.
Category
Array functions,
Function syntax
ArraySort(array, sort_type [, sort_order ])
History
ColdFusion MX:
•
Changed thrown exceptions: this function can throw the ArraySortSimpleValueException
error and ValueNotNumeric error.
•
Changed the order in which sorted elements are returned: in a
this function might return elements in a different sort order than in earlier releases. If
sort_type = "textnocase"
elements that differ only in case differently from earlier releases, as follows:
ColdFusion MX reverses the elements' original order.
Earlier releases of ColdFusion do not change the elements' original order.
For example, in a
ColdFusion MX returns
Earlier ColdFusion releases return
Parameters
Parameter Description
array Name of an array
List functions
and
sort_order = "desc"
,
textnocase desc
d,b,A,a,a
sort of , the following occurs:
d,a,a,b,A
d,b,a,a,A
, descending sort,
textnocase
, ColdFusion MX processes
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