SORTUP
Use SORTUP to sort the objects of a series in ascending sequence.
The SORTUP function
returns a series containing the values from an input series in ascending order.
- When the character set of the data is ASCII, the objects are sorted in ASCII ascending order.
- For all other character sets, the objects are sorted in binary ascending order.
- Syntax:
- SORTUP ( series-item-expression )
- Meaning:
- SORTUP ( item_series_to_sort )
- Returns:
- A series object
SORTUP returns the values in item_series_to_sort in ascending order.
Examples
- SORTUP ( Abbr:File )
In this example, if Abbr had the ASCII values ABC, GHI, DEF, the SORTUP function would return these values as a series: ABC, DEF, GHI.
Related functions
- SEARCHDOWN
- SEARCHUP
- SORTDOWN
- UNIQUE