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QuickList.Sort
Sorts the list.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| List | 4.4 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "QuickList.Sort"; ListRef { ; Flags } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ListRef | The reference to the list returned from QuickList.New function. | $List | |
| Flags | Optional, whether to sort case insensitive or descending. Pass 1 to sort case insensitive or 0 to sort case sensitive. Add 2 to sort descending. Add 4 for sorting dates in DD.MM.YYYY style and 8 for sorting dates in MM.DD.YYYY style. |
1 | Optional |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Sorts the list.Version 6.2 adds new modes for date sorting. Mode 4 for DD.MM.YYYY style and mode 8 for MM.DD.YYYY style.
Add mode 16 for flags to sort by numbers for version 11.0.
Examples
Sort a list:
Let
([
l = MBS("QuickList.New"; "a¶e¶ä¶f¶1");
r = MBS("QuickList.Sort"; l);
list = MBS("QuickList.GetList"; l);
r = MBS("QuickList.Release"; l)
]; list )
Sort a list ascending case sensitive:
Let
([
l = MBS("QuickList.New"; "A¶e¶ä¶Ä¶9¶1");
r = MBS("QuickList.Sort"; l);
list = MBS("QuickList.GetList"; l);
r = MBS("QuickList.Release"; l)
]; list )
Sort a list descending case insensitive:
Let
([
l = MBS("QuickList.New"; "A¶e¶ä¶Ä¶9¶1");
r = MBS("QuickList.Sort"; l; 3);
list = MBS("QuickList.GetList"; l);
r = MBS("QuickList.Release"; l)
]; list )
See also
- QuickList.Count
- QuickList.DeCombine
- QuickList.GetList
- QuickList.New
- QuickList.Not
- QuickList.Or
- QuickList.Pop
- QuickList.Release
- QuickList.SortWith
- QuickList.XOr
Release notes
- Version 11.0
- Added mode 16 for number sorting to QuickList.SortWith function.
- Version 10.2
- Added List.SortWithEvaluate and QuickList.SortWithEvaluate functions to sort lists with custom expression.
Blog Entries
- Sort with evaluate in FileMaker
- Comparing Base Elements Plugin to MBS FileMaker Plugin
- Data structures in FileMaker with MBS Plugins
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.2pr1
- New functions for MBS FileMaker Plugin coming soon
- MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.4pr3
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Created 21st September 2014, last changed 14th December 2023
