• ← PatternsOrderedQ
• → SymbolName

Sort

Sort[list]

sorts list (or the leaves of any other expression) according to canonical ordering.

Sort[list, p]

sorts using p to determine the order of two elements.

• • Sort[{4, 1.0, a, 3+I}]

Sort uses OrderedQ to determine ordering by default. You can sort patterns according to their precedence using PatternsOrderedQ:

• • Sort[{items___, item_, OptionsPattern[], item_symbol, item_?test}, PatternsOrderedQ]

When sorting patterns, values of atoms do not matter:

• • Sort[{a, b/;t}, PatternsOrderedQ]

• • Sort[{2+c_, 1+b__}, PatternsOrderedQ]

• • Sort[{x_ + n_*y_, x_ + y_}, PatternsOrderedQ]