lexicographicSort

This function returns a result sequence from sorting a sequence of scalar-type values (Boolean, Number, String, Date, Time or Date-time).

Sorting can be in ascending or descending order. The sequence must contain values of the same type.
When the sequence values are String type, lexicographic sorting is applied.

NB:
Some differences in relation to the FreeMarker "built-in" "sort" function (click here for more details) applied to a ([?]?sort) sequence:

• The obtained result is identical for Boolean/Number/Date/Time/Date-time types. For the String type, the FreeMarker "sort" function applies sorting using a collation,
• The "sort" function cannot sort in descending order: the only solution is to use the FreeMarker "reverse" ([?]?sort?reverse) function, but the original order of equal values is not respected.

Parameters

For example

<#assign seqObj = ["whale",
  "Barbara",
  "zeppelin",
  "aardvark",
  "beetroot"
]>
<#-- Ascending order -->
<#list hardisCore.lexicographicSort(seqObj) as aVal>
- ${aVal}
</#list> 

The output is:

- aardvark

- Barbara

- beetroot

- whale

- zeppelin

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