SORT function

PRO

The SORT function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is used to organize data in a specific order, either ascending or descending. It works on a specified range or array of data. For example, you can use it to arrange numbers from smallest to largest, or sort names alphabetically. It's a powerful tool for managing and analyzing data effectively.

Documentation

Returns a sorted range or array.

Syntax

SORT(array, [sort_index], [sort_order], [by_col])

Parameter	Description
`array`	The range or array of values to sort.
`[sort_index]`	Optional. The index of the column or row by which to sort. Default is 1.
`[sort_order]`	Optional. The order in which to sort. 1 for ascending order, -1 for descending order. Default is 1.
`[by_col]`	Optional. Boolean. TRUE sorts by column, FALSE sorts by row. Default is FALSE.

Behavior

The SORT function is used to sort a range of cells or array by the columns specified. It can be used to sort in ascending or descending order.

Empty cells: In a SORT function, empty cells are considered as the lowest possible value and will always be sorted to the bottom.
Text: The SORT function can sort text alphabetically.
Booleans: Booleans are sorted as FALSE before TRUE.
Errors: If an error occurs in any cell in the range specified, the SORT function will return an error.
Non-Numeric: Non-numeric values are sorted alphabetically.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#N/A	This error occurs when the input array is empty or invalid.
#VALUE!	This error occurs when the `SORT` function receives an incorrect data type.
#REF!	This error occurs when the `SORT` function refers to an invalid reference.

Best practices

Always ensure that the range specified in the SORT function is correct to avoid any reference errors.

Be cautious when sorting data that contains mixed data types as the result might not be as expected.

When sorting data in ascending or descending order, ensure that your data is consistent (i.e., all text or all numbers) to get accurate results.

Always check for empty cells in your range as they will always be sorted to the bottom.

Usage

A few examples using the SORT function.

SORT(A1:A10) returns the values in range A1:A10 sorted in ascending order  
SORT(B2:E6, 3, -1, TRUE) sorts the range B2:E6 by the values in the third column, in descending order, and by column  
SORT([5,4,3,2,1]) returns [1,2,3,4,5]

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Name",
        "Score",
        "Department"
    ],
    [
        "Alice",
        85,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Bob",
        92,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "Carol",
        78,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "David",
        88,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Sorted by Score (Descending):",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "=SORT(A2:C5,2,-1,TRUE)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Name",
        "Score",
        "Department"
    ],
    [
        "Alice",
        85,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Bob",
        92,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "Carol",
        78,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "David",
        88,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Sorted by Score (Descending):",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "=SORT(A2:C5,2,-1,TRUE)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Name",
        "Score",
        "Department"
    ],
    [
        "Alice",
        85,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Bob",
        92,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "Carol",
        78,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "David",
        88,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Sorted by Score (Descending):",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "=SORT(A2:C5,2,-1,TRUE)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Name",
        "Score",
        "Department"
    ],
    [
        "Alice",
        85,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "Bob",
        92,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "Carol",
        78,
        "Sales"
    ],
    [
        "David",
        88,
        "Marketing"
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "Sorted by Score (Descending):",
        "",
        ""
    ],
    [
        "=SORT(A2:C5,2,-1,TRUE)",
        "",
        ""
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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