SORT
sorts the contents of a range or array · from excel · excel: verified match · sheets: verified match
signature
SORT(array, [sort_index], [sort_order], [by_col])
returns: array
| argument | required |
|---|---|
| array | required |
| sort_index | optional · defaults to 1 |
| sort_order | optional · defaults to 1 |
| by_col | optional · defaults to 0 |
examples
formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 40 |
| 5 | 50 |
fx
=SORT(A1:A5) 10 errors
error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.
| error | produced by |
|---|---|
| #ERROR! | =SORT() |
| #VALUE! | =SORT(A1:A2,1,2) |
related
- ARRAY_CONSTRAIN truncates a range to at most the given rows and columns
- ARRAYFORMULA evaluates an expression across a range (this engine already spills, so it is a pass-through for sheets compatibility)
- ARRAYTOTEXT converts array to text representation
- BYCOL applies lambda to each column of array
- BYROW applies lambda to each row of array
- CHOOSECOLS returns the specified columns from an array