sort command

sort command

Use the sort command to sort text elements in the current document.

Syntax
sort [ all
     | selection
     | elementRange startElement [ endElement ]
     ]
     [ descending ]
     [ numeric ]
     [ localeSensitive ]
     [ columnRange startColumn [ endColumn ] ]
     [ newField
       [ descending ]
       [ numeric ]
       [ localeSensitive ]
       [ columnRange startColumn [ endColumn ] ]
     ] [...] 
Parameters

all Use the parameter all to indicate that you want to sort all of the visible elements.
selection Use the parameter selection to indicate that you want to sort only those elements included in the block selection.
elementRange
startElement [ endElement ] Use the parameter elementRange to indicate the range of elements that you wish to sort. The startElement and endElement parameters must be positive integers indicating the element's ordinal position in the document. If you do not specify endElement, the element range will extend from startElement to the end of the document.
descending Use the parameter descending to indicate that the elements should be sorted in descending order.
numeric Use the parameter numeric to indicate that the element text should be interpreted as numbers rather than as text.
localeSensitive Use the parameter localeSensitive to indicate the element text should be sorted based on locale-sensitive comparisons.
columnRange
startColumn [ endColumn ] Use the parameter columnRange to indicate the column range of text that should be used in sort comparisons. The startColumn and endColumn parameters must be positive integers indicating the column positions. If you do not specify endColumn, the column range will extend to the end of the element.
newField Use the parameter newField to indicate that an additional field should be used to further sort the document.

Status

The status parameter is not affected by this command.

Description

If there is a block selection and you do not specify all or elementRange, the sort command will sort the elements that are included in the current block selection.

If there is no block selection and you do not specify elementRange, all of the visible elements in the document will be included in the sort.

If there is a rectangular block selection and you do not specify all, elementRange, or columnRange, the sort will be based on the text that is included in the rectangular block selection.

The sort command will only affect visible elements that are not show elements.

Examples
sort
sort selection
sort elementRange 10 20 columnRange 1 4 newField columnRange 10 20 numeric descending 
Editor commands, actions, and parameters

show parameter
visible parameter
Default editor commands

all	Use the parameter all to indicate that you want to sort all of the visible elements.
selection	Use the parameter selection to indicate that you want to sort only those elements included in the block selection.
elementRange startElement [ endElement ]	Use the parameter elementRange to indicate the range of elements that you wish to sort. The startElement and endElement parameters must be positive integers indicating the element's ordinal position in the document. If you do not specify endElement, the element range will extend from startElement to the end of the document.
descending	Use the parameter descending to indicate that the elements should be sorted in descending order.
numeric	Use the parameter numeric to indicate that the element text should be interpreted as numbers rather than as text.
localeSensitive	Use the parameter localeSensitive to indicate the element text should be sorted based on locale-sensitive comparisons.
columnRange startColumn [ endColumn ]	Use the parameter columnRange to indicate the column range of text that should be used in sort comparisons. The startColumn and endColumn parameters must be positive integers indicating the column positions. If you do not specify endColumn, the column range will extend to the end of the element.
newField	Use the parameter newField to indicate that an additional field should be used to further sort the document.