User Guide

ArraySort 483
ArraySort
Description
Sorts array elements numerically or alphanumerically.
Returns
True, if sort is successful; False, otherwise.
Category
Array functions, List functions
Function syntax
ArraySort(array, sort_type [, sort_order ])
History
ColdFusion MX:
• Changed thrown exceptions: this function can throw the ArraySortSimpleValueException
error and ValueNotNumeric error.
• Changed the order in which sorted elements are returned: in a textnocase, descending sort,
this function might return elements in a different sort order than in earlier releases. If
sort_type = "textnocase" and sort_order = "desc", ColdFusion MX processes
elements that differ only in case differently from earlier releases, as follows:
■ ColdFusion MX reverses the elements’ original order.
■ Earlier releases of ColdFusion do not change the elements’ original order.
For example, in a
textnocase, desc sort of d,a,a,b,A, the following occurs:
■ ColdFusion MX returns d,b,A,a,a
■ Earlier ColdFusion releases return d,b,a,a,A
Parameters
Parameter Description
array Name of an array