Operation Manual

Chapter 11: Lists 174
SortA(
keylistname,dependlist1[,dependlist2,...,dependlist n])
SortD(
keylistname,dependlist1[,dependlist2,...,dependlist n])
Note:
• In the example, 5 is the first element in
L4, and 1 is the first element in L5. After SortA(L4,L5), 5
becomes the second element of
L4, and likewise, 1 becomes the second element of L5.
•
SortA( and SortD( are the same as SortA( and SortD( on the STAT EDIT menu (Chapter 12).
• You cannot sort a locked list.
Using dim( to Find List Dimensions
dim( (dimension) returns the length (number of elements) of list.
dim(list)
Using dim( to Create a List
You can use dim( with ¿ to create a new listname with dimension length from 1 to 999. The elements
are zeros.
length!dim(listname)
Using dim( to Redimension a List
You can use dim with ¿ to redimension an existing listname to dimension length from 1 to 999.
• The elements in the old
listname that are within the new dimension are not changed.
• Extra list elements are filled by 0.
• Elements in the old list that are outside the new dimension are deleted.