sort

Sorts a copy of a slice in the named direction, 'asc' or 'desc'; any other direction is an error.

The original slice is left unmodified, and an empty slice comes back untouched.

InputArgumentsReturns[]anystring[]any[]anyno arguments[]any

Sorts a copy of a slice in the named direction, here descending.

Given

{"scores": [72, 95, 88]}

Template

{{ scores | sort:'desc' }}

Result

StringsSource

Sorts strings in reverse alphabetical order.

Given

{"names": ["Alice", "Charlie", "Bob"]}

Template

{{ names | sort:'desc' }}

Result

[
  "Charlie",
  "Bob",
  "Alice"
]

Sorts a slice ascending, the default direction when none is given.

Given

{"names": ["Charlie", "Alice", "Bob"]}

Template

{{ names | sort }}

Result

[
  "Alice",
  "Bob",
  "Charlie"
]

NumbersSource

Sorts numbers numerically rather than as text.

Given

{"scores": [30, 4, 200, 1]}

Template

{{ scores | sort }}

Result