# SORT

### Description

Sorts the entries of the given parameter in ascending order.

### SORT(Scalar\<any>)

```java
SORT(scalar: Scalar<any>): Scalar<any>
```

Sort the entries of the given Scalar\<any> in ascending order.

#### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="172">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>scalar</td><td>A scalar of type any</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Returns

Returns the given scalar sorted in ascending order as type Scalar\<any>.

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### SORT(Vector\<any>)

```java
SORT(vector: Vector<any>): Vector<any>
```

Sort the entries of the given Vector\<any> in ascending order.

#### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="172">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>vector</td><td>A vector of type any</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Returns

Returns the given vector sorted in ascending order as type Vector\<any>.

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### SORT(GroupedScalar\<any, any> \[, Scalar\<Text>])

```java
SORT(group: GroupedScalar<any, any> [, by: Scalar<Text>]): GroupedScalar<any, any>
```

Sort the entries of the given GroupedScalar\<any, any> in ascending order by values.

#### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="172">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>group</td><td>A GroupedScalar of type &#x3C;any, any></td></tr><tr><td>by</td><td><p>The by parameter is optional.</p><p></p><p>Specifies by which attribute of the vector it should be sorted.Allowed values are <em>byGroupKey</em> and <em>byGroupValue</em>. </p><p></p><p>Default is byGroupValue.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Returns

Returns the given group sorted by the specified property in ascending order as type GroupedScalar\<any, any>.

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### SORT(GroupedVector\<any, any> \[, Scalar\<Text>])

```java
SORT(group: GroupedVector<any, any> [, by: Scalar<Text>]): GroupedVector<any, any>
```

Sort the entries of the given GroupedVector\<any, any> in ascending order by values.

#### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="172">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>group</td><td>A GroupedVector of type &#x3C;any, any></td></tr><tr><td>by</td><td><p>The by parameter is optional.</p><p></p><p>Specifies by which attribute of the vector it should be sorted.Allowed values are <em>byGroupKey</em> and <em>byGroupValue</em>. </p><p></p><p>Default is byGroupKey.</p><p></p><p>If sorting by value, then it does this by comparing the number of values.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Returns

Returns the given group sorted by the specified property in ascending order as type GroupedScalar\<any, any>.

### Examples

Sort GridPowerConsumption in ascending order.

```java
SORT($GridPowerConsumption)
```

Sort GroupedByDevicePowerConsumption in ascending order by event

```java
SORT($GroupedByDevicePowerConsumption, byGroupKey)
```


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