Action
Sorts an array in ascending order.
Syntax
SORT array() [,elements]
Remarks
array() |
The first element of the array to sort. |
elements |
The number of elements to sort. This is an optional value. By default all elements will be sorted. |
Sorting is implemented for BYTE, WORD, INTEGER, LONG and DWORD arrays.
The routines are located in mcs.lib.
See also
The SAMPLES folder contains a user contributed insertion sort algorithm sample. (insertionsort.bas)
Example
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' SORT.BAS
' (c) 1995-2025 , MCS Electronics
' This demo demonstrates the SORT statement. It will sort an array
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$regfile = "m88def.dat"
$crystal = 8000000
$hwstack = 16
$swstack = 8
$framesize = 30
'Dim some arrays
Dim B(10) As Byte , I(10) As Integer , W(10) As Word
Dim J As Byte
'point to data
Restore Arraydata
'read the data
For J = 1 To 10
Read B(j)
Next
'read the words
For J = 1 To 10
Read W(j)
Next
'read the integers
For J = 1 To 10
Read I(j)
Next
'now sort the arrays
Sort B(1) , 10 ' 10 elements
Sort W(1) ' all elements
Sort I(1)
'and show the result
For J = 1 To 10
Print J ; " " ; B(j) ; " " ; W(j) ; " " ; I(j)
Next
End
Arraydata:
Data 1 , 4 , 8 , 9 , 2 , 5 , 3 , 7 , 6 , 4
Data 1000% , 101% , 1% , 400% , 30000% , 20000% , 15000% , 0% , 999% , 111%
Data -1000% , 101% , -1% , 400% , 30000% , 2000% , -15000% , 0% , 999% , 111%