Sort Method (Selection Object)

Sorts or removes duplicate split strings in the selection.

[JavaScript]

document.selection.Sort( strSeparator, strSortType, nFlags, strLocale );

[VBScript]

document.selection.Sort strSeparator, strSortType, nFlags, strLocale

Parameters

strSeparator

Specifies a string as a separator when splitting a string. This parameter cannot be empty.

strSortType

Specifies a string containing a flag. If this is empty or omitted, no sort will be performed.

Syntax:

option (+/-)

option: select one of the sorting options from the table below:

A	Sorts text.
D	Sorts date and time.
I	Sorts IPv4 addresses.
P	Sorts IPv6 addresses.
L	Sorts strings by the number of characters.
N	Sorts numbers.
O	Sorts by occurrence.
R	Sorts randomly.
V	Sorts reverse.
W	Sorts strings by the number of words.

(+/-): select one of the sorting options from the table below:

+	Ascending order.
-	Descending order.

For example:

A+	Sorts text in ascending order.
N-	Sorts numbers in descending order.

nFlags

You can specify a combination of the following values. To remove duplicate split strings, eeRemoveDuplicates must be specified. The other flags can be specified only if strSortType is not empty. This parameter can be omitted.

eeRemoveDuplicates	Removes duplicate strings.
eeSortBinaryComparison	A faster binary sort algorithm, which ignores locale information, is used for sorting.
eeSortDigitsAsNumbers	Digits are sorted as numbers even when sorted by alphabetical order. A leading negative sign and leading decimal point are not part of the number.
eeSortGroupIdentical	Groups identical strings when sorted by occurrence.
eeSortIgnoreCase	Case is ignored.
eeSortIgnoreKanaType	Hiragana and Katakana characters compare as equal.
eeSortIgnoreNonSpace	Nonspacing characters are ignored.
eeSortIgnoreSymbols	Symbols are ignored.
eeSortIgnoreWidth	The difference between half-width and full-width characters is ignored.
eeSortIgnorePrefix	Leading non-numeric characters are ignored when sorted by numbers.
eeSortLengthView	Full width characters are treated as 2 characters when sorted by lengths.
eeSortStable	Use stable sort to maintain the relative order of identical records. Stable sorting is slower.
eeSortStringSort	Hyphen and apostrophe are treated as normal characters.

strLocale

Specifies the locale used for sorting, for example: "en-US". If this is empty or omitted, the locale specified in the "Sort" tab in the Customize dialog box is used.

Version

Supported on EmEditor Professional Version 22.1 or later.