array:sort-by

Sorts a supplied array, based on the value of a number of sort keys supplied as functions.

sort-by($array as array(*), $keys as record(key? as (fn(item()*) as xs:anyAtomicType*)?, collation? as xs:string?, order? as enum('ascending', 'descending')?)*) ➔ array(*)

Arguments
	$array	array(*)	The input array
	$keys	record(key? as (fn(item()) as xs:anyAtomicType)?, collation? as xs:string?, order? as enum('ascending', 'descending')?)*	The sort key definitions
Result		array(*)

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/array

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.