Sort DAT

Summary

The Sort DAT will sort table DAT data by row or column.

sortDAT_Class

Parameters - Sort Page

Sort sortmethod - ⊞ - Determines how the table will be sorted.

• Rows (Specify Column Name) colname - Sort rows using the column specified under the Name parameter.

• Rows (Specify Column Index) colindex - Sort rows using the column specified under the Index parameter.

• Rows (Preserve Input Order) colpreserve - Uses the current ordering of the input. This sorting allows parameters such as Preserve First, Unique Output, and Reverse Output to be applied to the original input.

• Columns (Specify Row Name) rowname - Sort columns using the row specified under the Name parameter.

• Columns (Specify Row Index) rowindex - Sort columns using the row specified under the Index parameter.

• Columns (Preserve Input Order) rowpreserve - Uses the current ordering of the input. This sorting allows parameters such as Preserve First, Unique Output, and Reverse Output to be applied to the original input.

Name name - When using Sort Specify Row/Column Name, specify the name in this parameter. If the sort name does not find a match, the output will be unsorted.

Index index - When using Sort Specify Row/Column Index, specify the index in this parameter. If the sort index is -1 or out of bounds, the output will be unsorted.

Order order - ⊞ - Determines the type of sorting.

• Alphabetical alpha - Use alphabetical sorting. Numbers are treated as characters, sorted by their ASCII values.

• Alphabetical with Numbers alphanum - Use alphanumerical sorting.

• Numbers nums - Use numerical sorting. Characters are all treated as 0, incoming order is preserved.

• Random random - Randomly sorts the table, uses random Seed parameter below.

Seed seed - The random seed when Sort Order is set to Random.

Ignore Case ignorecase - Ignores case sensitivity when Sort Order is set to Alphabetical or Alphabetical with Numbers.

Preserve First preservefirst - Does not resort the first row or column (depending if Sort is set to Rows or Columns).

Unique Output unique - ⊞ - Remove duplicate rows/column entries in the sorted row/column.

• Off off -

• Single Row/Col single -

• Entire Rows/Cols entire -

Reverse Output reverse - Reverses the sort order.

Parameters - Common Page

Language language - ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.

• Input input - The DAT uses the inputs script language.

• Node node - The DAT uses it's own script language.

Edit/View Extension extension - ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.

• dat dat - various common file extensions.

• frag frag -

• glsl glsl -

• html html -

• md md -

• py py -

• rtf rtf -

• tsv tsv -

• txt txt -

• vert vert -

• xml xml -

• From Language languageext - pick extension from DATs script language.

• Custom Extension customext - Specify a custom extension.

Custom Extension customext - Specifiy the custom extension.

Word Wrap wordwrap - ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.

• Input input - The DAT uses the inputs setting.

• On on - Turn on Word Wrap.

• Off off - Turn off Word Wrap.

Operator Inputs

• Input 0 -

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