[sort]

sort is a core slot, one of the keywords of the Hyperlambda language, in Hyperlambda, the language of Magic Cloud. Sorts selected nodes using the child lambda as a comparer.

• Value (node-list), required: Expression selecting the nodes to sort
• Returns: Resolves to the sorted nodes selected by the expression as child nodes

Arguments

Required arguments come first, then the optional ones in the order they are declared.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
any node name	lambda	no	Comparer body evaluated with [.lhs], [.rhs], and [.result] injected. Can be repeated.

Guide: How to use [sort]

JSON declaration

This is the complete declaration of sort, as the running system describes it. It is also published as slot.json.

JSON declaration

{
  "name": "sort",
  "description": "Sorts selected nodes using the child lambda as a comparer",
  "signature": {
    "input": {
      "kind": "node-list",
      "description": "Expression selecting the nodes to sort",
      "required": true,
      "mode": "Expression"
    },
    "children": {
      "*": {
        "type": "lambda",
        "description": "Comparer body evaluated with [.lhs], [.rhs], and [.result] injected",
        "required": false,
        "mode": "ExecutableLambda",
        "cardinality": "ZeroOrMore",
        "role": "ExecutableBody",
        "evaluation": "EvalSelf",
        "projection": "Self"
      }
    },
    "output": {
      "mode": "Lambda",
      "kind": "node-list",
      "description": "Resolves to the sorted nodes selected by the expression as child nodes"
    }
  }
}

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