Creates a value of type SortInfo for use with grids and record queries.

Syntax

a!sortInfo( field, ascending )

• field (Text): The name of the field by which to sort the data.
• ascending (Boolean): Determines whether the data sorts in ascending or descending order. Default is false, which means descending.

Returns

SortInfo

Notes

Sorting is only supported for complex data types and is not supported for a dictionary array.

Examples

You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.

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	=a!sortInfo(
	  field: "name",
	  ascending: true()
	)

returns

	[field=name,
	 ascending=true]

See Also

a!pagingInfo(): Use the a!sortInfo() function to create a value for the sort parameter of this function.

SortInfo: This is the data type the a!sortInfo() function returns.

Read-Only Grid: Use the a!sortInfo() function to sort the data for a grid component on an interface.