Settings Explained
1. Sort Type
This is the main setting as it governs the sorting logic/strategy. The following strategies are available:-
Alphabetical
This is the default sorting order which utilizes a case insensitive & culture neutral comparison between items. Numbers are treated as normal ASCII characters. For more information, checkout the wikipedia article on alphabetical order.
007, James Bond 09, John Doe 1, Jane DoeNatural
This is similar to alphabetical sorting, but treats numbers differently. Consecutive numbers are grouped together and treated as a single character. For example, "1, Jane Doe" will appear before "007, James Bond". For more information, checkout the wikipedia article on natural sort order.
1, Jane Doe 007, James Bond 09, John DoeLength
In this type of sorting, lines are sorted on the basis of their lengths in characters. So, you can make the smaller ones bubble to the top or use the descending sort order to make them sink to the bottom with the larger ones taking the top spots.
1, Jane Doe 09, John Doe 007, James BondReverse
This is useful mainly if you want to reverse the order of the lines in the original input. Sort Order is not supported in this mode.
Original
09, John Doe 1, Jane Doe 007, James BondSorted
007, James Bond 1, Jane Doe 09, John DoeRandom
This sort type randomizes the lines. Sort Order is not supported in this mode.
2. Sort Order
Some sort types support ascending & descending modes. Setting descending order reverses the order of the items while still applying the sorting logic.
Random & Reverse sort types do not support sort order.3. Input Separator
The separator for the input text that determines each item in the list
New Line
Each item is separated by a newline (\r \n or \r\n)
Item1 Item2 Item3Comma
Each item is separated by comma (,)
Item1,Item2,Item3Semi Colon
Each item is separated by semi-colon (;)
Item1;Item2;Item3Tab
Each item is separated by tab (\t)
Item1 Item2 Item3Auto
Separators are automatically detected from the input
4. Output Separator
The separator for the output text that determines each item in the list
New Line
Each item is separated by a newline (\r \n or \r\n)
Item1 Item2 Item3Comma
Each item is separated by comma (,)
Item1,Item2,Item3Semi Colon
Each item is separated by semi-colon (;)
Item1;Item2;Item3Tab
Each item is separated by tab (\t)
Item1 Item2 Item3Auto
Separator is the same as the input separator (either detected or explicitly specified)
How to sort text in various languages
- Language: C#
- Sort Function:
System.Collections.Generic.List<T>.Sort() - Documentation: Documentation
- Example: Example
- Language: VB .NET
- Sort Function:
System.Collections.Generic.List<T>.Sort() - Documentation: Documentation
- Example: Example
- Language: Java
- Sort Function:
java.util.Collections.sort() - Documentation: Documentation
- Example: Example
- Language: JavaScript
- Sort Function:
sort() - Documentation:
- Example: Example
- Language: Python
- Sort Function:
list.sort() - Documentation: Documentation
- Example: Example
- Language: Ruby
- Sort Function:
Array.sort() - Documentation: Documentation
- Example: Example
History
- Nov 12, 2018
- Multiple separator support
- Sep 7, 2017
- Tool Launched
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