Revision Difference
table.SortByMember#551743
<function name="SortByMember" parent="table" type="libraryfunc">
<description>Sorts a table by a named member.</description>
<realm>Shared and Menu</realm>
<file line="384-L420">lua/includes/extensions/table.lua</file>
<file line="405-L437">lua/includes/extensions/table.lua</file>
<args>
<arg name="tab" type="table">Table to sort.</arg>
<arg name="memberKey" type="any">The key used to identify the member.</arg>
<arg name="ascending" type="boolean" default="false">Whether or not the order should be ascending.</arg>
</args>
</function>
<example>
<description>Orders a table by a member and prints it.</description>
<code>
local tab = {
{ Name = "Bill", Age = 13 },
{ Name = "Jill", Age = 14 },
{ Name = "Phil", Age = 8 }
}
table.SortByMember( tab, "Age" )
for _, v in ipairs( tab ) do
print( v.Name )
end
</code>
<output>
Jill
Bill
Phil
</output>
</example>