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# SORTBY

Sorts the contents of a range or array based on the values in a corresponding range or array.

### Syntax

SORTBY(Range; SortByRange1; SortOrder1 [; SortByRange2; SortOrder2 [; ...] ])

Range: The array or range to sort.

SortByRange1; SortByRange2;... : range 1, range 2,... are the arrays or ranges to sort on.

SortOrder1; SortOrder2;... : order 1, order 2,... are the orders to use for sorting. 1 for ascending, -1 for descending. Default is ascending.

Any of the optional arguments can be omitted. An optional argument requires all preceding separators to be present.

### Examples

{=SORTBY(A2:C7;A2:A7;1;C2:C7;-1)}

Sort the range A2:C7 based on the first column in ascending order and third column in descending order.

#### Technical information

This function is available since LibreOfficeDev 24.8.

This function is NOT part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4: Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format standard. The name space is

COM.MICROSOFT.SORTBY

Related Topics

SORTBY wiki page.

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