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title: "Sort Array"
slug: "sort-array"
tags: ["sort", "array", "Lists"]
updated: 2023-01-05T15:06:29Z
published: 2023-01-05T15:06:29Z
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# Sort Array

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 5.12.0 |
| **Location** | Data > List |

The Sort Array step takes in a list of a composite type and returns that same list, sorted by a field, either in ascending or descending order. This sorting can either be a String sort if the field is a string, a numerical sort if the field is a number, or a Date sort if the field is a Date.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | The desired list to sort | List of [Data Type] |

#### Sort Parameters

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Type | Defines the data type of the list | --- |
| Field | Defines what field to sort the list by | --- |
| Order | Defines how the array list is sorted | --- |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sorted Array | List of array items sorted by the defined order | List of [Data Type] |

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## Example Inputs and Outputs

| Input | Output |
| --- | --- |
| 43,22,66,77,3 | 3,22,43,66,77 |
| Null | Null |
| Empty | Null |

#### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1672930668973.png)

## Related

- [Sort Strings](/sort-strings.md)
- [Collection Sort Step](/collection-sort-step.md)