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Cross Descending xdesc

Sorts a table in descending order based on specified columns.

↪ (set t (table [name age score] (list ["Bob" "Alice" "Charlie"] [25 30 20] [85 90 95])))
↪ (xdesc [score] t)
┌─────────┬─────┬───────┐
│ name    │ age │ score │
├─────────┼─────┼───────┤
│ Charlie │ 20  │ 95    │
│ Alice   │ 30  │ 90    │
│ Bob     │ 25  │ 85    │
└─────────┴─────┴───────┘

Info

  • First argument is a vector of column names to sort by
  • Supports multiple columns for hierarchical sorting
  • Modifies the table in place

Tip

Use xdesc for sorting tables in descending order by one or more columns

Note

For multiple columns, each column is sorted in descending order