sortBy.GenericDataFileSet: Sorts the set

In R.filesets: Easy Handling of and Access to Files Organized in Structured Directories

Sorts the set

Description

Sorts the set by one of several ordering schema.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'GenericDataFileSet'
sortBy(this, by=c("lexicographic", "mixedsort", "mixeddecimal", "mixedroman",
  "filesize"), decreasing=FALSE, caseSensitive=FALSE, ...)

Arguments

by	A character string specifying the ordering scheme.
decreasing	If TRUE the sorting is done in a decreasing manner.
caseSensitive	If TRUE, the ordering is case sensitive, otherwise not.
...	Not used.

Details

The set is ordering by the fullnames. If by="lexicographic", lexicographic ordering is used, sometimes also referred to as alphabetic ordering. If by="mixeddecimal", mixedsort ordering acknowledging decimal numbers is used, cf. mixedsort. If by="mixedroman", mixedsort ordering acknowledging roman numerals is used, cf. mixedsort.

Value

Returns returns itself with the set ordered accordingly.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

See Also

For more information see GenericDataFileSet.

R.filesets documentation built on May 29, 2024, 9:10 a.m.