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.TH List.sorted 3 2025-09-06 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
List.sorted \- sorted copy of a list
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI List.sorted\ :\ func(list:\ [T],\ by\ =\ T.compare\ ->\ [T])
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Creates a new list with elements sorted.


.SH ARGUMENTS

.TS
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Name	Type	Description	Default
list	[T]	The list to be sorted. 	-
by		The comparison function used to determine order. If not specified, the default comparison function for the item type will be used. 	T.compare
.TE
.SH RETURN
A new list with sorted elements.

.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
>> [40, 10, -30, 20].sorted()
= [-30, 10, 20, 40]

>> [40, 10, -30, 20].sorted(func(a,b:&Int): a.abs() <> b.abs())
= [10, 20, -30, 40]
.EE