sort

(sort lst cmp)

sort sorts a list using the comparison operator cmp, which can be a function.

Parameter	Description
lst	List to be sorted
cmp	Comparison operator or function to be used for sorting

Example

Example 1: Sort a list of numbers

> (define lst (list 5 1 4 3 2 6))
> (sort lst <)
(1 2 3 4 5 6)

Example 2: Sort a list of lists by the second element of that list

> (define lst (list (list 2 1) (list 3 5) (list 1 0)))
> (sort lst (lambda (a b) (< (cadr a) (cadr b))))    
((1 0) (2 1) (3 5))