Sorting sorts a table with a given column as the key. If the Home list (the file to operate upon) and the specific Column are given, one can sort a table alphabetically or numerically in ascending or descending order. For example, if we have the table:
Type\Freq
aarde\100
appel\10
anijs\22
we can use alphabetically, ascending and column 1 to produce:
Type\Freq
aarde\100
anijs\22
appel\10
we can use alphabetically, descending and column 1 to produce:
Type\Freq
appel\10
anijs\22
aarde\100
we can use numerically, ascending and column 2 to produce:
Type\Freq
appel\10
anijs\22
aarde\100
and we can use numerically, descending and column 2 to produce:
Type\Freq
aarde\100
anijs\22
appel\10
The list we want to examine must be specified as the Home list in the file selection field. The list can be a table and the column number or column name must be specified within the Column field (1 represents the first field). The table must be of a specific format, which is compliant with the default format when a lexicon is created by WebCelex.
The format is as follows:
{Column Name 1}\Column Name 2}\...
{Value 1}\Value 2}\...
In our case we could have:
Type\Freq
aarde\100
aardig\5
with the column field set to 'Type' or '1'.
The Table checkbox displays retrieved results in the form of a table. Otherwise, results will be displayed in the standard WebCelex format.
