---
name: "Array.sorted"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Array.sorted"
---

# Array.sorted(3kaya)

Return a sorted array.

## NAME

Array::sorted - Return a sorted array.

## SYNOPSIS

**\[a\] sorted(** *\[a\] xs, Int(a, a) sortfn=compare* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**xs** The array to sort

**sortfn** Optionally, a user-defined comparison function.

## DESCRIPTION

Sorts an array, but unlike **Array.sort (3kaya)** returns a new array and leaves the original unmodified.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

See the **Array.sort (3kaya)** function documentation for usage examples.