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Re: sort list

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg47213] Re: sort list
• From: bobhanlon at aol.com (Bob Hanlon)
• Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:57:33 -0500 (EST)
• References: <c4be1n$702$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Table[{Random[], Random[]},{5}]

Sort[%, #1[[2]]<#2[[2]]&]


Bob Hanlon

In article <c4be1n$702$1 at smc.vnet.net>, Guibout <guibout at ifrance.com> wrote:

<< I have a list of the form 
{{something1,x1},{something2,x2},{something3,x3}} where x1,x2, x3 are 
numbers. I want to sort this list with respect to xi. In other word if 
x2<x3<x1 I want Mathematica to produce:
{{something2,x2},{something3,x3},{something1,x1}}