swat.cas.table.CASColumn.sort_values¶

CASColumn.sort_values(self, axis=0, ascending=True, inplace=False, kind='quicksort', na_position='last')¶

Apply sort order parameters to fetches of the data in this column

CAS tables do not have a predictable order due to the fact that the data may be distributed across machines in a grid. By using the sort_values() method, you are simply applying a sortby= parameter to any table.fetch actions executed on the CASColumn. This gives the appearance of sorted data when it is being retrieved.

Parameters

axisint, optional: Not implemented.
ascendingboolean, optional: If True, the order sort is ascending. If False, order sort is descending.
inplaceboolean, optional: If True, the CASColumn is modified in place.
kindstring, optional: Not implemented.
na_positionstring, optional: Not implemented.

Returns

None: If inplace == True
CASColumn: If inplace == False