sortDataFrame {RCEIM}

Sorting a data frame by a key

Description

A simple function to sort a data frame based on a certain keyword. This function was posted by r-fanatic at a dzone forum (the webpage is not available anymore).

Usage

sortDataFrame(x, key, ...)

Arguments

x

The data frame to be sorted.

key

The key by which the data frame will be sorted.

...

Further arguments to be passed to the order function.

Value

The sorted data frame.

Author(s)

r-fanatic

References

The original webpage where r-fanatic posted the code is not available as of 3rd April 2017.

Examples

# Create a simple data frame and order using the "B" key
ppp <- data.frame(A=1:10,B=10:1)
ppp
sortDataFrame(ppp,"B")
ppp