SORT itab

Reference

Syntax

SORT itab [STABLE]
          { { [ASCENDING|DESCENDING]
              [AS TEXT]
              [BY {comp1 [ASCENDING|DESCENDING] [AS TEXT]}
                  {comp2 [ASCENDING|DESCENDING] [AS TEXT]}
                  ... ] }
          | { [BY (otab)] } }.

Effect

Sorts an internal table itab according to the table key or a specified sort key.

Additions

• STABLE
  Privides stable sorting, where the relative sequence of unrelated rows remaind the same.
  
  
• ASCENDING
  Sorts in ascending order.
  
  
• DESCENDING
  Sorts in descending order.
  
  
• AS TEXT
  Sorts text-type components according to the locale of the current text environment.
  
  
• BY comp1 ... comp2 ...
  Sorts according to the specified components comp1, comp2, ... instead of by table key.
  
  
• BY (otab)
  Sorts by the sequence specified in table OTAB of type ABAP_SORTORDER_TAB instead of by table key.