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Sorts the [[Initiative:Initiative Panel|Initiative Panel]] [[Token]]s and returns the number of [[Token]]s in the [[Initiative:Initiative Panel|Initiative Panel]].
Sorts the [[Initiative:Initiative Panel|Initiative Panel]] [[Token]]s and returns the number of [[Token]]s in the [[Initiative:Initiative Panel|Initiative Panel]].
* The Default sort order is ''descending'', with any non-numeric values coming after any numbers, and any blank values coming last.
* The Default sort order is ''descending'', with any non-numeric values coming after any numbers, and any blank values coming last.
* '''Coming in 1.8''': If the {{code|reverseOrder}} parameter is {{code|1}}, this order is reversed - blank values come first, and any non-numeric strings (in ascending lexical order) come before numbers (in ascending order).
* ''Since 1.8'': If the {{code|reverseOrder}} parameter is {{code|1}}, this order is reversed - blank values come first, and any non-numeric strings (in ascending lexical order) come before numbers (in ascending order).


|usage=
|usage=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
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sortInitiative()
sortInitiative()
</source>
==== Options Coming in 1.8 ====
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sortInitiative(reverseOrder)
sortInitiative(reverseOrder)
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'''Parameters'''
'''Parameters'''
{{param|reverseOrder|'''Coming in 1.8'''. Whether the list should be sorted in Reverse (ascending) order - defaults to {{code|false}} ({{code|0}})}}
{{param|reverseOrder|''Since 1.8''. Whether the list should be sorted in Reverse (ascending) order - defaults to {{code|false}} ({{code|0}})}}
|example=
|example=
Examples showing each sort order:
Examples showing each sort order:

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sortInitiative() Function

 Note: This function can only be used in a Trusted Macro

Introduced in version 1.3b41
Sorts the Initiative Panel Tokens and returns the number of Tokens in the Initiative Panel.
  • The Default sort order is descending, with any non-numeric values coming after any numbers, and any blank values coming last.
  • Since 1.8: If the reverseOrder parameter is 1, this order is reversed - blank values come first, and any non-numeric strings (in ascending lexical order) come before numbers (in ascending order).

Usage

sortInitiative()
sortInitiative(reverseOrder)

Parameters

  • reverseOrder - Since 1.8. Whether the list should be sorted in Reverse (ascending) order - defaults to false (0)

Example

Examples showing each sort order:
Default Order Reverse Order
Command sortInitiative()
sortInitiative(0)
sortInitiative(1)
Result


Version Changes

  • 1.3b41 - Added function.
  • 1.8 - Added optional param to control the order used when sorting