Sorts features by a selected attribute's value. The features leave the transformer in the order specified, and are output through the SORTED port.
This transformer tries to balance speed and memory usage by storing some features in memory and some in a temporary disk file.
After you place and connect the transformer, choose the attribute(s) to sort.
Each attribute can be sorted alphabetically or numerically and can be sorted either in ascending or descending order. By default, the sort direction is in ascending order. Alphabetic ordering will sort according to ASCII ordering rules.
Attributes are sorted according to their position in the list. You can reorder the list using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
If an attribute name is specified but is not present on a feature, the sorting algorithm will consider that feature to have a null or zero value for that attribute.
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