How to: Sort An Array in Visual Basic

This example declares an array of String objects named zooAnimals, populates it, and then sorts it alphabetically.

Example

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Private Sub sortAnimals()
    Dim zooAnimals(2) As String
    zooAnimals(0) = "lion"
    zooAnimals(1) = "turtle"
    zooAnimals(2) = "ostrich"
    Array.Sort(zooAnimals)
End Sub

Compiling the Code

This example requires:

• Access to Mscorlib.dll and the System namespace.

Robust Programming

The following conditions may cause an exception:

• Array is empty (ArgumentNullException class)

• Array is multidimensional (RankException class)

• One or more elements of the array do not implement the IComparable interface (InvalidOperationException class)

See Also

Tasks

How to: Reverse the Contents of An Array in Visual Basic

Troubleshooting Arrays (Visual Basic)

Reference

Array.Sort

Other Resources

Arrays in Visual Basic