readMLData (version 0.9-7)

dsSort: Sort the rows of a data frame.

Description

Sort the rows of a data frame lexicographically. This allows to compare two data sets as sets of cases disregarding their order.

Usage

dsSort(dat)

Arguments

dat

a dataframe.

Value

Data frame, whose rows are reordered by the sorting.

Details

The function calls order() with the columns of dat as the sorting criteria.

See Also

readMLData.

Examples

  pathData <- getPath("exampleData")
  pathDescription <- getPath("exampleDescription")
  dsList <- prepareDSList(pathData, pathDescription)
  dat <- dsRead(dsList, "glass")
  sorted <- dsSort(dat)