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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

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:

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