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Sort elements of an Object by its Index Values in R Programming - order() function

Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2025
order() function in R Language is used to sort an object by its index value. These objects can be vector, matrix or data frames. This function accepts boolean value as argument to sort in ascending or descending order.
Syntax: order(x, decreasing, na.last) Parameters: x: Vector to be sorted decreasing: Boolean value to sort in descending order na.last: Boolean value to put NA at the end
Example 1: Output:
[1] 8 7 6 5 3 2 9 1 4 10
Example 2: Output:
 [1] 4 1 9 2 3 5 6 7 8 10
 [1] 8 7 6 5 3 2 9 1 4 10
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