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Idiom #28 Sort by a property

Sort elements of array-like collection items in ascending order of x.p, where p is a field of type Item of the objects in items.

Idiom #28 Sort by a property

Sort elements of array-like collection items in ascending order of x.p, where p is a field of type Item of the objects in items.

Imports
Code
sort_by_birth(ListOfMaps) ->
  lists:sort(
    fun(A, B) ->
      maps:get(birth, A, undefined) =< maps:get(birth, B, undefined)
    end, ListOfMaps).

sort_by_birth(ListOfRecords) -> lists:keysort(#item.birth, ListOfRecords).
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First function works with a list of maps, like [#{birth => "1982-01-03"}, …].
Second function works with a list of records, like [#item{birth = "1982-01-03", …}, …]
Doc URL
http://erldocs.com/current/stdlib/lists.html?i=5&search=lists#undefined
Demo URL
http://www.tryerlang.org/