lex_sort

Scilab Function
Last update : 25/04/2007

lex_sort - lexicographic matrix rows sorting

### Calling Sequence

  `[N, [k]]=lex_sort(M [,sel] [,'unique'])`
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### Parameters

- `M` : real matrix
- `N` : real matrix
- `k` : column vector of integers

### Description

`N=lex_sort(M)` sorts the rows (as a group) of the matrix `M` in ascending order. If required the output argument `k` contains the ordering: `[N,k]=lex_sort(M)` returns `k` such as `N` is uequal to `M(k,:)` .

`N=lex_sort(M,sel [,'unique'])` produces the same result as the following sequence of instructions:

    [N,k]=lex_sort(M(:,sel) [,'unique']);
    N=M(k,:)

The `'unique'` flag has to be given if one wants to retain only unique rows in the result. Note that `lex_sort(M,sel,'unique')` retains only rows such that M(:,sel) are unique.

### Examples

    M=round(2*rand(20,3));

    lex_sort(M)
    lex_sort(M,'unique')
    [N,k]=lex_sort(M,[1 3],'unique')

### See Also

`sort` ,