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Using the Action Menu

usortA

Function: Sorts the elements of the list into ascending order.

Syntax: sortA (List [ ) ]

Example: To sort the elements of the list {1, 5, 3} into ascending order

Menu Item: [Action][List-Create][sortA]

usortD

Function: Sorts the elements of the list into descending order.

Syntax: sortD (List [ ) ]

Example: To sort the elements of the list {1, 5, 3} into descending order

Menu Item: [Action][List-Create][sortD]

ushift

Function: Returns a list in which elements have been shifted to the right or left by a specific amount.

Syntax: shift (List [,number of shifts] [ ) ]

•Specifying a negative value for “[,number of shifts]” shifts to the right, while a positive value shifts to the left.

Example: To shift the elements of the list {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} to the left by three

Menu Item: [Action][List-Create][shift]

• Right shift by one (–1) is the default when you omit “[,number of shifts]”.

urotate

Function: Returns a list in which the elements have been rotated to the right or to the left by a specific amount.

Syntax: rotate (List [,number of rotations] [ ) ]

•Specifying a negative value for “[,number of rotations]” rotates to the right, while a positive value rotates to the left.

Example: To rotate the elements of the list {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} to the left by two

Menu Item: [Action][List-Create][rotate]

• Right rotation by one (–1) is the default when you omit “[,number of rotations]”.

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