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Sort Coded Value Domain

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Summary

Sorts the code or description of a coded value domain in either ascending or descending order.

Usage

  • Only supports sorting coded value domains stored in version 10.0 and later geodatabases.

Syntax

SortCodedValueDomain_management (in_workspace, domain_name, sort_by, sort_order)
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_workspace

The geodatabase containing the domain to be sorted. Must be a version 10.0 geodatabase or later.

Workspace
domain_name

The name of the coded value domain to be sorted.

String
sort_by

Specifies whether the code or description will be used to sort the domain.

  • CODE —Records are sorted based on the code value for the domain.
  • DESCRIPTION —Records are sorted based on the description value for the domain.
String
sort_order

Specifies the direction the records will be sorted.

  • ASCENDING —Records are sorted from low value to high value.
  • DESCENDING —Records are sorted from high value to low value.
String

Code sample

Sort Coded Value Domain Example (Python Window)

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = "C:/data"
arcpy.SortCodedValueDomain_management("montgomery.gdb", "material", "CODE", "ASCENDING")

Environments

  • Current Workspace

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Yes
  • ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
  • ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes

Related topics

  • An overview of the Domains toolset
  • A quick tour of subtypes
  • A quick tour of attribute domains
  • Geoprocessing considerations for attribute domains

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