Sort Coded Value Domain (Data Management)

License Level:BasicStandardAdvanced

Summary

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

Usage

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.

  • CODERecords are sorted based on the code value for the domain.
  • DESCRIPTIONRecords are sorted based on the description value for the domain.
String
sort_order

Specifies the direction the records will be sorted.

  • ASCENDINGRecords are sorted from low value to high value.
  • DESCENDINGRecords 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

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Related Topics

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Yes
ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes
11/18/2013