sort-with ( ... seq quot: ( ... obj1 obj2 -- ... <=> ) -- ... sortedseq )
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sort ( seq -- sortedseq )

Vocabulary
sorting

Inputs

seq	a sequence
quot	a quotation with stack effect ( ... obj1 obj2 -- ... <=> )

Outputs

sortedseq

a new sorted sequence

Word description
Sorts the elements of seq into a new array using a stable sort.

Notes
The algorithm used is the merge sort.

Definition

USING: accessors kernel sorting.private ;

IN: sorting

: sort-with
    ( ... seq quot: ( ... obj1 obj2 -- ... <=> ) -- ... sortedseq )
    [ <merge> ] dip
    [ sort-pairs ] [ sort-loop ] [ drop accum>> underlying>> ]
    2tri ; inline