Sorting rows - case insensitive?

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Maroulator
Maroulator on 13 Nov 2014
Answered: Guillaume on 13 Nov 2014
I am trying to sort the following matrix in alphabetical order and sortrows(A) seems to do the trick, except for the fact that the word "Happy" doesn't get properly sorted. Is there a way to make sortrows case insensitive, or accomplish my objective with a different function that is flexible enough to accommodate an option for case insensitivity?
Thanks in advance.
A=[Happy the man and happy he alone]
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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Nov 2014
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Nov 2014
Your question is not clear, and the variable A=[Happy the man and happy he alone] does not make sens, maybe
A='Happy the man and happy he alone'
Or
A={'Happy' 'the' 'man' 'and' 'happy' 'he' 'alone'}

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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Nov 2014
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Nov 2014
A={'Happy' 'the' 'man' 'and' 'happy' 'he' 'alone'}
[~,idx]=sort(upper(A))
out=A(idx)

Guillaume
Guillaume on 13 Nov 2014
There is no case insensitive sorting function in matlab. However, you can always convert your string(s) to all upper or lower case before the sort with upper or lower.

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