Rearranging Lists
| Sort[list] | sort the elements of list into a standard order |
| Union[list] | sort elements, removing any duplicates |
| Reverse[list] | reverse the order of elements in list |
| RotateLeft[list,n] | rotate the elements of list n places to the left |
| RotateRight[list,n] | rotate n places to the right |
Functions for rearranging lists.
This sorts the elements of a list into a standard order. In simple cases like this, the order is alphabetical or numerical.
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This sorts the elements, removing any duplicates.
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This rotates ("shifts") the elements in the list two places to the left.
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You can rotate to the right by giving a negative displacement, or by using RotateRight.
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| PadLeft[list,len,x] | pad list on the left with x to make it length len |
| PadRight[list,len,x] | pad list on the right |
Padding lists.
This pads a list with x's to make it length 10.
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