order_rows_specifically_in_dt function

Order rows specifically in a data table

Order rows in a data.table in a specific order

order_rows_specifically_in_dt(
  dt = NULL,
  col_to_order_by = NULL,
  specific_order = NULL
)

Arguments

• dt: a data.table object
• col_to_order_by: a character value indicating the name of the column by which to order the data.table
• specific_order: a vector indicating a specific order of the values in the column by which to order the data.table.

Returns

the output will be a data.table object whose rows will be ordered as specified.

Examples

order_rows_specifically_in_dt(mtcars, "carb", c(3, 2, 1, 4, 8, 6))