"Sort the given elements according to their [[natural order|Comparable]], returning a new [[sequence|Sequential]]. Note that [[Iterable.sort]] may be used to sort any stream according to a given comparator function." see (`interface Comparable`, `function Iterable.sort`) tagged("Streams", "Comparisons") shared Element[] sort<Element>({Element*} elements) given Element satisfies Comparable<Element> { value array = Array(elements); if (array.empty) { return []; } else { array.sortInPlace(byIncreasing(identity<Element>)); return ArraySequence(array); } }