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            <article class="content wrap" id="_content" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1">
  <h1 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1" class="text-break">Class Sort&lt;TInput&gt;</h1>
  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Sorts the incoming data with by the given comparison function.
This is a blocking transformation - no output will be produced until all input data has arrived in the transformation.</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level0 conceptual"></div>
  <div class="inheritance">
    <h5>Inheritance</h5>
    <div class="level0"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></div>
    <div class="level1"><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask">LoggableTask</a></div>
    <div class="level2"><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent">DataFlowComponent</a></div>
    <div class="level3"><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1">DataFlowSource</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</div>
    <div class="level4"><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2">DataFlowTransformation</a>&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;</div>
    <div class="level5"><span class="xref">Sort&lt;TInput&gt;</span></div>
      <div class="level6"><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/sort">Sort</a></div>
      <div class="level6"><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/sort">Sort</a></div>
  </div>
  <div class="implements">
    <h5>Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowtransformation-2">IDataFlowTransformation</a>&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;</div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowsource-1">IDataFlowSource</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowsource">IDataFlowSource</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowdestination-1">IDataFlowDestination</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowdestination">IDataFlowDestination</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowcomponent">IDataFlowComponent</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/iloggabletask">ILoggableTask</a></div>
  </div>
  <div class="inheritedMembers">
    <h5>Inherited Members</h5>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowTransformation_2_TargetBlock">DataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;.TargetBlock</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowTransformation_2_CompleteBuffer">DataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;.CompleteBuffer()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowTransformation_2_FaultBuffer_System_Exception_">DataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;.FaultBuffer(Exception)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_LinkTo_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__0__">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.LinkTo(IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_LinkTo_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__0__System_Predicate__0__">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.LinkTo(IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;, Predicate&lt;TInput&gt;)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_LinkTo_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__0__System_Predicate__0__System_Predicate__0__">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.LinkTo(IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;, Predicate&lt;TInput&gt;, Predicate&lt;TInput&gt;)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_LinkTo__1_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__0__">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.LinkTo&lt;TConvert&gt;(IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_LinkTo__1_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__0__System_Predicate__0__">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.LinkTo&lt;TConvert&gt;(IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;, Predicate&lt;TInput&gt;)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_LinkTo__1_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__0__System_Predicate__0__System_Predicate__0__">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.LinkTo&lt;TConvert&gt;(IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;, Predicate&lt;TInput&gt;, Predicate&lt;TInput&gt;)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_Predecessors">DataFlowComponent.Predecessors</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_Successors">DataFlowComponent.Successors</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_Completion">DataFlowComponent.Completion</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_BufferCancellationSource">DataFlowComponent.BufferCancellationSource</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_BufferCancellationToken">DataFlowComponent.BufferCancellationToken</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_WasComponentInitialized">DataFlowComponent.WasComponentInitialized</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_IsReadyForProcessing">DataFlowComponent.IsReadyForProcessing</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_SetParentComponent_ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_">DataFlowComponent.SetParentComponent(DataFlowComponent)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_InternalLinkTo__1_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination_System_Object_System_Object_">DataFlowComponent.InternalLinkTo&lt;T&gt;(IDataFlowDestination, object, object)</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_AddComplementVoidLinkToOtherTargets_System_Func_System_Type_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination__System_Delegate_">DataFlowComponent.AddComplementVoidLinkToOtherTargets(Func&lt;Type, IDataFlowDestination&gt;, Delegate)</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ResetComponent">DataFlowComponent.ResetComponent()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_InitBufferObjects_System_Nullable_System_Threading_CancellationToken__">DataFlowComponent.InitBufferObjects(CancellationToken?)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_InitCheckedParameter">DataFlowComponent.InitCheckedParameter()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_OnInitialization">DataFlowComponent.OnInitialization</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_OnCompletion">DataFlowComponent.OnCompletion</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_OnException">DataFlowComponent.OnException</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_CompleteOrFaultBufferOnPredecessorCompletion_System_Threading_Tasks_Task_">DataFlowComponent.CompleteOrFaultBufferOnPredecessorCompletion(Task)</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_Exception">DataFlowComponent.Exception</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ErrorSource">DataFlowComponent.ErrorSource</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_CancelBufferAndThrowOperationCanceledException">DataFlowComponent.CancelBufferAndThrowOperationCanceledException()</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_InternalLinkErrorTo_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination_ETLBox_ETLBoxError__">DataFlowComponent.InternalLinkErrorTo(IDataFlowDestination&lt;ETLBoxError&gt;)</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ThrowOrRedirectError_System_Exception_System_String_System_String_">DataFlowComponent.ThrowOrRedirectError(Exception, string, string)</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ThrowErrorAndFaultNetwork_System_Exception_System_String_">DataFlowComponent.ThrowErrorAndFaultNetwork(Exception, string)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_CancelComponent">DataFlowComponent.CancelComponent()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ErrorCount">DataFlowComponent.ErrorCount</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_OnProgress">DataFlowComponent.OnProgress</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ExecutionStartTime">DataFlowComponent.ExecutionStartTime</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_ExecutionEndTime">DataFlowComponent.ExecutionEndTime</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_Tag">DataFlowComponent.Tag</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_LoggingStartOnce">DataFlowComponent.LoggingStartOnce()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_LoggingFinishOnce">DataFlowComponent.LoggingFinishOnce()</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_LogProgressBatch_AfterThrowOrRedirectError_System_Int32_">DataFlowComponent.LogProgressBatch_AfterThrowOrRedirectError(int)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_LogProgress_AfterThrowOrRedirectError">DataFlowComponent.LogProgress_AfterThrowOrRedirectError()</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_TaskType">LoggableTask.TaskType</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_TaskName">LoggableTask.TaskName</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_DisableLogging">LoggableTask.DisableLogging</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogThreshold">LoggableTask.LogThreshold</a>
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    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_TaskHash">LoggableTask.TaskHash</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogInstance">LoggableTask.LogInstance</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_ParentTask">LoggableTask.ParentTask</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogTrace_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogTrace(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogDebug_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogDebug(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogInfo_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogInfo(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogInfoOrDebug_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogInfoOrDebug(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogWarn_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogWarn(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogError_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogError(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/loggabletask#ETLBox_LoggableTask_LogFatal_System_String_System_Object___">LoggableTask.LogFatal(string, params object[])</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object)">object.Equals(object)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)">object.Equals(object, object)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode">object.GetHashCode()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype">object.GetType()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.memberwiseclone">object.MemberwiseClone()</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals">object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)</a>
    </div>
    <div>
      <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring">object.ToString()</a>
    </div>
  </div>
<h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: ETLBox.DataFlow</h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: ETLBox.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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```C#
    public class Sort<TInput> : DataFlowTransformation<TInput, TInput>, IDataFlowTransformation<TInput, TInput>, IDataFlowSource<TInput>, IDataFlowSource, IDataFlowDestination<TInput>, IDataFlowDestination, IDataFlowComponent, ILoggableTask
```

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  <h5 class="typeParameters">Type Parameters</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><span class="parametername">TInput</span></td>
        <td><p>Type of ingoing (and also outgoing) data.</p>
</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_examples"><strong>Examples</strong></h5>
  <pre><code class="lang-csharp">Comparison&lt;MyDataRow&gt; comp = new Comparison&lt;MyDataRow&gt;(
    (x, y) =&gt; y.Value2 - x.Value2
);
Sort&lt;MyDataRow&gt; block = new Sort&lt;MyDataRow&gt;(comp);</code></pre>
  <h3 id="constructors">Constructors
</h3>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1__ctor_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.#ctor*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1__ctor" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.#ctor">Sort()</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"></div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public Sort()
```

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  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1__ctor_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.#ctor*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1__ctor_System_Comparison__0__" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.#ctor(System.Comparison{`0})">Sort(Comparison&lt;TInput&gt;)</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"></div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public Sort(Comparison<TInput> sortFunction)
```

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  <h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.comparison-1">Comparison</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</td>
        <td><span class="parametername">sortFunction</span></td>
        <td><p>Will set the <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/sort-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortFunction">SortFunction</a></p>
</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h3 id="properties">Properties
</h3>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_MaxBufferSize_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.MaxBufferSize*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_MaxBufferSize" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.MaxBufferSize">MaxBufferSize</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"></div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public int MaxBufferSize { get; }
```

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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_ProgressCount_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.ProgressCount*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_ProgressCount" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.ProgressCount">ProgressCount</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"></div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public int ProgressCount { get; }
```

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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortColumns_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.SortColumns*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortColumns" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.SortColumns">SortColumns</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Columns by which the input data is sorted.
If SortColumsn are defined, the <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/sort-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortFunction">SortFunction</a> must be empty.</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public ICollection<SortColumn> SortColumns { get; set; }
```

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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.icollection-1">ICollection</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/sortcolumn">SortColumn</a>&gt;</td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortFunction_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.SortFunction*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortFunction" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.SortFunction">SortFunction</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>A System.Comparison used to sort the data.
This will always be used first, even if <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/sort-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SortColumns">SortColumns</a> are provided.</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public Comparison<TInput> SortFunction { get; set; }
```

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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.comparison-1">Comparison</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SourceBlock_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.SourceBlock*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_SourceBlock" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.SourceBlock">SourceBlock</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>SourceBlock from the underlying TPL.Dataflow which is used as output buffer for the component.</p>
</div>
  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    public override ISourceBlock<TInput> SourceBlock { get; }
```

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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.dataflow.isourceblock-1">ISourceBlock</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowsource-1#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowSource_1_SourceBlock">DataFlowSource&lt;TInput&gt;.SourceBlock</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_TargetBlock_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.TargetBlock*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_TargetBlock" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.TargetBlock">TargetBlock</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>TargetBlock from the underlying TPL.Dataflow which is used as input buffer for the component.</p>
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```C#
    public override ITargetBlock<TInput> TargetBlock { get; }
```

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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.dataflow.itargetblock-1">ITargetBlock</a>&lt;TInput&gt;</td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowTransformation_2_TargetBlock">DataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;.TargetBlock</a></div>
  <h3 id="methods">Methods
</h3>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CheckParameter_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CheckParameter*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CheckParameter" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CheckParameter">CheckParameter()</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void CheckParameter()
```

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  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_CheckParameter">DataFlowComponent.CheckParameter()</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CleanUpOnFaulted_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CleanUpOnFaulted*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CleanUpOnFaulted_System_Exception_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CleanUpOnFaulted(System.Exception)">CleanUpOnFaulted(Exception)</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void CleanUpOnFaulted(Exception e)
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  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception">Exception</a></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">e</span></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_CleanUpOnFaulted_System_Exception_">DataFlowComponent.CleanUpOnFaulted(Exception)</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CleanUpOnSuccess_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CleanUpOnSuccess*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CleanUpOnSuccess" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CleanUpOnSuccess">CleanUpOnSuccess()</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void CleanUpOnSuccess()
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  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_CleanUpOnSuccess">DataFlowComponent.CleanUpOnSuccess()</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CompleteBuffer_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CompleteBuffer*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_CompleteBuffer" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.CompleteBuffer">CompleteBuffer()</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void CompleteBuffer()
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  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowTransformation_2_CompleteBuffer">DataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;.CompleteBuffer()</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_FaultBuffer_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.FaultBuffer*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_FaultBuffer_System_Exception_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.FaultBuffer(System.Exception)">FaultBuffer(Exception)</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void FaultBuffer(Exception e)
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  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception">Exception</a></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">e</span></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowtransformation-2#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowTransformation_2_FaultBuffer_System_Exception_">DataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TInput&gt;.FaultBuffer(Exception)</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_InitComponent_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.InitComponent*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_InitComponent" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.InitComponent">InitComponent()</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void InitComponent()
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  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_InitComponent">DataFlowComponent.InitComponent()</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_LinkErrorTo_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.LinkErrorTo*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_LinkErrorTo_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination_ETLBox_ETLBoxError__" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.LinkErrorTo(ETLBox.IDataFlowDestination{ETLBox.ETLBoxError})">LinkErrorTo(IDataFlowDestination&lt;ETLBoxError&gt;)</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>If an error occurs in the component, by default the component will throw an exception and stop execution.
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```C#
    public override IDataFlowSource<ETLBoxError> LinkErrorTo(IDataFlowDestination<ETLBoxError> target)
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  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowdestination-1">IDataFlowDestination</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/etlboxerror">ETLBoxError</a>&gt;</td>
        <td><span class="parametername">target</span></td>
        <td><p>The target for erroneous rows.</p>
</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowsource-1">IDataFlowSource</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/etlboxerror">ETLBoxError</a>&gt;</td>
        <td><p>The linked component.</p>
</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_LinkErrorTo_ETLBox_IDataFlowDestination_ETLBox_ETLBoxError__">DataFlowComponent.LinkErrorTo(IDataFlowDestination&lt;ETLBoxError&gt;)</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_PrepareParameterForCheck_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.PrepareParameterForCheck*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_PrepareParameterForCheck" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.PrepareParameterForCheck">PrepareParameterForCheck()</h4>
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```C#
    protected override void PrepareParameterForCheck()
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  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_PrepareParameterForCheck">DataFlowComponent.PrepareParameterForCheck()</a></div>
  <a id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_Reset_" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.Reset*"></a>
  <h4 id="ETLBox_DataFlow_Sort_1_Reset" data-uid="ETLBox.DataFlow.Sort`1.Reset">Reset()</h4>
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  <h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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```C#
    protected override void Reset()
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  <div><a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox.dataflow/dataflowcomponent#ETLBox_DataFlow_DataFlowComponent_Reset">DataFlowComponent.Reset()</a></div>
  <h3 id="implements">Implements</h3>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowtransformation-2">IDataFlowTransformation&lt;TInput, TOutput&gt;</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowsource-1">IDataFlowSource&lt;TOutput&gt;</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowsource">IDataFlowSource</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowdestination-1">IDataFlowDestination&lt;TInput&gt;</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowdestination">IDataFlowDestination</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/idataflowcomponent">IDataFlowComponent</a>
  </div>
  <div>
      <a class="xref" href="/api/etlbox/iloggabletask">ILoggableTask</a>
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