example_table =

<
   <'foo','b  '>,
   <'barr','a '>,
   <'bazzz','c'>>

#cast %sLLL

examples =

<
   (sorter ss&) example_table,                      # default sorting algorithm
   (sorter ss[ordering: leql]) example_table,       # sort by field lengths but otherwise default
   (sorter ss[column: 2]) example_table,            # etc.
   (sorter ss[reversed: true]) example_table,
   (sorter ss[reversed: true,column: 2]) example_table>