---
title: sortedArrayHint
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsarray/sortedarrayhint
---

# sortedArrayHint

Analyzes the array and returns a “hint” that speeds the sorting of the array when the hint is supplied to sortedArray(_:context:hint:).

## Declaration

```swift
var sortedArrayHint: Data { get }
```

## See Also

### Sorting

- [sortedArray(_:context:)](foundation/nsarray/sortedarray(_:context:).md)
- [sortedArray(_:context:hint:)](foundation/nsarray/sortedarray(_:context:hint:).md)
- [sortedArray(using:)](foundation/nsarray/sortedarray(using:)-82wi1.md)
- [sortedArray(using:)](foundation/nsarray/sortedarray(using:)-9nhh9.md)
- [sortedArray(comparator:)](foundation/nsarray/sortedarray(comparator:).md)
- [sortedArray(options:usingComparator:)](foundation/nsarray/sortedarray(options:usingcomparator:).md)
- [Comparator](foundation/comparator.md)