# Array Sort Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sort-problem/235179>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 9, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sort-problem/235179 "2007-08-09T02:06:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guro](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/guro/32/3765_2.png) [@Guro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Guro)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sort-problem/235179/1 "2007-08-09T02:06:44Z")

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hello, i’v got this sorting problem with arrays

```auto

var ar1:Array = new Array("345","300","450","70","200","100","125");
var ar2:Array = ar1;

trace(ar1); // returns 345,300,450,70,200,100,125

ar2.sort(Array.NUMERIC);

trace(ar1); // returns 70,100,125,200,300,345,450
trace(ar2); // returns 70,100,125,200,300,345,450

```

why it sorts both of arrays?  
i need to sort only ar2? how it could be done?