/**
 * Copyright IBM Corp. 2016, 2025
 *
 * This source code is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license found in the
 * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 */
import { type DataTableSortState } from '../state/sortStates';
/**
 * Compare two values to determine their order. If both values have the same
 * type, the default sort algorithm will be used for those types. Otherwise, the
 * values will be converted to strings for comparison.
 */
export declare const compare: (a: any, b: any, locale?: string) => number;
interface Cell {
    id: string;
    value: any;
}
interface SortRowParams {
    key: string;
    sortDirection: DataTableSortState;
    sortStates: Record<DataTableSortState, DataTableSortState>;
    locale: string;
    compare: typeof compare;
    rowIds: string[];
}
interface SortRowsConfig {
    rowIds: string[];
    cellsById: Record<string, Cell>;
    key: string;
    sortDirection: DataTableSortState;
    locale?: string;
    sortRow?: (cellA: any, cellB: any, params: SortRowParams) => number;
}
/**
 * Sorts table rows based on the provided column key and direction.
 */
export declare const sortRows: ({ rowIds, cellsById, sortDirection, key, locale, sortRow, }: SortRowsConfig) => string[];
/**
 * Sorts table rows based on the sort direction.
 */
export declare const defaultSortRow: (cellA: any, cellB: any, { sortDirection, sortStates, locale, }: Pick<SortRowParams, "locale" | "sortDirection" | "sortStates">) => number;
export {};