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## sortBindingsByPhase() function

Sort bindings by phase names denoted by a tag and the predefined order

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function sortBindingsByPhase<T = unknown>(bindings: Readonly<Binding<T>>[], phaseTagName?: string, orderOfPhases?: (string | symbol)[]): Readonly<Binding<T>>[];
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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bindings


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Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;&gt;\[\]


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An array of bindings


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phaseTagName


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string


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_(Optional)_ Tag name for phase, for example, we can use the value `'a'` of tag `order` as the phase name for `binding.tag({order: 'a'})`<!-- -->.


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orderOfPhases


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(string \| symbol)\[\]


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_(Optional)_ An array of phase names as the predefined order


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</tbody></table>

**Returns:**

Readonly&lt;[Binding](./context.binding.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;&gt;\[\]