# xarray.CFTimeIndex.argsort

#### CFTimeIndex.argsort(\*args, \*\*kwargs)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/../.pixi/envs/doc/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py#L6051-L6088)

Return the integer indices that would sort the index.

* **Parameters:**
  * **\*args** – Passed to numpy.ndarray.argsort.
  * **\*\*kwargs** – Passed to numpy.ndarray.argsort.
* **Returns:**
  `np.ndarray[np.intp]` – Integer indices that would sort the index if used as
  an indexer.

#### SEE ALSO
[`numpy.argsort`](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.argsort.html#numpy.argsort)
: Similar method for NumPy arrays.

`Index.sort_values`
: Return sorted copy of Index.

### Examples

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```pycon
>>> idx = pd.Index(["b", "a", "d", "c"])
>>> idx
Index(['b', 'a', 'd', 'c'], dtype='str')
```

```pycon
>>> order = idx.argsort()
>>> order
array([1, 0, 3, 2])
```

```pycon
>>> idx[order]
Index(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], dtype='str')
```

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