How to sort the output of variables of cell array ?

I would like to sort the output of variables fx1 with the first digit and preserve the rows.

sortrows(data,1) does not work with cells

>> fx1{1}

ans =

5->2

 fx1 = 

      '5->2'
      '2->1'
      '1->3'
      '3->9'
      '9->5'
      '5->2'
      '2->1'

Sorted to

      '1->3'
      '2->1'
      '2->1'
      '3->9'
      '5->2'
      '5->2'
      '9->5'

sortrows(data,1) does not work with cells

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

If it is a vector, why not simply use sort?:

>> sort(fx1)
ans =
      '1->3'
      '2->1'
      '2->1'
      '3->9'
      '5->2'
      '5->2'
      '9->5'

If you want to sort by numeric value rather than character code then download my FEX submission natsortrows, which also includes natsort: one of these might do what you want.

[Ole]

Thanks I had an empty cell at the end and was giving error. Works fine with sort.