MongoDB sort() methodIn MongoDB, sort() method is used to sort the documents in the collection. This method accepts a document containing list of fields along with their sorting order. The sorting order is specified as 1 or -1.
Syntax: ScenarioConsider an example which has a collection name javatpoint. This collection has following fields within it. Execute the following query to display the documents in descending order. This will show the documents in descending order. { "_id" : ObjectId("564dbced8e2c097d15fbb603"), "Course" : "Web Designing", "det ails" : { "Duration" : "3 months", "Trainer" : "Rashmi Desai" }, "Batch" : [ { " size" : "Small", "qty" : 5 }, { "size" : "Large", "qty" : 10 } ], "category" : " Programming Language" } { "_id" : ObjectId("564dbced8e2c097d15fbb601"), "Course" : "Java", "details" : { "Duration" : "6 months", "Trainer" : "Sonoo Jaiswal" }, "Batch" : [ { "size" : "Medium", "qty" : 25 } ], "category" : "Programming Language" } { "_id" : ObjectId("564dbced8e2c097d15fbb602"), "Course" : ".Net", "details" : { "Duration" : "6 months", "Trainer" : "Prashant Verma" }, "Batch" : [ { "size" : "Small", "qty" : 5 }, { "size" : "Medium", "qty" : 10 } ], "category" : "Progra mming Language" } Note: By default sort() method displays the documents in ascending order. If you don't specify the sorting preference, it will display documents in ascending order.Next TopicQuery Modifiers |