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MongoDB Sort

Learn all about MongoDB Sort in this comprehensive tutorial.

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•Use the sort() method to sort the result in ascending or descending order.
•Use the value -1 as the second parameter to sort descending.

Sort the Result

Use the sort() method to sort the result in ascending or descending order.

The sort() method takes one parameter for "fieldname" and one parameter for "direction" (ascending is the default direction).

python

import pymongomyclient = pymongo.MongoClient("mongodb://localhost:27017/")
  mydb = myclient["mydatabase"]mycol = mydb["customers"]
mydoc = mycol.find().sort("name")for val_1 in mydoc:  print(val_1)

Sort Descending

Use the value -1 as the second parameter to sort descending.

Note: sort("name", 1) #ascending sort("name", -1) #descending

python

import pymongomyclient = pymongo.MongoClient("mongodb://localhost:27017/")
  mydb = myclient["mydatabase"]mycol = mydb["customers"]
mydoc = mycol.find().sort("name", -1)for val_1 in mydoc:  print(val_1)

Module quiz

2 questions

Which of the following is true about MongoDB Sort?

It is strictly typedIt is evaluated at runtimeIt requires explicit memory managementIt is deprecated

What is the most common pitfall when working with MongoDB Sort?

SyntaxErrorIndentationErrorNameErrorTypeError

Answer all questions to submit.

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AI Summary

Sort the Result

Sort Descending

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