mongodbHow to order query results in MongoDB?

MongoDB provides the sort() method to order query results. The sort() method takes a document as an argument, which contains the field or fields to sort by and the sort order.

Example

db.collection.find().sort({name: 1})

Output example

{ "_id" : ObjectId("5f3d7f9f8f9f9f9f9f9f9f9f"), "name" : "Alice" }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("5f3d7f9f8f9f9f9f9f9f9f9f"), "name" : "Bob" }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("5f3d7f9f8f9f9f9f9f9f9f9f"), "name" : "John" }

Code explanation

• db.collection.find(): This is the command to query the collection.
• sort({name: 1}): This is the command to sort the query results. The name field is the field to sort by, and 1 is the sort order (ascending).

Helpful links

• MongoDB Documentation - sort()

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