mongodbHow to sort MongoDB query results?

MongoDB provides a sort() method to sort query results. The sort() method takes a document as its 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" }

The sort() method takes a document as its argument, which contains the field or fields to sort by and the sort order. The field or fields to sort by is specified by the key and the sort order is specified by the value:

• 1: ascending order
• -1: descending order

Code explanation

• db.collection.find(): This is the MongoDB query to find documents in a collection.

• .sort({name: 1}): This is the sort() method, which takes a document as its argument. The document contains the field or fields to sort by (name) and the sort order (1 for ascending order).

Helpful links

• MongoDB Documentation - sort()

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