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The ORDER BY Operator

in SQL
Learn how to efficiently sort data in SQL with the ORDER BY operator, a powerful
tool for data analysis and organization.
Introduction to ORDER BY
Operator
1 What is the ORDER BY 2 Why is ORDER BY
Operator? Useful?

The ORDER BY operator is Sorting data allows for easy


used to sort the result set in analysis and presentation,
ascending or descending order making it an essential tool in
based on one or more columns. organizing data in SQL.

3 ORDER BY vs Group By

While GROUP BY groups the result set based on one or more columns,
ORDER BY sorts the result set based on one or more columns.
Syntax and Usage of ORDER BY

Syntax Usage Applications


The basic syntax for using ORDER ORDER BY is used in SELECT ORDER BY is commonly used in
BY is as follows:
statements to sort the result set in data analysis and presentations to
SELECT column_name1,
ascending or descending order organize data in a logical and easy-
column_name2, ... FROM
based on one or more columns. to-read format.
table_name ORDER BY
column_name1 ASC/DESC;
Using ORDER BY to Sort Tables
ORDER BY can also be used to sort table data in a specific order based on a column or set of columns. This can be
helpful when working with large data sets or needing to quickly identify trends or patterns.

Name Age Salary

John 35 $75,000

Jane 28 $85,000

Bob 42 $90,000

Sara 31 $70,000

For example, this table can be sorted in ascending order based on Age by using the following SQL query:

SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY Age ASC;

This will return the same table, but with the rows sorted by Age in ascending order. ORDER BY can also be used to sort
in descending order by using DESC instead of ASC.
Descending Order Sorting
What is Descending Order Sorting? Descending order sorting displays results from the
largest value to the smallest value based on one or
more columns.

How to use Descending Order Sorting To use descending order sorting, simply add DESC
after the column name(s) in the ORDER BY
statement.

ORDER BY column1 DESC;


Examples
ORDER BY column1 DESC, column2 ASC;
Sorting by Multiple Columns
Why is Sorting by Multiple Columns
Useful?

Sorting by multiple columns is useful in displaying


data in a more organized and detailed format.

1 2 3

What is Sorting by Multiple Columns? Examples


ORDER BY column1 ASC, column2 DESC;
Sorting by multiple columns involves sorting the ORDER BY column1 DESC, column2 ASC,
result set based on two or more columns. column3 DESC;
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