sort() function
The sort()
function orders the records within each table.
One output table is produced for each input table.
The output tables will have the same schema as their corresponding input tables.
Function type: Transformation
Output data type: Record
Sorting with null values
When sorting, null
values will always be first.
When desc: false
, nulls are less than every other value.
When desc: true
, nulls are greater than every value.
sort(columns: ["_value"], desc: false)
Parameters
columns
List of columns by which to sort.
Sort precedence is determined by list order (left to right).
Default is ["_value"]
.
Data type: Array of strings
desc
Sort results in descending order.
Default is false
.
Data type: Boolean
Examples
from(bucket:"example-bucket")
|> range(start:-12h)
|> filter(fn: (r) =>
r._measurement == "system" and
r._field == "uptime"
)
|> sort(columns:["region", "host", "_value"])
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