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SQLite ORDER BYThe clause is used to sort the data in ascending or descending order based on one or more columns.
Here is the basic syntax of the ORDER BY clause.
SELECT column-list FROM table_name [WHERE condition] [ORDER BY column1, column2, ... columnN] [ASC | DESC];
You can use multiple columns in the ORDER BY clause. Make sure any column used for sorting should be in the column-available in list.
Consider the COMPANY table with the following records.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1 Paul 32 California 20000.0 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0
Here is an example that sorts the results in descending order by SALARY.
sqlite> SELECT * FROM COMPANY ORDER BY SALARY ASC;
This will produce the following results.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 1 Paul 32 California 20000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0
Here is an example that sorts the results in descending order by NAME and SALARY.
sqlite> SELECT * FROM COMPANY ORDER BY NAME, SALARY ASC;
This will produce the following results.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 1 Paul 32 California 20000.0 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0
Here is an example that sorts the results in descending order by NAME.
sqlite> SELECT * FROM COMPANY ORDER BY NAME DESC;
This will produce the following results.
ID NAME AGE ADDRESS SALARY ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 3 Teddy 23 Norway 20000.0 1 Paul 32 California 20000.0 4 Mark 25 Rich-Mond 65000.0 6 Kim 22 South-Hall 45000.0 7 James 24 Houston 10000.0 5 David 27 Texas 85000.0 2 Allen 25 Texas 15000.0