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SQLite ORDER BY Clause

SQLite ORDER BYThe clause is used to sort the data in ascending or descending order based on one or more columns.

Syntax

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.

Online Example

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