Sort

Use the sort() method to sort the result in ascending or descending order. The sort() method takes one parameter, an object defining the sorting order.

Example

Sort the result alphabetically by name:

// Setup MongoDB connection
var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
var url = "mongodb://localhost:27017/";

MongoClient.connect(url, function(err, db) {
  if (err) throw err;
  var dbo = db.db("mydb");
  var mysort = { name: 1 }; // Sort by name in ascending order
  dbo.collection("customers").find().sort(mysort).toArray(function(err, result) {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log(result);
    db.close();
  });
});

Output

[
  { _id: ..., name: 'Amy', address: 'Apple st 652'},
  { _id: ..., name: 'Ben', address: 'Park Lane 38'},
  ...
]
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## Sort Descending

Use the value `-1` in the sort object to sort descending.

```javascript
var mysort = { name: -1 }; // Sort by name in descending order

Example

Sort the result reverse alphabetically by name:

// Same setup as previous example

var mysort = { name: -1 }; // Sort by name in descending order
dbo.collection("customers").find().sort(mysort).toArray(function(err, result) {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log(result);
  db.close();
});

Output

[
  { _id: ..., name: 'William', address: 'Central st 954'},
  { _id: ..., name: 'Viola', address: 'Sideway 1633'},
  ...
]