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Data Sorting

Reorder query results based on different properties

If your app needs to let users decide how the data they see is sorted, or if you need to support a default sort order that's not based on document creation time (a default ordering option available in all queries), Convex lets you use JavaScript code (for small datasets) or table indexes (for large datasets) to reorder the query results before returning them to the client.

Resources

📄DOCS
Learn how to sort query results in Convex
docs.convex.dev/database/reading-data#ordering
📄DOCS
Learn more about indexes & using them to sort query results
docs.convex.dev/database/indexes/#sorting-with-indexes
💡BLOG
Read up on query performance & how it relates to sorting
stack.convex.dev/convex-query-performance
🚀DEMO
Demo task-manager app allowing users to sort tabular data by column
www.convex.dev/templates/fullstack
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