ascending( )

Adds a sort to a query or sort, sorting by the specified properties in ascending order.

Description

The ascending() function refines a WixDataQuery or WixDataSort to sort in ascending order of the specified properties. If you specify more than one property, ascending() sorts the results in ascending order by each property in the order they are listed.

You can sort the following types:

Number: Sorts numerically.
Date: Sorts by date and time.
String: Sorts lexicographically, so "abc" comes after "XYZ".
Reference: Compares by the ID of the referenced item as a String.

If a property contains a number as a String, that value will be sorted alphabetically and not numerically. Items that do not have a value for the specified sort property are ranked lowest.

Syntax

function ascending(propertyName: ...string): WixDataQuery

ascending Parameters

NAME

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

propertyName

string

The properties used in the sort.

Returns

A WixDataQuery object representing the refined query.

Return Type:

WixDataQuery

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Add an ascending sort to a query

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1let newQuery = query.ascending("last_name", "first_name");

Create a query, add an ascending sort, and run it

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5wixData.query("myCollection")
6  .ascending("last_name", "first_name")
7  .find()
8  .then((results) => {
9    if(results.items.length > 0) {
10      let items = results.items;
11      let firstItem = items[0];
12      let totalCount = results.totalCount;
13      let pageSize = results.pageSize;
14      let currentPage = results.currentPage;
15      let totalPages = results.totalPages;
16      let hasNext = results.hasNext();
17      let hasPrev = results.hasPrev();
18      let length = results.length;
19      let query = results.query;
20    } else {
21      // handle case where no matching items found
22    }
23  })
24  .catch((error) => {
25    let errorMsg = error.message;
26    let code = error.code;
27  });

Create a query, add an ascending sort, and run it

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1import wixData from 'wix-data';
2
3// ...
4
5wixData.query("myCollection")
6  .ascending("last_name", "first_name")
7  .eq("status", "active")
8  .limit(10)
9  .find()
10  .then((results) => {
11    if(results.items.length > 0) {
12      let items = results.items;
13      let firstItem = items[0];
14      let totalCount = results.totalCount;
15      let pageSize = results.pageSize;
16      let currentPage = results.currentPage;
17      let totalPages = results.totalPages;
18      let hasNext = results.hasNext();
19      let hasPrev = results.hasPrev();
20      let length = results.length;
21      let query = results.query;
22    } else {
23      // handle case where no matching items found
24    }
25  })
26  .catch((error) => {
27    let errorMsg = error.message;
28    let code = error.code;
29  });