To sort the output, use the ORDER BY clause. Note that you can not sort on nodes or relationships,
just on properties on these.
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ORDER BY is used to sort the output
Query
START n=node(3,1,2) RETURN n ORDER BY n.name
The nodes, sorted by their name.
Result
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You can order by multiple properties by stating each identifier in the ORDER BY statement. Cypher will sort the result by the first identifier listed, and for equals values, go to the next property in the order by, and so on.
Query
START n=node(3,1,2) RETURN n ORDER BY n.age, n.name
The nodes, sorted first by their age, and then by their name.
Result
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| 3 rows, 1 ms |
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By adding DESC[ENDING] after the identifier to sort on, the sort will be done in reverse order.
Query
START n=node(3,1,2) RETURN n ORDER BY n.name DESC
The nodes, sorted by their name reversely.
Result
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| 3 rows, 0 ms |
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When sorting the result set, null will always come at the end of the result set for ascending sorting, and first when doing descending sort.
Query
START n=node(3,1,2) RETURN n.length?, n ORDER BY n.length?
The nodes sorted by the length property, with a node without that property last.
Result
| n.length | n |
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