PostgreSQL ORDER BY
Sort Data
The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result in ascending or descending order.
The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default.
To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.
DESC
The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default.
To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.
Example
Sort the table by price, in descending order:
SELECT * FROM products
ORDER BY price DESC;
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Sort Alphabetically
For string values the ORDER BY keyword will order alphabetically:
Alphabetically DESC
To sort the table reverse alphabetically, use the DESC keyword:
Example
Sort the table by product name, in descending order:
SELECT * FROM products
ORDER BY product_name DESC;
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