MongoDB sort() method

In MongoDB, sort() method is used to get the documents in ascending or descending order corresponding to the document key.

to get the documents in the ascending order through sort({key_name:1}) method

Syntax:-

 db.collectionName.find().sort({key_name:1});

Suppose, you have employees collection

[
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e736deec6e20ea057831"),
		"name" : "John",
		"age" : 35,
		"department" : "department A",
		"salary" : 200000
	},
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e7c0deec6e20ea057832"),
		"name" : "Rom",
		"age" : 30,
		"department" : "department A",
		"salary" : 70000
	},	
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e9dedeec6e20ea057835"),
		"name" : "Andrew",
		"age" : 33,
		"department" : "department C",
		"salary" : 20000
	}
]

Now, you want to get the documents in ascending Order corresponding to name wise.

> db.employees.find().sort({name:1}).toArray();

Output:-

[
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e9dedeec6e20ea057835"),
		"name" : "Andrew",
		"age" : 33,
		"department" : "department C",
		"salary" : 20000
	},
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e736deec6e20ea057831"),
		"name" : "John",
		"age" : 35,
		"department" : "department A",
		"salary" : 200000
	},
	
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e7c0deec6e20ea057832"),
		"name" : "Rom",
		"age" : 30,
		"department" : "department A",
		"salary" : 70000
	}
]

to get the documents in the descending order through sort({key_name:-1}) method
Syntax:-

 db.collectionName.find().sort({key_name:-1});

Suppose, you want the get the documents from the employees collection in descending order corresponding to name wise.

> db.employees.find().sort({name:-1}).toArray();

Output:-

[
	
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e7c0deec6e20ea057832"),
		"name" : "Rom",
		"age" : 30,
		"department" : "department A",
		"salary" : 70000
	},
	
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e736deec6e20ea057831"),
		"name" : "John",
		"age" : 35,
		"department" : "department A",
		"salary" : 200000
	},
	{
		"_id" : ObjectId("5f26e9dedeec6e20ea057835"),
		"name" : "Andrew",
		"age" : 33,
		"department" : "department C",
		"salary" : 20000
	}
]