MarkLogic Server 11.0 Product DocumentationFacetDefinition.orderBy
FacetDefinition.orderBy( sortKey as string, direction as string ) as FacetDefinition
Summary
Specifies the sort order for facet values, as in a ValuesSearch definition.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| sortKey | Specifies whether to sort on the "item" or "frequency". |
| direction | Specifies whether to sort in "ascending" or "descending" order. |
Usage Notes
When you add anorderBy clause to a facet definition,
the default output from jsearch.facets for that facet
becomes an array of arrays instead of a JSON object. Each array item
is of the form [itemValue, frequency] and the array
items are ordered according to the orderBy configuration.
See Also
- Sorting Facet Values with OrderBy in the Search Developer's Guide
- Including Facets in Search Results in the Search Developer's Guide
Example
// Generate facets on the "author" property and order them by frequency.
const jsearch = require('/MarkLogic/jsearch.sjs');
jsearch.facets([
jsearch.facet('Author', 'author').orderBy('frequency')])
.where(jsearch.byExample({price: {$lt: 50}}))
.result()
// Produces results of the following form:
//
// {"facets":{
// "Author":[
// ["Mark Twain", 4],
// ["John Steinbeck", 3],
// ["Robert Frost", 1]
// ]
// }}