->orderBy()

->orderBy() -- Add an order by condition

Synopsis

void $DB_DataObject->orderBy ([string $order])

Description

Adds a order by condition. Calling this without any arguments clears the current order condition.

Parameter

Note

This function can not be called statically.

The quote_identifiers configuration option will not affect data sent to orderBy.

Example

Example 39-1. Setting the order by


<?php
$person = new DataObjects_Person;
$person->orderBy('name');
$person->orderBy('age, eye');
$person->find();


// or with direction:
$person = new DataObjects_Person;
$person->orderBy('name ASC');
$person->orderBy('age DESC, eye');
$person->find();


?>

Example 39-2. Resulting SQL

SELECT * FROM person ORDER BY name, age, eye