order by clause code example

Example 1: order by sql

//this_for_descending_order.. 
 SELECT * FROM TableName ORDER BY columnName DESC;
 // this_for_ascending_order..
SELECT * FROM TableName ORDER BY columnName ASC;

Example 2: sql order by where condition

SELECT ProcductCode AS Id, ProductPrice AS Price
FROM Products WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE ProductCode IN ('efg', 'abc', 'xyz')
ORDER BY (CASE WHEN ProductCode = 'efg' THEN 1
               WHEN ProductCode = 'abc' THEN 2
               WHEN ProductCode = 'xyz' THEN 3
               ELSE 4  -- in case you change the `where`, put them last
          END);

Example 3: sql order by

Used to sort the result data in ascending (default) or descending order
through the use of ASC or DESC keywords.
Example: Returns countries in alphabetical order.
SELECT * FROM countries
ORDER BY name;