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title: SortOrder
edit_url: "https://github.com/nylas/N1/blob/master/src/flux/attributes/sort-order.coffee"
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<h2>Summary</h2>

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  <p><p>Represents a particular sort direction on a particular column. You should not
instantiate SortOrders manually. Instead, call <a href='Attribute.html#ascending'>Attribute::ascending</a> or
<a href='Attribute.html#descending'>Attribute::descending</a> to obtain a sort order instance:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-coffee">DatabaseStore.<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-title">findBy</span><span class="hljs-params">(Message)</span></span>
  .<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-title">where</span><span class="hljs-params">({threadId: threadId, draft: false})</span></span>
  .<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-title">order</span><span class="hljs-params">(Message.attributes.date.descending()</span></span>)<span class="hljs-class">.then</span> (messages) -&gt;
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