# TableSelect::orderby

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TableSelect::orderby — Set select sort criteria

### Description

public mysql_xdevapi\TableSelect::orderby ( mixed `$sort_expr` , mixed `...$sort_exprs` ) : mysql_xdevapi\TableSelect

Sets the order by criteria.

### Parameters

`sort_expr`

  The expressions that define the order by criteria. Can be an array with one or more expressions, or a string.

`sort_exprs`

  Additional sort_expr parameters.

### Return Values

A TableSelect object.

### Examples

Example #1 mysql_xdevapi\TableSelect::orderBy() example

`<?php
$session = mysql_xdevapi\getSession("mysqlx://user:password@localhost");
$schema = $session->getSchema("addressbook");
$table = $schema->getTable("names");
$result = $table->select('name', 'age')
->orderBy('name desc')
->execute();
$row = $result->fetchAll();
print_r($row);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Array
    (
        [0] => Array
            (
                [name] => Sam
                [age] => 42
            )
        [1] => Array
            (
                [name] => John
                [age] => 42
            )
    )