---
title: "Sort"
slug: "common-vapidatatype-nessort"
updated: 2026-09-17T09:30:32Z
published: 2026-09-17T09:30:32Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/common-vapidatatype-nessort"
---

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# Sort

Available in Classic and VPC

This is a sorting criteria.

## Syntax

The syntax is as follows.

```
private String direction;
private String property;
private Boolean ignoreCase;
private String nullHandling;
private Boolean ascending;
private Boolean descending;
```

## Field

The following describes the fields.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `direction` | String | Required | Sort direction - `ASC` \| `DESC` - `ASC`: ascending - `DESC`: descending |
| `property` | String | Required | Sorting criteria field name |
| `ignoreCase` | Boolean | Required | Whether to be case sensitive when sorting - `true` \| `false` |
| `nullHandling` | String | Required | Null handling method - `NATIVE` \| `NULLS_FIRST` \| `NULLS_LAST` - `NATIVE`: Leave it to the data processing logic - `NULLS_FIRST`: Null values are pushed forward - `NULLS_LAST`: Null values are pushed back |
| `ascending` | Boolean | Required | Whether the sort direction is ascending (`ASC`) - `true` \| `false` |
| `descending` | Boolean | Required | Whether the sort direction is descending (`DESC`) - `true` \| `false` |