Neo4j - Order By Clause

You can arrange the result data in order using the ORDER BY clause.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the ORDER BY clause.

MATCH (n)  
RETURN n.property1, n.property2 . . . . . . . .  
ORDER BY n.property

Example

Before proceeding with the example, create 5 nodes in Neo4j database as shown below.

CREATE(Dhawan:player{name:"shikar Dhawan", YOB: 1985, runs:363, country: "India"})
CREATE(Jonathan:player{name:"Jonathan Trott", YOB:1981, runs:229, country:"South Africa"})
CREATE(Sangakkara:player{name:"Kumar Sangakkara", YOB:1977, runs:222, country:"Srilanka"})
CREATE(Rohit:player{name:"Rohit Sharma", YOB: 1987, runs:177, country:"India"})
CREATE(Virat:player{name:"Virat Kohp", YOB: 1988, runs:176, country:"India"})

Following is a sample Cypher Query which returns the above created nodes in the order of the runs scored by the player using the ORDERBY clause.

MATCH (n)  
RETURN n.name, n.runs 
ORDER BY n.runs 

To execute the above query, carry out the following steps −

Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play button (to execute the query) highpghted in the following screenshot.

Result

On executing, you will get the following result.

Ordering Nodes by Multiple Properties

You can arrange the nodes based on multiple properties using ORDEYBY clause.

Syntax

Following is the syntax to arrange nodes by multiple properties using the ORDERBY clause.

MATCH (n) 
RETURN n 
ORDER BY n.age, n.name 

Example

Following is a sample Cypher Query which arranges the nodes created earper in this chapter based on the properties - runs and country.

MATCH (n) 
RETURN n.name, n.runs, n.country 
ORDER BY n.runs, n.country

To execute the above query, carry out the following steps −

Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play button (to execute the query) highpghted in the following screenshot.

Result

On executing, you will get the following result.

Ordering Nodes by Descending Order

You can arrange the nodes in a database in a descending order using the ORDERBY clause.

Syntax

Following is the syntax to arrange the nodes in a database.

MATCH (n) 
RETURN n 
ORDER BY n.name DESC 

Example

Following is a sample Cypher Query which arranges the nodes in a database in a descending order using the ORDERBY clause.

MATCH (n)  
RETURN n.name, n.runs 
ORDER BY n.runs DESC 

To execute the above query, carry out the following steps −

Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play button (to execute the query) highpghted in the following screenshot.

Result

On executing, you will get the following result.