- Elasticsearch Guide: other versions:
- Getting Started
- Setup Elasticsearch
- Breaking changes
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- Anatomy of an analyzer
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- Synonym Token Filter
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- Elision Token Filter
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- Unique Token Filter
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- Pattern Replace Token Filter
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- Limit Token Count Token Filter
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- Modules
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- Ingest Node
- Pipeline Definition
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- Trim Processor
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- How To
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- Glossary of terms
- Release Notes
- 5.1.2 Release Notes
- 5.1.1 Release Notes
- 5.1.0 Release Notes
- 5.0.2 Release Notes
- 5.0.1 Release Notes
- 5.0.0 Combined Release Notes
- 5.0.0 GA Release Notes
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- 5.0.0-beta1 Release Notes
- 5.0.0-alpha5 Release Notes
- 5.0.0-alpha4 Release Notes
- 5.0.0-alpha3 Release Notes
- 5.0.0-alpha2 Release Notes
- 5.0.0-alpha1 Release Notes
- 5.0.0-alpha1 Release Notes (Changes previously released in 2.x)
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Sort Processor
editSort Processor
editSorts the elements of an array ascending or descending. Homogeneous arrays of numbers will be sorted numerically, while arrays of strings or heterogeneous arrays of strings + numbers will be sorted lexicographically. Throws an error when the field is not an array.
Table 30. Sort Options
| Name | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
yes |
- |
The field to be sorted |
|
no |
|
The sort order to use. Accepts |
{ "sort": { "field": "field_to_sort", "order": "desc" } }
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