Sorts 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 57. Sort Options
Name | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
| yes | - | The field to be sorted |
| no |
| The sort order to use. Accepts |
| no |
| The field to assign the sorted value to, by default |
| no | - | Conditionally execute this processor. |
| no | - | Handle failures for this processor. See Handling Failures in Pipelines. |
| no |
| Ignore failures for this processor. See Handling Failures in Pipelines. |
| no | - | An identifier for this processor. Useful for debugging and metrics. |
{ "sort": { "field": "array_field_to_sort", "order": "desc" } }