Sorting Data

Furthermore, we have the ability to sort the data we receive in a specific order. To achieve this, we first retrieve the data using the SELECT operator and subsequently apply the ORDER BY clause. This clause accepts the names of columns based on which the output will be sorted. Let's explore an example to enhance our comprehension:

Note
It is essential that the ORDER BY clause comes last in the SELECT statement.

Explanation: In the example, you can observe that the ORDER BY clause sorts the data based on the continent column.

Task

First, select the capital column from the country table. Then, sort the data from the capital column, retrieved using the SELECT statement.

Here's a short example of the country table:

id	name	continent	region	surfacearea	capital	population
1	Japan	Asia	Eastern Asia	377829	Tokyo	126714000
2	Latvia	Europe	NULL	64589	Riga	2424200
3	Mexico	North America	Central America	1958201	Mexico City	98881000
...	...	...	...	...	...	...
15	Malta	Europe	Southern Europe	316	Valletta	380200

Everything was clear?

Section 2. Chapter 1

Course Content

Introduction to SQL

1. Retrieving Data

Retrieving Individual Columns Retrieving Multiple Columns Retrieving All Columns Retrieving Distinct Rows Limiting Results Challenge: Find the Population of the Countries Challenge: Find All Countries Challenge: Find All Countries With Their IDs Challenge: Find Country Capitals Challenge: Find the Regions in Which All Countries Are Located

2. Sorting Retrieved Data

Sorting Data Challenge: Population Sort Sorting by Multiple Columns Challenge: Dual-Sort Query Specifying Sort Direction Challenge: Sort the Countries by Region and Capital Challenge: Sort Capitals in Descending Order Challenge: Sort Countries in Ascending Order Challenge: Find Countries, Their IDs, and Their Populations Challenge: Find Countries, IDs, Populations, Regions, and Sort Them Challenge: Find All Continents and Sort Them in Ascending Order

3. Filtering Data

Using the WHERE Clause Challenge: North America Population Sort The WHERE Clause Operators Challenge: Population Threshold Query Checking for a Range of Values Checking for NO Value

4. Advanced Data Filtering

Using the AND Operator Challenge: Europe Region Sort Using the OR operator Challenge: America Regions Filter Using the NOT Operator Challenge: Non-Europe Capitals Sort

5. Aggregate Functions

The AVG() Function Challenge: Large Surface Area Average The COUNT() Function Challenge: Continental Count The MAX() Function The MIN() Function Challenge: Surface Area Selection The SUM() Function