function Sql::add_orderby in Views (for Drupal 7) 8.3

Add an ORDER BY clause to the query.

Parameters

$table: The table this field is part of. If a formula, enter NULL. If you want to orderby random use "rand" as table and nothing else.

$field: The field or formula to sort on. If already a field, enter NULL and put in the alias.

$order: Either ASC or DESC.

$alias: The alias to add the field as. In SQL, all fields in the order by must also be in the SELECT portion. If an $alias isn't specified one will be generated for from the $field; however, if the $field is a formula, this alias will likely fail.

$params: Any params that should be passed through to the add_field.

File

lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/query/Sql.php, line 992

Definition of Drupal\views\Plugin\views\query\Sql.

Class

Sql

@todo.

Namespace

Drupal\views\Plugin\views\query

Code

function add_orderby($table, $field = NULL, $order = 'ASC', $alias = '', $params = array()) {

  // Only ensure the table if it's not the special random key.
  // @todo: Maybe it would make sense to just add a add_orderby_rand or something similar.
  if ($table && $table != 'rand') {
    $this
      ->ensure_table($table);
  }

  // Only fill out this aliasing if there is a table;
  // otherwise we assume it is a formula.
  if (!$alias && $table) {
    $as = $table . '_' . $field;
  }
  else {
    $as = $alias;
  }
  if ($field) {
    $as = $this
      ->add_field($table, $field, $as, $params);
  }
  $this->orderby[] = array(
    'field' => $as,
    'direction' => strtoupper($order),
  );

  /**
  * -- removing, this should be taken care of by field adding now.
  * -- leaving commented because I am unsure.
   // If grouping, all items in the order by must also be in the
   // group by clause. Check $table to ensure that this is not a
   // formula.
   if ($this->groupby && $table) {
     $this->add_groupby($as);
   }
  */
}