To sort the table’s data into a specific format, the ORDER BY clause is used in Postgres. Users can sort the table’s records based on any particular column using the ORDER BY clause. In Postgres, the table’s data can be sorted in ascending or descending format. Postgres users must use the ORDER BY clause on the DATE type column to sort the table data by date.

This Postgres blog will teach you how to sort a table by date via practical demonstration.

How Do I Sort the Table’s Data by Date in Postgres?

The below syntax must be used in Postgres to sort the table’s data using ascending or descending order:

SELECT col_list
FROM table_name
ORDER BY col_name [ASC | DESC];

In the above syntax:

- The SELECT query will retrieve the data of the targeted table.
- col_list represents a column or list of columns to be fetched.
- Sorting the result set retrieved by the SELECT statement will be done with the ORDER BY clause.
- ORDER BY will sort the results according to the specified column.

Example#1: How to Sort Table Data by Date in Ascending Order?

A table named “article_details”, whose details are shown in the below snippet:

SELECT * FROM article_details;

The above snippet shows that the table contains unsorted data. Let’s sort the table’s data in ascending order for the “published_date” column:

SELECT * FROM article_details
ORDER BY published_date ASC;

The output verified that the table’s data had been sorted into ascending order (by means of the “published_date” column).

Example#2: How to Sort Table Data by Date in Descending Order?

Let’s learn how to sort the table by date in descending order:

SELECT * FROM article_details
ORDER BY published_date DESC;

In the above query, the “DESC” keyword is used to sort the “published_date” column in descending order:

The output verified that the targeted table had been sorted in descending order(in terms of the published date column).

That’s it from this Postgres blog!

Conclusion

To sort the table’s data into a specific format, the ORDER BY clause is used in Postgres. Postgres users must use the ORDER BY clause on the DATE type column to sort the table data by date. The SELECT query retrieves the result set in an unsorted format. Query results can be sorted using the ORDER BY clause. ORDER BY will sort the results according to the specified column. This write-up taught us how to sort a table by date in PostgreSQL.