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SortByProperty Element in Microsoft.Search.Query Schema for Enterprise Search

Contains a managed property for sorting the results. Applies to the Enterprise Search Query Web service. For more information, see Enterprise Search Query Web Service Overview.

<SortByProperty
name=managedProperty 
direction={Ascending|Descending}>
</SortByProperty>

Attributes

Attribute Description

name

Specifies the managed property to sort on.

direction

Specifies the direction (Ascending or Descending) to sort the results. The default value is Ascending.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

SortByProperties Element in Microsoft.Search.Query Schema for Enterprise Search

Remarks

Schema name: Microsoft.Search.Query

Applies to: websvcSearch.QueryService.Query(System.String) web method (Microsoft.Search.Response.Document), websvcSearch.QueryService.QueryEx(System.String) web method (System.Data.Dataset)

Optional: Yes

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft.Search.Query Schema for Enterprise Search
Enterprise Search Query Web Service Overview