How to use OrderBy with findAll in Spring Data

I am using spring data and my DAO looks like

public interface StudentDAO extends JpaRepository<StudentEntity, Integer> {
    public findAllOrderByIdAsc();   // I want to use some thing like this
}

In above code, commented line shows my intent. Can spring Data provides inbuilt functionality to use such a method to find all records order by some column with ASC/DESC?

Solution 1:

public interface StudentDAO extends JpaRepository<StudentEntity, Integer> {
    public List<StudentEntity> findAllByOrderByIdAsc();
}

The code above should work. I'm using something similar:

public List<Pilot> findTop10ByOrderByLevelDesc();

It returns 10 rows with the highest level.

IMPORTANT: Since I've been told that it's easy to miss the key point of this answer, here's a little clarification:

findAllByOrderByIdAsc(); // don't miss "by"
       ^

Solution 2:

AFAIK, I don't think this is possible with a direct method naming query. You can however use the built in sorting mechanism, using the Sort class. The repository has a findAll(Sort) method that you can pass an instance of Sort to. For example:

import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;

@Repository
public class StudentServiceImpl implements StudentService {
    @Autowired
    private StudentDAO studentDao;

    @Override
    public List<Student> findAll() {
        return studentDao.findAll(sortByIdAsc());
    }

    private Sort sortByIdAsc() {
        return new Sort(Sort.Direction.ASC, "id");
    }
} 

Solution 3:

Simple way:

repository.findAll(Sort.by(Sort.Direction.DESC, "colName"));

Source: https://www.baeldung.com/spring-data-sorting

Solution 4:

Please have a look at the Spring Data JPA - Reference Documentation, section 5.3. Query Methods, especially at section 5.3.2. Query Creation, in "Table 3. Supported keywords inside method names" (links as of 2019-05-03).

I think it has exactly what you need and same query as you stated should work...

Solution 5:

Yes you can sort using query method in Spring Data.

Ex:ascending order or descending order by using the value of the id field.

Code:

  public interface StudentDAO extends JpaRepository<StudentEntity, Integer> {
    public findAllByOrderByIdAsc();   
}

alternative solution:

    @Repository
public class StudentServiceImpl implements StudentService {
    @Autowired
    private StudentDAO studentDao;

    @Override
    public List<Student> findAll() {
        return studentDao.findAll(orderByIdAsc());
    }
private Sort orderByIdAsc() {
    return new Sort(Sort.Direction.ASC, "id")
                .and(new Sort(Sort.Direction.ASC, "name"));
}
}

Spring Data Sorting: Sorting