<doc>
  <legacy_id>1062</legacy_id>
  <name>descending</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Text and Data Processing</category>
    <category>Database Operations</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="sort container">sort container Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Used with the <command tag="sort">sort</command> and <command tag="sort container">sort container</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> to sort in reverse order (from greater to less).</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>sort marked cards descending by the name of this card</example>
    <example>sort field 3 descending dateTime by item 2 of each</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>descending</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to <command tag="sort">sort</command> backwards.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The descending keyword reverses the normal sort order:</p><p/><p>* A<code> descending text </code>sort puts Z first, A last.</p><p>* A<code> descending numeric </code>sort puts large numbers first, small numbers last.</p><p>* A<code> descending dateTime </code>sort puts later times first, earlier times last.</p>
  </description>
</doc>