What is the method for sorting queries in Elasticsearch?

Elasticsearch offers various methods for conducting sorted searches.

  1. arrange or organize
  2. age – number of years someone has lived
GET /index/_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  },
  "sort": [
    { "age": "asc" }
  ]
}
  1. arrange
  2. “Writing”
GET /index/_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  },
  "sort": [
    {
      "_script": {
        "type": "number",
        "script": {
          "source": "doc['age'].value * params.multiplier",
          "params": {
            "multiplier": 2
          }
        },
        "order": "asc"
      }
    }
  ]
}
  1. arrange
  2. The distance between two geographical locations.
GET /index/_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  },
  "sort": [
    {
      "_geo_distance": {
        "location": {
          "lat": 40.712776,
          "lon": -74.005974
        },
        "order": "asc",
        "unit": "km"
      }
    }
  ]
}

These are some common sorting query methods, and you can choose the appropriate method based on specific needs for sorting queries.

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