Question

I want to query elements with order by name.

If I simply write Element.all.order(‘name’) then I receive:
aaa
bbb
_ccc
ddd

But I want:
_ccc
aaa
bbb
ddd

I want this because I think adding “_,-,=” is the simplest way to make visual order on the page.

Is it possible to achieve this in query?
Or should I just use ruby ‘sort’ method?

Thank you!

In console I can do this:
[‘aaa’, ‘bbb’, ‘_ccc’].sort
=> [“_ccc”, “aaa”, “bbb”]

Answer 1

The difference is that order on the Element.all.order() is generating SQL Order By, while ruby sort is a different algorithm, and can be customized in your model code. Modifying how your database sorts is going to be specific to that database, and may be a configuration option related to your character set.