Sort Spark Dataframe with two columns in different order












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Let's say, I have a table like this:



A,B
2,6
1,2
1,3
1,5
2,3


I want to sort it with ascending order for column A but within that I want to sort it in descending order of column B, like this:



A,B
1,5
1,3
1,2
2,6
2,3


I have tried to use orderBy("A", desc("B")) but it gives an error.



How should I write the query using dataframe in Spark 2.0?










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    Let's say, I have a table like this:



    A,B
    2,6
    1,2
    1,3
    1,5
    2,3


    I want to sort it with ascending order for column A but within that I want to sort it in descending order of column B, like this:



    A,B
    1,5
    1,3
    1,2
    2,6
    2,3


    I have tried to use orderBy("A", desc("B")) but it gives an error.



    How should I write the query using dataframe in Spark 2.0?










    share|improve this question



























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      Let's say, I have a table like this:



      A,B
      2,6
      1,2
      1,3
      1,5
      2,3


      I want to sort it with ascending order for column A but within that I want to sort it in descending order of column B, like this:



      A,B
      1,5
      1,3
      1,2
      2,6
      2,3


      I have tried to use orderBy("A", desc("B")) but it gives an error.



      How should I write the query using dataframe in Spark 2.0?










      share|improve this question
















      Let's say, I have a table like this:



      A,B
      2,6
      1,2
      1,3
      1,5
      2,3


      I want to sort it with ascending order for column A but within that I want to sort it in descending order of column B, like this:



      A,B
      1,5
      1,3
      1,2
      2,6
      2,3


      I have tried to use orderBy("A", desc("B")) but it gives an error.



      How should I write the query using dataframe in Spark 2.0?







      scala sorting apache-spark dataframe apache-spark-sql






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          Use Column method desc, as shown below:



          val df = Seq(
          (2,6), (1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (2,3)
          ).toDF("A", "B")

          df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc).show
          // +---+---+
          // | A| B|
          // +---+---+
          // | 1| 5|
          // | 1| 3|
          // | 1| 2|
          // | 2| 6|
          // | 2| 3|
          // +---+---+





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          • I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

            – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
            Nov 27 '18 at 15:22



















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          desc is the correct method to use, however, not that it is a method in the Columnn class. It should therefore be applied as follows:



          df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc)


          $"B".desc returns a column so "A" must also be changed to $"A" (or col("A") if spark implicits isn't imported).






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            Use Column method desc, as shown below:



            val df = Seq(
            (2,6), (1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (2,3)
            ).toDF("A", "B")

            df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc).show
            // +---+---+
            // | A| B|
            // +---+---+
            // | 1| 5|
            // | 1| 3|
            // | 1| 2|
            // | 2| 6|
            // | 2| 3|
            // +---+---+





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            • I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

              – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
              Nov 27 '18 at 15:22
















            5














            Use Column method desc, as shown below:



            val df = Seq(
            (2,6), (1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (2,3)
            ).toDF("A", "B")

            df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc).show
            // +---+---+
            // | A| B|
            // +---+---+
            // | 1| 5|
            // | 1| 3|
            // | 1| 2|
            // | 2| 6|
            // | 2| 3|
            // +---+---+





            share|improve this answer
























            • I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

              – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
              Nov 27 '18 at 15:22














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            5







            Use Column method desc, as shown below:



            val df = Seq(
            (2,6), (1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (2,3)
            ).toDF("A", "B")

            df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc).show
            // +---+---+
            // | A| B|
            // +---+---+
            // | 1| 5|
            // | 1| 3|
            // | 1| 2|
            // | 2| 6|
            // | 2| 3|
            // +---+---+





            share|improve this answer













            Use Column method desc, as shown below:



            val df = Seq(
            (2,6), (1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (2,3)
            ).toDF("A", "B")

            df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc).show
            // +---+---+
            // | A| B|
            // +---+---+
            // | 1| 5|
            // | 1| 3|
            // | 1| 2|
            // | 2| 6|
            // | 2| 3|
            // +---+---+






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            • I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

              – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
              Nov 27 '18 at 15:22



















            • I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

              – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
              Nov 27 '18 at 15:22

















            I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

            – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
            Nov 27 '18 at 15:22





            I like to be as explicit as possible, so I would use the asc on the first column ($"A".asc), even if the default behavior is to sort ascending.

            – Luis Miguel Mejía Suárez
            Nov 27 '18 at 15:22













            4














            desc is the correct method to use, however, not that it is a method in the Columnn class. It should therefore be applied as follows:



            df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc)


            $"B".desc returns a column so "A" must also be changed to $"A" (or col("A") if spark implicits isn't imported).






            share|improve this answer




























              4














              desc is the correct method to use, however, not that it is a method in the Columnn class. It should therefore be applied as follows:



              df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc)


              $"B".desc returns a column so "A" must also be changed to $"A" (or col("A") if spark implicits isn't imported).






              share|improve this answer


























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                desc is the correct method to use, however, not that it is a method in the Columnn class. It should therefore be applied as follows:



                df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc)


                $"B".desc returns a column so "A" must also be changed to $"A" (or col("A") if spark implicits isn't imported).






                share|improve this answer













                desc is the correct method to use, however, not that it is a method in the Columnn class. It should therefore be applied as follows:



                df.orderBy($"A", $"B".desc)


                $"B".desc returns a column so "A" must also be changed to $"A" (or col("A") if spark implicits isn't imported).







                share|improve this answer












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