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Function: parseOrderByExpression()
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ts
function parseOrderByExpression(orderBy): ParsedOrderBy[];
function parseOrderByExpression(orderBy): ParsedOrderBy[];
Defined in: packages/db/src/query/expression-helpers.ts:265
Parses an ORDER BY expression into a simple array of sort specifications.
Parameters
----------
### orderBy
The ORDER BY expression array
OrderBy | null | undefined
Array of parsed order by specifications
typescript
const sorts = parseOrderByExpression(orderBy)
// Returns: [\
// { field: ['category'], direction: 'asc', nulls: 'last' },\
// { field: ['price'], direction: 'desc', nulls: 'last' }\
// ]
const sorts = parseOrderByExpression(orderBy)
// Returns: [\
// { field: ['category'], direction: 'asc', nulls: 'last' },\
// { field: ['price'], direction: 'desc', nulls: 'last' }\
// ]
