Laravel Collection SortByDesc Tutorial with Examples

Hi Artisan,

In this tutorial, i will show you laravel collection sort by desc. I’m going to show you about laravel eloquent sortbydesc. you can understand a concept of sortbydesc laravel example. We will use laravel collection sort by name.

I will give you list of examples of sort by desc colletion in laravel. so you can easily use it with your laravel 5, laravel 6, laravel 7, laravel 8, laravel 9 and laravel 10 application. so let's see bellow example that will helps you lot.

1) Example 1: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Simple Example

2) Example 2: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Count

3) Example 3: Laravel Collection Sort By Date Desc

4) Example 4: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Multiple Coulmns

5) Example 5: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Relation

Example 1: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Simple Example

public function index()
{
    $collection = collect([
        ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Hardik', 'email' => 'hardik@gmail.com'],
        ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Ankit', 'email' => 'ankit@gmail.com'],
        ['id' => 3, 'name' => 'Balo', 'email' => 'balo@gmail.com'],
    ]);
  
    $sorted = $collection->sortByDesc('name');
  
    $sorted->all();
    
    dd($sorted);
}

Output:

Illuminate\Support\Collection Object
(
    [items:protected] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 1
                    [name] => Hardik
                    [email] => hardik@gmail.com
                )
            [2] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 3
                    [name] => Balo
                    [email] => balo@gmail.com
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 2
                    [name] => Ankit
                    [email] => ankit@gmail.com
                )
        )
)

Example 2: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Count

public function index()
{
    $collection = collect([
            ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Vivo', 'models' => ['v11', 'v85']],
            ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Appo', 'models' => ['a23']],
            ['id' => 3, 'name' => 'Apple', 'models' => ['s5', 's6', 's7']],
        ]);
  
    $sorted = $collection->sortByDesc(function ($product, $key) {
                        return count($product['models']);
                    });
  
    $sorted->all();
    
    dd($sorted);
}

Output:

Illuminate\Support\Collection Object
(
    [items:protected] => Array
        (
            [2] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 3
                    [name] => Apple
                    [models] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => s5
                            [1] => s6
                            [2] => s7
                        )
                )
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 1
                    [name] => Vivo
                    [models] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => v11
                            [1] => v85
                        )
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 2
                    [name] => Appo
                    [models] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => a23
                        )
                )
        )
)

Example 3: Laravel Collection Sort By Date Desc

public function index()
{
    $collection = collect([
            ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Hardik', 'created_date' => '2020-04-05'],
            ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Ankit', 'created_date' => '2020-04-01'],
            ['id' => 3, 'name' => 'Balo', 'created_date' => '2020-04-03'],
        ]);
  
    $sorted = $collection->sortByDesc('created_date');
  
    $sorted->all();
  
    dd($sorted);
}

Output:

Illuminate\Support\Collection Object
(
    [items:protected] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 1
                    [name] => Hardik
                    [created_date] => 2019-04-05
                )
            [2] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 3
                    [name] => Balo
                    [created_date] => 2020-04-03
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 2
                    [name] => Ankit
                    [created_date] => 2020-04-01
                )
        )
)

Example 4: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Multiple Coulmns

public function index()
{
    $collection = collect([
            ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Hardik', 'city' => 'Mumbai'],
            ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Ankit', 'city' => 'Rajkot'],
            ['id' => 3, 'name' => 'Balo', 'city' => 'Rajkot'],
            ['id' => 4, 'name' => 'Ankit', 'city' => 'Mumbai'],
        ]);
  
    $sorted = $collection->sortByDesc(function ($product, $key) {
                        return $product['city'].$product['name'];
                    });
  
    $sorted->all();
  
    dd($sorted);
}

Output:

Illuminate\Support\Collection Object
(
    [items:protected] => Array
        (
            [2] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 3
                    [name] => Balo
                    [city] => Rajkot
                )
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 2
                    [name] => Ankit
                    [city] => Rajkot
                )
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 1
                    [name] => Hardik
                    [city] => Mumbai
                )
            [3] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 4
                    [name] => Ankit
                    [city] => Mumbai
                )
        )
)

Example 5: Laravel Collection Sort By Desc Relation

public function index()
{
    $posts = Post::get()->sortByDesc(function($query){
                        return $query->auther->name;
                    })
                    ->all();
}

I hope it can help you...