ISearchQueryHelper::get_QuerySorting method (searchapi.h)

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02/22/2024

Gets the sort order for the query result set.

Syntax

HRESULT get_QuerySorting(
  [out, retval] LPWSTR *ppszSorting
);

Parameters

[out, retval] ppszSorting

Type: LPWSTR*

Receives a pointer to a comma-delimited, null-terminated Unicode string representing the sort order.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Windows Search SQL supports sorting on multiple properties, in either ascending (ASC) or descending (DESC) order on each property. For example, the value pointed to by ppszSorting might contain the following:

System.ItemAuthors ASC, System.ItemDate DESC

Checkout the DSearch code sample to see how to create a class for a static console application to query Windows Search using the Microsoft.Search.Interop assembly for ISearchQueryHelper.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	searchapi.h
Redistributable	Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0