desc: Mark a column for descending sort order
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Mark a column for descending sort order
Description
Used inside arrange() to sort a column in descending order.
Usage
desc(x)
Arguments
x
A column name.
Value
A marker used by arrange().
Examples
f <- tempfile(fileext = ".vtr")
write_vtr(mtcars, f)
tbl(f) |> arrange(desc(mpg)) |> collect() |> head()
unlink(f)
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Mark a column for descending sort order
Description
Used inside arrange() to sort a column in descending order.
Usage
desc(x)
Arguments
x |
A column name. |
Value
A marker used by arrange().
Examples
f <- tempfile(fileext = ".vtr")
write_vtr(mtcars, f)
tbl(f) |> arrange(desc(mpg)) |> collect() |> head()
unlink(f)
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