The order in which a set of objects, such as the properties of type, is returned is essentially random. It is generally based on the order in which items were created, but this is not reliable behavior. By default, the web client sorts objects by index and timestamp. Objects with a null index have not been explicitly ordered.
Use the following query to return all topics associated with a property, sorted by the timestamp of the link created between the topic and property, and including the GUID of the topics.
[
{
"/music/artist/origin" : [
{
"guid" : null,
"index" : null,
"link" : {
"timestamp" : null
},
"name" : null,
"sort" : "index"
}
]
}
]
More information on the sort and index directives can be found in the appropriate sections of the MQL Reference Guide.
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