Master Hibernate and JPA with Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Step 67 - Sorting Using Spring Data JPA Repository

The video tutorial explains how to add sorting to queries using Spring Data JPA. It covers defining sort criteria, implementing descending and ascending order sorts, and testing the sorted queries. The tutorial also discusses using multiple sorting criteria for more complex queries.

What is the primary purpose of adding sorting to queries in Spring Data JPA?

• To increase the speed of data retrieval

• To enhance data security

• To organize data in a specific order

• To filter out unwanted data

Which class in Spring Data is used to set the sort direction?

• SortDirection

• SortCriteria

• Sort

• SortOrder

How can you specify sorting in descending order using the Sort class?

• Sort.by(Sort.Order.ASC)

• Sort.by(Sort.Order.DESC)

• Sort.by(Sort.Direction.ASC)

• Sort.by(Sort.Direction.DESC)

What additional criteria can be added to sorting in Spring Data JPA?

• Filter by course duration

• Filter by course type

• Sort by last update date

• Group by course category

What happens if two courses have the same name when sorting by name?

• They are ignored

• They are sorted by a secondary criterion

• They are merged into one

• They are sorted randomly