# SortComparisonMethod

The method to use to control how sorting is performed. This parameter controls how items are sorted in query results, when the `Sort` action parameter is set to `FieldName``:increasing` or `FieldName``:decreasing`.

You can set this parameter to one of the following values:

0 | Standard byte-wise character comparison. (a, b, ... á).
1 | European ordering rules (a, á, b...).
2 | Radical Stroke Unicode.
3 | Radical Stroke KangXi.
4 | Radical Stroke Japanese.
5 | Radical Stroke Kanwa

Type: | Integer
Default: | 0
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | Server
Example: | `SortComparisonMethod=1`
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