Sorting

To sort search results based on different criteria, we first have to configure valid values in Workbench → Data Configuration → Sorting/Pagination as described in https://hawksearch.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HSKB/pages/1330315288/Pagination+Sorting#Sorting. After that, we can retrieve the sort options by looking at the Sorting property of the SearchResponse object.

Example (selecting the configured sort options):

public class SelectListItem
{
    public string Text { get; set; }
    public string Value { get; set; }
    public bool Selected { get; set; }
} 

//SearchClient _client
var searchResponse = _client.Search<HawksearchProductItem>(searchRequest);
var sortOptions = searchResponse.Sorting.Items.Select(x => new SelectListItem
{
    Text = x.Label, Value = x.Value, Selected = x.Selected
}),

We have 2 ways to sort our results (just like we have 2 ways to make a search request):

Using only Optimizely.Hawksearch.Client

Set the SortBy property directly in the SearchRequest object.

Using both

Optimizely.Hawksearch.Client and Optimizely.Hawksearch.Connector

Create and populate a SearchQuery object
Set the SortOrder property of the SearchQuery object
Build a SearchRequest object by passing the created SearchQuery object to a SearchRequestBuilder and its Fluent API

Example:

var query = new SearchQuery
{
    Keyword = "jacket",
    Page = 1,
    PageSize = 5,
    SortOrder = "Z-A" //Valid values are configured in Workbench > Data Configuration > Sorting/Pagination
};