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# newMeasureSort()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/execution/base/sort.ts

Creates a new measure sort - sorting the result by values of the provided measure.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function newMeasureSort(measureOrId: IMeasure | string, sortDirection?: SortDirection, attributeLocators?: IAttributeLocatorItem[]): IMeasureSortItem;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| measureOrId | [IMeasure](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.imeasure/index.md) \| string | measure to sort by |
| sortDirection | [SortDirection](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.sortdirection/index.md) | _(Optional)_ asc or desc, defaults to "asc" |
| attributeLocators | [IAttributeLocatorItem](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.iattributelocatoritem/index.md)[] | _(Optional)_ optional attribute locators |

**Returns:**

[IMeasureSortItem](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.imeasuresortitem/index.md)

new sort item

## Remarks

The measure can be either specified by value or by reference using its local identifier.