From 532904a1d6c34ec2e7064bc0ceb959a6b63acaf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: suntala Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:34:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document changes to sort by label Co-authored-by: Aleks Fazlieva Signed-off-by: suntala --- docs/querying/functions.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/querying/functions.md b/docs/querying/functions.md index ee81328b5e..951b90a68e 100644 --- a/docs/querying/functions.md +++ b/docs/querying/functions.md @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ Like `sort`, `sort_desc` only affects the results of instant queries, as range q **This function has to be enabled via the [feature flag](../feature_flags.md) `--enable-feature=promql-experimental-functions`.** -`sort_by_label(v instant-vector, label string, ...)` returns vector elements sorted by their label values and sample value in case of label values being equal, in ascending order. +`sort_by_label(v instant-vector, label string, ...)` returns vector elements sorted by the values of the given labels in ascending order. In case these label values are equal, elements are sorted by their full label sets. Please note that the sort by label functions only affect the results of instant queries, as range query results always have a fixed output ordering.