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# Column Sort Direction

Values that indicate the sort direction of a column.

## Discussion

Use these values with the [`sortDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Attribute/sortDirection) property.

## Topics

### Constants

[`static let ascending: NSAccessibility.SortDirectionValue`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/SortDirectionValue/ascending)

The column is sorted in ascending values.

[`static let descending: NSAccessibility.SortDirectionValue`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/SortDirectionValue/descending)

The column is sorted in descending values.

[`static let unknown: NSAccessibility.SortDirectionValue`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/SortDirectionValue/unknown)

The sort direction is unknown.


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