# init(filter:sort:order:animation:sectionBy:) Creates a sectioned query sorted by a key path, grouped by a required optional-String key path. `nil` values share the empty-string section. ``` @MainActor @preconcurrency init(filter: Predicate? = nil, sort keyPath: KeyPath, order: SortOrder = .forward, animation: Animation, sectionBy sectionKeyPath: KeyPath) where Result == SectionedResults, Value : Comparable ``` --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)