I know arrays are handled like sets in Dgraph and duplicates are not preserved, but is the order of the set preserved or is it possible that they could be reordered by the dgraph engine? What I want to ensure is that I can do this: type Task { orderedList: [String] } Example, If I add a value a…

[image] amaster507: Example, If I add a value as ["b","c","a"] is it ever possible that it could be returned in a different order such as ["a","b","c"] Yes, that is possible. Lists in Dgraph behave as an unordered set. See https://dgraph.io/docs//query-language/schema/#list-type for more deta…

Is the Order of Arrays Preserved?

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pawan (Pawan Rawal) August 6, 2020, 6:40am 2

Yes, that is possible. Lists in Dgraph behave as an unordered set. See https://dgraph.io/docs//query-language/schema/#list-type for more details.

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Is the Order of Arrays Preserved?

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