@@ -201,9 +201,10 @@ based on the `Unicode value <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_chara
201201of each character.
202202
203203To specify a different order, follow ``<expression> `` with the keywords ``order by ``, then
204- the expression that specifies the order, and optionally the keyword ``asc `` or ``desc ``
204+ one or more comma-separated expressions that specify the order, and optionally the keyword ``asc `` or ``desc `` after each expression
205205(to determine whether to order the expression in ascending or descending order). If you don't
206- specify an ordering, it defaults to ``asc ``.
206+ specify an ordering, it defaults to ``asc ``. For example, ``order by o.getName() asc, o.getSize() desc ``
207+ might be used to order some object by name, breaking ties by descending size.
207208
208209The following aggregates are available in QL:
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@@ -229,11 +230,11 @@ The following aggregates are available in QL:
229230 In this case, ``<expression> `` must be of numeric type or of type ``string ``.
230231
231232 For example, the following aggregation returns the name of the ``.js `` file (or files) with the
232- largest number of lines:
233+ largest number of lines, using the number of lines of code to break ties :
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234235 .. code-block :: ql
235236
236- max(File f | f.getExtension() = "js" | f.getBaseName() order by f.getTotalNumberOfLines())
237+ max(File f | f.getExtension() = "js" | f.getBaseName() order by f.getTotalNumberOfLines(), f.getNumberOfLinesOfCode() )
237238
238239 The following aggregation returns the minimum string ``s `` out of the three strings mentioned
239240 below, that is, the string that comes first in the lexicographic ordering of all the possible
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