desc function

Descending order

Transform a vector into a format that will be sorted in descending order. This is useful within arrange().

desc(x)

Arguments

• x: vector to transform

Examples

desc(1:10)
desc(factor(letters))

first_day <- seq(as.Date("1910/1/1"), as.Date("1920/1/1"), "years")
desc(first_day)

starwars %>% arrange(desc(mass))