# column_getAutoSortDir

# Function: column\_getAutoSortDir()

```ts
function column_getAutoSortDir<TFeatures, TData, TValue>(column): "asc" | "desc";
```

Defined in: [features/row-sorting/rowSortingFeature.utils.ts:132](https://github.com/TanStack/table/blob/main/packages/table-core/src/features/row-sorting/rowSortingFeature.utils.ts#L132)

Chooses the default first sort direction from the first filtered row value.

String columns start ascending so alphabetical order is natural; other value
types start descending.

## Type Parameters

### TFeatures

`TFeatures` *extends* [`TableFeatures`](../../index/interfaces/TableFeatures.md)

### TData

`TData` *extends* [`RowData`](../../index/type-aliases/RowData.md)

### TValue

`TValue` *extends* `unknown` = `unknown`

## Parameters

### column

[`Column_Internal`](../../index/type-aliases/Column_Internal.md)\<`TFeatures`, `TData`, `TValue`\>

## Returns

`"asc"` \| `"desc"`

## Example

```ts
const direction = column_getAutoSortDir(column)
```