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# ScoreDocComparator.SortType Method

Returns the type of sort. Should return `SortField.SCORE`, `SortField.DOC`, `SortField.STRING`, `SortField.INTEGER`, `SortField.FLOAT` or `SortField.CUSTOM`. It is not valid to return `SortField.AUTO`. This is used by multisearchers to determine how to collate results from their searchers.

int SortType();

#### Return Value

One of the constants in SortField.

#### See Also

ScoreDocComparator Interface | Lucene.Net.Search Namespace |