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Set the NSFetchRequest property sortDescriptors to determine how data is returned. let fetchRequest = NSFetchRequest(entityName: "NAME_OF_ENTITY") let sortDescriptor = NSSortDescriptor(key: "NAME_OF_ATTRIBUTE", ascending: true) fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [sortDescriptor] ...

You can also set multiple sort descriptors, to sort by one attribute within another. For example, return all entries ordered by date, and by name within each date: let fetchRequest = NSFetchRequest(entityName: "NAME_OF_ENTITY") let sortDescriptor1 = NSSortDescriptor(key: "name"...