[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/database](./database.md) > [Query](./database.query.md) > [orderByChild](./database.query.orderbychild.md) ## Query.orderByChild() method Signature: ```typescript orderByChild(path: string): Query; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | path | string | | Returns: [Query](./database.query.md)