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# sys.function_order_columns (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]

  Returns one row per column that is a part of an **ORDER** expression of a commmon language runtime (CLR) table-valued function.  

  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**object_id**|**int**|ID of the object (CLR table-valued function) the order is defined on.|  
|**order_column_id**|**int**|ID of the order column. **order_column_id** is unique only within **object_id**.<br /><br /> **order_column_id** represents the position of this column in the ordering.|  
|**column_id**|**int**|ID of the column in **object_id**.<br /><br /> **column_id** is unique only within **object_id**.|  
|**is_descending**|**bit**|1 = order column has a descending sort direction.<br /><br /> 0 = order column has an ascending sort direction.|  
  
## Permissions  
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## See Also  
 [Object Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)