---
title: "init(filter:sort:animation:sectionBy:)"
framework: swiftdata
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "swiftdata/query/init(filter:sort:animation:sectionby:)-8e78r"
---

# init(filter:sort:animation:sectionBy:)

Creates a sectioned query with sort descriptors, grouped by an optional String key path. Pass nil for the key path to disable sectioning.

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor @preconcurrency init(filter: Predicate<Element>? = nil, sort descriptors: [SortDescriptor<Element>] = [], animation: Animation, sectionBy sectionKeyPath: KeyPath<Element, String?>? = nil) where Result == [Element]
```

## See Also

### Creating a sorted, sectioned query

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