# Scrolling reverse order with scan type

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scrolling-reverse-order-with-scan-type/4327>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 2, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scrolling-reverse-order-with-scan-type/4327 "2011-05-02T14:32:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fatA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/fata/32/3236_2.png) [@fatA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fatA)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scrolling-reverse-order-with-scan-type/4327/1 "2011-05-02T14:32:15Z")

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i know scan type has no sort but, is it a easy feature to scroll  
reverse order?

thnx

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scrolling-reverse-order-with-scan-type/4327/2 "2011-05-03T16:14:51Z")

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What is the meaning of reverse order if the scan order does not really mean anything? And, its going to be expensive to support it.  
On Monday, May 2, 2011 at 5:32 PM, OT wrote:

> i know scan type has no sort but, is it a easy feature to scroll  
> reverse order?
> 
> thnx

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scrolling-reverse-order-with-scan-type/4327/3 "2017-07-06T04:07:06Z")

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