Order by Siblings

(As posted by Tom Kyte to comp.databases.oracle.server)

Order siblings by for CONNECT by statements -- you can order a connect by and preserve the hirearchy....

SQL> select lpad('*', level, '*' ) || ename ename
  2  from emp
  3  start with mgr is null
  4  connect by prior empno = mgr
  5  order SIBLINGS by ename
  6  /

ENAME
------------------------------
*KING
**BLAKE
***ALLEN
***JAMES
***MARTIN
***TURNER
***WARD
**CLARK
***MILLER
**JONES
***FORD
****SMITH
***SCOTT
****ADAMS

14 rows selected.

SQL> select lpad('*', level, '*' ) || ename ename
  2  from emp
  3  start with mgr is null
  4  connect by prior empno = mgr
  5  order SIBLINGS by ename DESC
  6  /

ENAME
------------------------------
*KING
**JONES
***SCOTT
****ADAMS
***FORD
****SMITH
**CLARK
***MILLER
**BLAKE
***WARD
***TURNER
***MARTIN
***JAMES
***ALLEN

14 rows selected.